Chicago, IL 60602 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 1
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Home Value
$299,452
−8.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
1
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
35 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
18%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-63%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$50
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 63% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 8.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 38% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 69% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−67% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (1/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.9% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 18% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $77k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $995 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $50 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.0% to +10.4% (80% range; middle estimate +3.3%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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