Chicago, IL real estate
Homes for sale, the monthly market report, selling, and the neighborhoods, all on one page for Chicago. Median value $425K, 47 days on market.
Chicago, IL holds about 1,277,054 homes, 46% of them owner-occupied, with a median year built of 1954. Residential housing options span multi-family buildings, condominiums, and detached city homes. Buyers often balance urban density and proximity to work with smaller lot footprints. Sellers frequently navigate competitive buyer demand across diverse central and neighborhood locations.
I work Chicago the same way as every other town here: comparable sales first, then the house.
Source: Redfin (through May 2026) · U.S. Census ACS (2024)
Neighborhoods in Chicago
Lincoln Park
Located on the North Side along Lake Michigan, this area features late nineteenth-century Victorian row houses, graystones, brownstones, and mid-rise brick condominium buildings.
Hyde Park
Situated on the South Side bordering Lake Michigan, Hyde Park features vintage apartment towers, Greystone walk-ups, single-family brick homes, and mid-century townhomes.
The Loop
Serving as the central commercial hub of Chicago, the Loop is bordered by the Chicago River on the north and west, Roosevelt Road to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.
Logan Square
Located on the northwest side of Chicago, Logan Square centers around a formal boulevard system lined with historic greystone and brick two-flats, bungalows, and twentieth-century multi-unit apartment buildings.
Pilsen
Located in the Lower West Side community area along the South Branch of the Chicago River, Pilsen contains brick masonry two-flats, workers cottages from the late nineteenth century, and converted light-industrial warehouses.
Lakeview
Situated directly north of Lincoln Park along Lake Michigan, Lakeview is bounded by Diversey Parkway, Irving Park Road, Ravenswood Avenue, and the lake.
Wicker Park
Located northwest of downtown around the intersection of North, Damen, and Milwaukee avenues, Wicker Park features Victorian-era brick and stone mansions, frame cottages, and modern infill condominiums.
Bridgeport
Located on the South Side along the South Branch of the Chicago River, Bridgeport features brick bungalows, two-flats, vernacular workers cottages, and warehouse conversions.
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