Chicago, IL 60661 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 6
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Home Value
$345,987
+3.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
6
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
39 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
8.3%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
23%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,619/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-26%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$124
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 26% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 3.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 4% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 32% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−19% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (6/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.7% of list); 8% 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 $1,244 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $234/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $124 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −3% to +13% over the next 12 months (83% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −2.9% to +13.4% (80% range; middle estimate +6.3%), chance of a rise 83%, of a 5%+ drop 6%.
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