Chicago, IL 60605 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 4
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Home Value
$341,087
−2.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
4
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
37 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
12%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
101.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
23%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,764/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-39%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$103
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 39% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 2.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 19% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 62% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−41% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (4/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.9% of list); 12% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 23% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $95k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $995 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $392/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $103 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.4% to +11.9% (80% range; middle estimate +4.9%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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