Cook County, IL Housing Market Trends

Market Overview for Q3 2026

$358K 8.5% Y-o-Y $28K Y-o-Y
$282 7.6% Y-o-Y $20 Y-o-Y
10,085 -21.7% Y-o-Y -2,799 Y-o-Y
Cook County, IL Median Sale Price
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2022 $275,000 $300,000 $280,000 0
2023 $267,000 $300,000 $300,000 $280,000
2024 $290,000 $325,000 $320,000 $305,000
2025 $312,000 $340,000 $330,000 $330,000
2026 $325,000 $360,000 $358,000
Cook County, IL Median Sale Price/Sq. Ft.
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2022 $212 $229 $219 0
2023 $211 $234 $233 $225
2024 $232 $254 $252 $240
2025 $243 $268 $262 $259
2026 $258 $282 $282
Real Estate Transactions in Cook County, IL
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2022 15,121 20,709 15,532 0
2023 8,808 14,874 13,305 10,223
2024 9,362 14,492 12,966 10,902
2025 9,527 14,245 12,884 8,675
2026 8,536 12,845 10,085
Cook County, IL Median Sale Price
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2022 $275,000 $300,000 $280,000 0
2023 $267,000 $300,000 $300,000 $280,000
2024 $290,000 $325,000 $320,000 $305,000
2025 $312,000 $340,000 $330,000 $330,000
2026 $325,000 $360,000 $358,000
Cook County, IL Median Sale Price/Sq. Ft.
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2022 $212 $229 $219 0
2023 $211 $234 $233 $225
2024 $232 $254 $252 $240
2025 $243 $268 $262 $259
2026 $258 $282 $282
Real Estate Transactions in Cook County, IL
Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2022 15,121 20,709 15,532 0
2023 8,808 14,874 13,305 10,223
2024 9,362 14,492 12,966 10,902
2025 9,527 14,245 12,884 8,675
2026 8,536 12,845 10,085

Housing Market Trends by Property Type

Property Type
Median Sale Price
Median Sale Price (Y-o-Y)
Median Sale Price/Sq. Ft.
Median Sale Price/Sq. Ft. (Y-o-Y)
No. of Transactions
Condos
$289K
9.1%
-
-
3,675
Other Residential
$400K
8.1%
$288
8.3%
5,700
Houses
$375K
4.5%
$249
4.2%
710

Cook County, IL Housing Stock

Property Type
Units
Condo
457,107
Townhouse
72,994
Other
865,198

Cook County: Demographics

Total population
5,182,090
Median age
38
No high school education
5.7%
Some high school/college
28.8%
Bachelor's degree
24.1%
Average household income
$120,717
Occupied housing units
2,100,230
Owner-occupied units
57.7%
Renter-occupied units
42.3%
Median year structure built
1961

Discover City-Level Housing Market Prices and Trends in Cook County, IL

#
City
Median Sale Price
1
Winnetka
$1.4M
2
Wilmette
$983K
3
Western Springs
$900K
4
Barrington
$780K
5
Glenview
$744K
6
Northbrook
$730K
7
Lemont
$725K
8
River Forest
$643K
9
Park Ridge
$598K
10
LA Grange
$529K
12
Evanston
$480K
13
Morton Grove
$463K
14
Oak Park
$450K
15
Mount Prospect
$438K
16
Skokie
$430K
17
Riverside
$430K
18
Harwood Heights
$424K
19
Orland Park
$412K
20
Hoffman Estates
$405K
21
Niles
$400K
22
Rolling Meadows
$395K
24
Palatine
$386K
25
Palos Heights
$379K
26
Prospect Heights
$378K
27
Westchester
$375K
28
Brookfield
$364K
29
Chicago
$360K
30
Forest Park
$360K
31
Melrose Park
$350K
32
Elmwood Park
$350K
33
Streamwood
$348K
34
Des Plaines
$340K
35
Schaumburg
$336K
36
Berwyn
$335K
37
Elgin
$327K
38
Wheeling
$326K
39
Oak Forest
$317K
40
Oak Lawn
$310K
41
Burbank
$309K
42
Tinley Park
$305K
43
Cicero
$281K
44
Midlothian
$275K
45
Alsip
$269K
46
Palos Hills
$255K
47
Matteson
$250K
49
Homewood
$235K
50
South Holland
$223K
51
Chicago Heights
$208K
52
Lansing
$202K
53
Park Forest
$165K
54
Calumet City
$150K