Naperville runs more of your move itself than most suburbs do: the City owns the electric utility, supplies your water, and puts garbage on the same bill — so one signup covers most of it. This checklist walks the whole setup in order, from utility deposits (published, below) and the vehicle-sticker answer to Naperville's two school districts, library cards, and Metra parking. Every fact is from the official source named next to it. Reviewed October 2026.
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Naperville is unusual: the electricity is municipal. The City has owned its Electric Utility since 1899 — it serves more than 62,000 customers — and the same city government supplies your water and sewer. There is no ComEd account to open and no private water company.
Source: City of Naperville, Utility Services and Billing. Planning work on the house itself? Our home-service cost hub has the permit rules — including which like-for-like replacements need no permit at all.
Source: City of Naperville, residential garbage and yard-waste pages.
If you're arriving from Chicago or a suburb with a wheel tax, this is the pleasant surprise: the City of Naperville publishes no vehicle sticker for residents — no program, no fee, nothing to buy at City Hall. The only sticker on your plate is the Illinois registration-renewal sticker from the Secretary of State. (Naperville does have a Secretary of State DMV facility — see "Make it official" below — so renewals don't require a drive.)
Sources: Metra station pages; City of Naperville commuter parking; City of Aurora parking notice.
Enrollment is centralized: start the online application on the district site, then complete verification at the Centralized Enrollment Office. Bring a certified birth certificate and the district's proof-of-residency documents, plus a parenting agreement if one applies to your student. New families register year-round; returning students re-verify each spring.
The western and southern parts of Naperville feed District 204. New families prove residency with one Category I document (lease, mortgage, or real-estate tax bill in your name) plus two Category II documents (bills, statements, or other mail showing you living at the address). Residency runs through the district office in Aurora; documents can go to residency@ipsd.org.
Not sure which district your new address is in? That's decided by the address, not by preference — ask District 203's enrollment office at (630) 548-4320 or District 204 at residency@ipsd.org before you start paperwork; each can confirm its own boundary addresses.
Three branches: Nichols (200 W. Jefferson Ave, downtown), Naper Blvd (2035 S. Naper Blvd), and 95th Street (3015 Cedar Glade Dr). If your home is in incorporated Naperville, your card is covered by your library taxes. Bring a photo ID with your Naperville address — or a photo ID plus a recent proof of address (a utility bill works, dated within 60 days). Cards that can't be fully verified at signup are valid for three years.
"Resident" here has a tax definition, not a mailing-address one: you get resident rates if your household pays Naperville Park District property taxes — and the district notes that homes in school districts 203 and 204 generally pay them too. Create an account in the district's registration system, then register online, in person at the Fort Hill Activity Center (20 Fort Hill Dr) or the Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center (305 Jackson Ave), or by phone.
Sources: Illinois Secretary of State; Illinois State Board of Elections.
Through the City of Naperville — electricity, water and sewer are all municipal utilities here, not ComEd or a private water company. Submit a start-service request through the City's online Help Center (you'll create an account first) or call the Finance Department at (630) 420-6059. The City requires at least two business days' notice to start service, and everything — electric, water, wastewater, and even the refuse charge — lands on one combined monthly city bill.
Yes — the City publishes them: $150 for electric service and $100 for water/wastewater service, or an amount equal to two months of estimated charges based on historical usage at your address, whichever is greater. Homeowners get the deposit back as an account credit after two years of on-time payments; for renters it's applied to the final bill when service ends, with any remainder refunded.
No city vehicle sticker is published for Naperville residents — unlike many Chicago suburbs, Naperville runs no resident vehicle-sticker program, and nothing on the City's official site lists one to buy. The only sticker your car needs is the Illinois registration-renewal sticker on the license plate, issued by the Secretary of State.
It depends on the address: Naperville is split between Naperville Community Unit School District 203 and Indian Prairie School District 204. District 203 runs enrollment centrally — its Centralized Enrollment Office is at 203 W. Hillside Road, (630) 548-4320 — and can confirm whether an address is theirs. District 204 handles residency through the Crouse Education Center in Aurora (residency@ipsd.org) and requires one Category I document plus two Category II documents proving you live at the address.
The City of Naperville runs commuter parking at both BNSF stations — Naperville (105 E. 4th Ave) and Route 59 — and publishes a daily fee of $3 per day (6 AM–6 PM, Monday–Friday), with weekly permits at $14.25 and monthly at $54, paid by license plate. One exception: the Route 59 station's south lot belongs to the City of Aurora, which charges $2 per day and $40 per month, rising to $3 and $60 on February 1, 2026.
You don't have to sign up separately: curbside garbage and recycling (the City's contractor is Groot Industries) start automatically once your city electric and water accounts are set up. The refuse fee is $15.70 per month, billed on your city utility bill. Collection is weekly — garbage and recycling on the same day — and a City recycling cart is required to participate (35, 68 and 95-gallon carts run $43, $57 and $63).
Once the boxes are unpacked: see what's on this weekend on the Naperville events page, check Naperville construction alerts before your first commute, walk the Naperville Riverwalk, and bookmark the seasonal guides — Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas in Naperville. House projects on the list? Start with the home-service cost hub.