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ZIP 60616 Chicago, IL Housing Market

City
Chicago
County
Cook County
State
IL
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Price, Rent & Competition

$335,833

$1,801

67 index

139

Supply & Market Activity

52

35

21.06%

33 days

Area profile & market context

Population

54,308

Population density

5,518 / sq mi

Latest market movement

Home value (MoM)

+0.05%

Inventory (MoM)

+3.73%

Buyer competition (MoM)

-4.29%

New listings (MoM)

-7.14%

Homes Pending (MoM)

-10.26%

Price cuts share (MoM)

+33.24%

Typical rent (YoY)

+4.23%

How quickly homes are selling

Mixed signals

Direct sale-speed signals are mixed for this ZIP right now.

This summary combines homes going pending and sale speed (days to pending). Supporting ZIP and metro context is shown separately.

Sale-speed figures and broader market activity are shown separately. Missing sale-speed values are not estimated.

Sale-speed measures for this ZIP

  • Homes going pending

    Value: 35 · MoM: -10.26% · YoY: 9.38%

  • Sale speed (days to pending)

    Value: 33 · MoM: -25.00% · YoY: -

Other local market activity

  • New listings

    Value: 52 · MoM: -7.14% · YoY: 26.83%

  • Homes for sale

    Value: 139 · MoM: 3.73% · YoY: -5.44%

  • Buyer competition

    Value: 67 · MoM: -4.29% · YoY: 26.42%

  • Price cuts share

    Value: 21.06% · MoM: 33.24% · YoY: -4.53%

  • Home sales activity (metro)

    Value: 9,764 · MoM: -9.42% · YoY: 5.60%

ZIP 60616 covers residential neighborhoods in Chicago, located within Cook County, IL, part of the broader Chicago housing market. The typical home value in ZIP 60616 in the Chicago housing market is $335,833, with a typical rent of $1,801 per month. That puts the local home-value-to-annual-rent ratio at 15.5.

Key stats

  • ZIP 60616 is around the 51st percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value.
  • ZIP 60616 is around the 75th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition.
  • The market-level home-value-to-annual-rent ratio is 15.5.
  • 67 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading.
  • Supply increased while buyer competition eased.
Typical home value
$335,833
Typical rent
$1,801
Homes for sale
139
Buyer competition
67
New listings
52
Homes going pending
35
Listings with price cuts
21.1%
Typical home value — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 0.7% over 12 months
Typical home value down 0.7% over the last 12 months in ZIP 60616.
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 ZIP 60616.
Homes for sale — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 1.4% over 12 months
Homes for sale down 1.4% over the last 12 months in ZIP 60616.
New listings — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 36.8% over 12 months
New listings up 36.8% over the last 12 months in ZIP 60616.
Homes going pending — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 0.0% over 12 months
Homes going pending up 0.0% over the last 12 months in ZIP 60616.
Buyer competition index — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 42.6% over 12 months
Buyer competition index up 42.6% over the last 12 months in ZIP 60616.
Listings with price cuts — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 12.9% over 12 months
Listings with price cuts down 12.9% over the last 12 months in ZIP 60616.

Price and rent in ZIP 60616

ZIP 60616 is around the 51st percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value. ZIP 60616 is around the 34th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for rent.

ZIP 60616 home value & rent trend (past 12 months)

Typical home value fell 0.7% over the past 12 months, from $338,229 to $335,833. It rose in 5 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +0.2% in November 2025.

Typical rent rose 5.3% over the past 12 months, from $1,710 to $1,801. It rose in 8 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +2.2% in February 2026.

How ZIP 60616 compares to Chicago

ZIP 60616's typical rent is 3.3% below the Chicago median of $1,862. ZIP 60616's buyer competition is 8.1% above the Chicago median of 62.

How fast homes sell in ZIP 60616

Homes in ZIP 60616 typically go pending in about 33 days — about 20% slower than the metro median of 28 days.

Supply, pending activity, and competition

ZIP 60616 is around the 76th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for for-sale inventory. ZIP 60616 is around the 75th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition. 67 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading. Supply increased while buyer competition eased. Over the 12 readings on record, inventory moved between 112 and 141 — a 29-point spread across 55 comparable tracked ZIPs.

Nearby markets worth comparing

Relevant nearby ZIP pages include 60605, 60604, 60603, 60607.

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