O'Neil Property Group
Cress Creek is the Chicago area’s first residential golf-course community — Harold Moser’s 1960s landmark in north Naperville off Ogden Avenue, where mature trees and fairway lots sit two miles from downtown and the Metra.
When Harold Moser laid out Cress Creek in the early 1960s, nobody in the Chicago area had built a subdivision around a golf course before — this is where the template started. Sixty years on, the community occupies some of north Naperville’s best ground: off Ogden Avenue between Mill Street and River Road, two miles from both downtown and the Naperville Metra station, with the kind of mature oak canopy that no new community can manufacture.
The housing stock spans decades by design. The original 1960s–70s colonials, ranches, and mid-century designs anchor the community, joined over the years by larger custom homes and rebuilds — construction dates run from 1963 to 2016, and square footages from modest ranches to 9,000+ square foot customs. Recent single-family sales have run roughly $700K to $1.5M, with active listings in late 2026 averaging about $1.17M; the Cress Creek Commons and Cress Creek Courts sections add townhome and condo options that trade well below that.
The club is the centerpiece, and it’s a separate decision from the house. Cress Creek Country Club is a private club with an 18-hole course, a pool complex — home of the Cress Creek Cyclones swim and water polo programs — tennis and pickleball, and dining, offered through membership tiers that include golf, young executive, social, and dining levels. Separately, the Cress Creek Commons Swim Club serves its own membership. The neighborhood HOA itself is modest; we confirm current dues and club membership details with each association during attorney review.
Pricing reflects Cress Creek sales and active listings as of late summer 2026.
The Cress Creek Courts and Commons sections offer attached living inside the community’s footprint — the entry point to the neighborhood and popular with downsizers who want to stay near the club and the north side’s conveniences.
See listings →The 1960s–70s colonials, ranches, and mid-century homes on the community’s interior streets. Mature lots, hardwood floors, and floor plans that renovate beautifully — updated examples in this band move quickly.
See listings →Larger customs, rebuilds, and homes backing the course. Fairway frontage is the community’s scarcest asset and carries pricing to match — recent listings have reached just under $2M.
See listings →Inventory in Cress Creek is limited and moves quickly — search all Naperville listings below, or call or text Kealan at 630-381-4995 for current and coming-soon Cress Creek homes.
A private 18-hole club at the heart of the community with membership tiers spanning golf, young executive (ages 21–39), social/swim/tennis, and dining. Many homes back directly to the fairways.
The club’s pool complex includes lap, slide, and kiddie pools and hosts the Cress Creek Cyclones swim and water polo programs; tennis and pickleball courts round out the campus. The separate Cress Creek Commons Swim Club offers its own membership.
Sixty years of tree growth on curving streets — the canopy, lot sizes, and setbacks here are what most newer communities are still waiting decades for.
Downtown Naperville, the Riverwalk, and the Metra station sit about two miles away, with Ogden Avenue’s services at the community’s edge and I-88 minutes north.
Cress Creek is served by Naperville Community Unit School District 203. Verify current attendance boundaries with the district, as they can change and boundary-edge addresses may differ.
The neighborhood elementary for the core Cress Creek area. Confirm the current boundary with District 203 for any specific address.
Serves the Cress Creek area’s middle grades per current sources; boundary-edge addresses should be verified with the district.
District 203’s north-side comprehensive high school serves the community. Verify assignment per address.
Ogden Avenue’s full service corridor runs along the community’s edge, and downtown Naperville — the Riverwalk, restaurants, and shops — is about five minutes away. Few Naperville neighborhoods put this much convenience behind this much tree cover.
This is one of the best commuter positions in the city: about two miles to the downtown Naperville Metra station, with BNSF expresses reaching Union Station in roughly 35–45 minutes, and I-88 access via Naperville Road minutes north.
Drivers take Ogden or Naperville Road to I-88 — plan on 40–45 minutes to the Loop off-peak. Most residents let the train do the rush-hour work instead.
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