Chicago, IL 60620 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 24
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Home Value
$186,996
+1.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
24
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
30 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,359/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
31%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$69
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 31% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 4% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 42% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−11% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (24/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.3% below their final list price; 22% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $51k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,707 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $69 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (76% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.8% to +11.6% (80% range; middle estimate +4.5%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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