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ZIP 60656 Chicago, IL Housing Market

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

Price, Rent & Competition

$394,889

$1,640

45 index

55

Supply & Market Activity

26

24

21.13%

Area profile & market context

Population

29,538

Population density

3,523 / sq mi

Latest market movement

Home value (MoM)

+1.25%

Inventory (MoM)

-5.17%

Buyer competition (MoM)

-13.46%

New listings (MoM)

-13.33%

Homes Pending (MoM)

-14.29%

Price cuts share (MoM)

+20.25%

Typical rent (YoY)

-1.78%

How quickly homes are selling

Selling slower

Homes appear to be going under contract more slowly in this ZIP.

This summary uses one direct sale-speed signal for this ZIP. 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: 24 · MoM: -14.29% · YoY: 20.00%

Other local market activity

  • New listings

    Value: 26 · MoM: -13.33% · YoY: 13.04%

  • Homes for sale

    Value: 55 · MoM: -5.17% · YoY: 7.84%

  • Buyer competition

    Value: 45 · MoM: -13.46% · YoY: -30.77%

  • Price cuts share

    Value: 21.13% · MoM: 20.25% · YoY: -15.64%

  • Home sales activity (metro)

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

ZIP 60656 covers residential neighborhoods in Chicago, located within Cook County, IL, part of the broader Chicago housing market. The typical home value in ZIP 60656 in the Chicago housing market is $394,889, with a typical rent of $1,640 per month. That puts the local home-value-to-annual-rent ratio at 20.1.

Key stats

  • ZIP 60656 is around the 75th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value.
  • ZIP 60656 is around the 5th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition.
  • The market-level home-value-to-annual-rent ratio is 20.1.
  • 92 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading.
  • Supply and buyer competition did not produce a clear easing or tightening split.
Typical home value
$394,889
Typical rent
$1,640
Homes for sale
55
Buyer competition
45
New listings
26
Homes going pending
24
Listings with price cuts
21.1%
Typical home value — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 9.3% over 12 months
Typical home value up 9.3% over the last 12 months in ZIP 60656.
Typical rent — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 1.8% over 12 months
Typical rent down 1.8% over the last 12 months in ZIP 60656.
Homes for sale — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 1.8% over 12 months
Homes for sale down 1.8% over the last 12 months in ZIP 60656.
New listings — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 0.0% over 12 months
New listings up 0.0% over the last 12 months in ZIP 60656.
Homes going pending — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 4.3% over 12 months
Homes going pending up 4.3% over the last 12 months in ZIP 60656.
Buyer competition index — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 27.4% over 12 months
Buyer competition index down 27.4% over the last 12 months in ZIP 60656.
Listings with price cuts — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 11.0% over 12 months
Listings with price cuts down 11.0% over the last 12 months in ZIP 60656.

Price and rent in ZIP 60656

ZIP 60656 is around the 75th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value. ZIP 60656 is around the 24th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for rent.

ZIP 60656 home value & rent trend (past 12 months)

Typical home value rose 9.3% over the past 12 months, from $361,322 to $394,889. It rose in 11 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +1.3% in August 2026.

Typical rent fell 1.8% over the past 12 months, from $1,669 to $1,640. It rose in 4 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +2.7% in May 2026.

How ZIP 60656 compares to Chicago

ZIP 60656's typical home value is 17.7% above the Chicago median of $335,515. ZIP 60656's typical rent is 11.9% below the Chicago median of $1,862. ZIP 60656's buyer competition is 27.4% below the Chicago median of 62.

Supply, pending activity, and competition

ZIP 60656 is around the 25th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for for-sale inventory. ZIP 60656 is around the 5th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition. 92 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading. Supply and buyer competition did not produce a clear easing or tightening split. Over the 12 readings on record, inventory moved between 30 and 58 — a 28-point spread across 55 comparable tracked ZIPs.

Nearby markets worth comparing

Relevant nearby ZIP pages include 60631, 60634, 60646, 60630.

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