Chicago - IL housing market
The Chicago metro has a typical home value of $349,901, up 4.3% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 9 days on market - a strong seller's market. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
How to read this data
The typical home value ($349,901) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Chicago - IL metro area , a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 4.3% over the past year. In Chicago - IL, that means a home worth $335,476 last year is now worth roughly $349,901.
The median sale price , what homes actually close for , is $334,850. Homes are selling at 99.0% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Chicago - IL sit on the market for roughly 9 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 19.8% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 8,828 new listings hit the market each month in Chicago - IL. There are currently 19,744 homes for sale, down 1.7% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Chicago - IL is $2,219, up 5.3% year over year. For investors, the price-to-rent ratio here is roughly 13x annual rent.
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Other metros in IL
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria - IL | $168,955 | +8.2% | 8.0d |
| Davenport - IA | $193,242 | +4.9% | 14.0d |
| Rockford - IL | $216,619 | +9.0% | 7.0d |