Chicago, IL 60637 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 46
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Home Value
$243,686
+2.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
46
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
47 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
46%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,826/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-16%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$75
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 16% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 2.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 5% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 13% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−23% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (46/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.8% below their final list price; 22% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 46% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $67k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,496 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $145/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $75 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% 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: −5.0% to +11.4% (80% range; middle estimate +4.3%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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