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Chicago Housing Market

Tracked Chicago ZIPs in Cook County, updated August 2026. 56 ZIP pages; 56 with market metrics.

Chicago tracks 56 ZIPs with home-value data; median typical home value is $335,515 and median rent is $1,862 per month. Typical home values range from $130,123 in ZIP 60621 to $676,448 in ZIP 60614; 80 homes went pending for every 100 new listings.

$335,515

$1,862

62 index

5,571

2,128

1,713

21.93%

28 days

New listings (MoM)

-7.76%

Homes pending (MoM)

-6.95%

Rent demand trend (YoY)

+4.82%

Population

2,694,535

Population density

6,454 / sq mi

Tracked ZIP/ZCTA coverage map, not a listing heatmap.

Typical home value trend in Chicago

Across 56 tracked ZIPs in Chicago, typical home values range from $130,123 in ZIP 60621 to $676,448 in ZIP 60614 — a 5.2x spread around a median of $335,515.

The median tracked ZIP home value in Chicago rose 4.1% over the last 12 months, from $322,292 to $335,515.

Typical home value — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 4.1% over 12 months
Typical home value up 4.1% over the last 12 months in Chicago.

Typical rent trend in Chicago

Typical rent across 51 tracked ZIPs runs from $1,319 in ZIP 60649 to $3,039 in ZIP 60601.

The median tracked ZIP rent in Chicago rose 5.3% over the last 12 months, from $1,768 to $1,862.

Typical rent — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 5.3% over 12 months
Typical rent up 5.3% over the last 12 months in Chicago.

Supply trend in Chicago

Tracked ZIPs list 5,571 homes for sale in total, from 9 in ZIP 60604 to 473 in ZIP 60611. 26 of 56 tracked ZIPs (46%) recorded rising for-sale inventory in the latest month. The median tracked ZIP has price cuts on 21.9% of listings; the highest share is in ZIP 60634 at 29.8%.

Homes for sale — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 12.2% over 12 months
Homes for sale down 12.2% over the last 12 months in Chicago.
New listings — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 7.9% over 12 months
New listings down 7.9% over the last 12 months in Chicago.

Buyer competition and pending activity in Chicago

80 homes went pending for every 100 new listings. Buyer competition is strongest in ZIP 60644, with a 87 competition index, and weakest in ZIP 60601. Pending homes per 100 new listings range from 59 in ZIP 60637 to 100 in ZIP 60630 across tracked ZIPs.

Buyer competition index — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 6.9% over 12 months
Buyer competition index up 6.9% over the last 12 months in Chicago.
Homes going pending — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 3.4% over 12 months
Homes going pending up 3.4% over the last 12 months in Chicago.

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