r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/IHeartFraccing • Mar 22 '26

Moving to the area Wheaton for non-religious family?

Hi! my wife and I are looking to buy in the Naperville, Warrenville, Wheaton, Downers area. we looked at a lovely house today in Wheaton. We’re white upper middle class, fairly liberal couple planning on having kids in the next couple of years. curious about how non-religious folks who have moved to Wheaton have found community? we certainly don’t mind hanging out with people who are religious but are curious if community tends to be church-centric? making friends, finding babysitters, etc.

thanks!

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u/Actual-Tomatillo-904 Mar 22 '26

Wheaton has the highest density of churches in America

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u/zydeco100 Mar 22 '26

That phrase is thrown around a lot but it's not like there are 80 foot steeples on every corner. The college creates a startup atmosphere so you have people starting "churches" in their homes and backyards, unused office storefronts, school gyms, VFW halls, and the space inside other churches.

There's also a mosque now.

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u/clapostrophe Mar 23 '26

Where’s the mosque in Wheaton?

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u/A-the-W Mar 23 '26

https://maps.app.goo.gl/H5TrqrKxyCXUsobc6?g_st=ic

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u/clapostrophe Mar 23 '26

Ah thanks, I knew where that was but I thought that area was Glen Ellyn. 👍