ALL of the people with whom I worked were "native" Napervillians, except one, who was from Romeoville or something.
My daughter graduated from North Central. Because it is smaller, there seems to be more personal attention to the students. Also, each of her friends who graduated from there is gainfully employed at a wide variety of living wage jobs (NC didn't get them the jobs, but must have contributed to the end result) They are investing in infrastructure- new Fine Arts Center, new residence hall down by the stadium, and I believe they are building a new science center. And as far as a place to live, if the yupscale Naperville isn't your thing, there are many more diverse communities close by.
I remember winter bus rides to play basketball from Lombard to Nappyville Central through miles darkness to see the sign: Naperville Pop. 12k something In 40+ years the corn fields have filled in alright.
Being approximately 4 miles from Naperville's eastern border I remember those cornfields from when I was a kid. Heck the cornfields extended to my neck of the woods too. Pheasant were a common sight and a good many of the two lane roads (they're four and even five lanes wide now a days) had a 55 mph speed limit.
It is only called Naperville cause John Naper's wagon was hijacked by racoon's on the way to Earlville.....
Traffic control at intersections often required only a two, or four way stop. Pheasant were quite common. Did you ever go down old Lacey Road between Butterfield & Finley where the tollway is now? The hills were sharp enough if you got enough speed up you could go airborne & bottom out your car. Probably not good for the car, but more convenient than a roller coaster.