Chicago, IL Housing Market
The Chicago, IL housing market has 3,557 homes for sale as of November 9, 2026, with a median asking price of $368,900. 266 homes were listed this week and 764 have been on the market for more than 90 days.
Chicago housing market snapshot
All 3,557 homes for sale today.
Market pace The typical Chicago home has been listed 39 days, against 63 across the US. A quarter quicker than the US is fast, a quarter slower is slow.
Fast
Homes here sell faster than in most of the US.
- Homes for sale
- 3,557
- Median price
- $368,900
- Median days on market
- 39
The typical home for sale
- 3 bed
- 2 bath
- 1,748 sqft
- Built around 1960
- $312 per sqft
Hottest neighborhoods in Chicago right now
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New listings and overlooked homes in Chicago this week
Newest listings
Listed Nov 5 $294,999
143 East 119th Street, Chicago, IL 60628
Listed Nov 4 $230,000
8146 South Prairie Park Place, Chicago, IL 60619
Listed Nov 4 $264,900
9757 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60628
Listed Nov 4 $489,000
5218 South Berkeley Avenue Unit D, Chicago, IL 60615
Listed Nov 4 $575,000
2511 West Moffat Street Unit 206, Chicago, IL 60647
Listed Nov 4 $130,000
4970 North Marine Drive Unit 228, Chicago, IL 60640
Longest on the market, most room to negotiate
2,758 days on market $725,000
401 North Wabash Avenue 1842, Chicago, IL 60611
1,311 days on market $5,200,000
1515 North North Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60610
1,148 days on market $232,999
3008 West Flournoy Street 1, Chicago, IL 60612
1,144 days on market $232,999
3008 West Flournoy Street 3, Chicago, IL 60612
1,100 days on market $6,000,000
401 North Wabash Avenue Unit 86a, Chicago, IL 60611
995 days on market $9,995,000
2026 North Kenmore Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
Financing
Can you afford a home in Chicago?
The typical Chicago home costs about $2,249 a month, and you need around $96,000 a year to get the loan.
On the $368,900 median home at this week's 7.18% rate with 10% down. Before taxes, insurance and HOA dues. We take the $368,900 median home, subtract the down payment, and spread the rest over 30 years at this week's average rate from Freddie Mac. Lenders usually want that payment under 28% of what you earn before tax, which gives the income figure.
Homes for sale by loan type
- Homes you can buy with a regular mortgage84%2,998 homes
Homes priced under the Cook County loan limit of $832,750
Updated November 9, 2026 from the live MLS feed. The numbers on this page are refreshed every two days.
