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Greater Grand Crossing

Greater Grand Crossing is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the city's South Side. (Source: Wikipedia)

Housing stock map

See the share of the area's total housing units that are in single family homes, condominiums, two-to-four unit buildings, buildings with five to 49 units, and buildings with 50 units or more.


The Composition of Cook County’s Housing Market >

Housing market indicators

All of these property level data sets are connected to parcel-level data files from the county Assessors offices that include data on every parcel in the Chicago metropolitan area. All of these parcel-level data sets include historical data and are updated on a regular basis ranging from every week to every year depending on the data set.

Housing Stock Composition

The composition of a neighborhood's housing stock determines the appropriate targeted strategies for stabilizing local housing markets.

Housing Units by Property Type

The composition of a neighborhood's housing stock determines the appropriate targeted strategies for stabilizing local housing markets.


Property Type 2023
Single Family 24.0%
Condominium 0.7%
Building with 2-4 Units 34.3%
Building with 5+ Units 41.1%


Property Sales Activity

This indicator provides information on how active local residential property markets are, what types of properties are being purchased, who is buying them, and how much buyers are paying for properties.

Total Sales Activity

This is the total number of property sales in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for total sales activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 744 711 454 302 345 326 256 255 298 334 310 373 374 489 383 384 469 438 349
Single Family 351 373 226 153 170 171 112 110 150 174 157 169 196 262 192 182 233 206 193
Condominium 26 24 36 10 6 8 14 7 6 5 4 7 4 4 2 3 2 1 3
Building with 2-4 Units 322 283 161 122 157 134 105 123 116 133 110 160 145 185 154 156 188 185 127
Building with 5+ Units 45 31 31 17 12 13 25 15 26 22 39 37 29 38 35 43 46 46 26


Sales per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of property sales activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of sales on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 10.7 10.2 6.5 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.9 4.6 5.5 5.6 7.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.6 5.3


Share of Sales, Business Buyers

This represents a range of investor types from small mom-and-pop investors to large Wall Street-traded equity funds. Heightened levels of single family homes purchased by business buyers is often indicative of a distressed and low priced inventory of homes, and low demand for owner-occupied housing in a neighborhood. In Cook County, this data point is available as the share of total sales activity where the buyer was a business entity by property type (single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units). Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 20.8% 18.6% 18.3% 37.1% 38.3% 41.7% 38.7% 44.7% 49.7% 44.9% 50.6% 42.9% 47.6% 48.5% 50.9% 43.0% 43.1% 45.0% 45.6%
Single Family 21.4% 16.6% 12.4% 25.5% 43.5% 42.1% 29.5% 35.5% 49.3% 42.5% 44.6% 39.6% 47.4% 48.1% 46.9% 35.7% 40.3% 37.4% 41.5%
Condominium 15.4% 8.3% 2.8% 70.0% 16.7% 12.5% 42.9% 42.9% 33.3% -- -- 28.6% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 33.3% 100.0% -- 33.3%
Building with 2-4 Units 15.2% 15.5% 21.7% 42.6% 29.9% 38.1% 39.0% 48.0% 41.4% 42.9% 48.2% 36.9% 38.6% 41.6% 46.1% 36.5% 35.6% 40.0% 42.5%
Building with 5+ Units 60.0% 77.4% 61.3% 82.4% 83.3% 92.3% 76.0% 86.7% 92.3% 86.4% 87.2% 86.5% 93.1% 84.2% 94.3% 97.7% 84.8% 100.0% 92.3%


Share of Sales, Extremely Low Value

This represents the percent of sales that were purchased for less than $20,000 in a given year. In Cook County, this data point is available as the share of total sales activity that sold for less than $20,000 by property type (single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units). Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 0.9% 0.7% 0.4% 6.0% 23.8% 28.5% 27.7% 24.7% 21.8% 17.4% 17.1% 17.4% 13.1% 8.4% 5.2% 4.2% 1.9% 1.6% 4.0%
Single Family 1.7% 0.8% 0.4% 5.9% 29.4% 31.0% 31.3% 36.4% 26.7% 20.7% 20.4% 23.7% 18.4% 12.6% 6.8% 6.0% 3.0% 1.9% 5.2%
Condominium -- 8.3% -- 50.0% 33.3% 100.0% 71.4% 71.4% 50.0% 40.0% 50.0% 14.3% -- 25.0% -- -- -- 100.0% --
Building with 2-4 Units 0.3% -- 0.6% 3.3% 19.1% 22.4% 23.8% 14.6% 19.0% 14.3% 16.4% 15.0% 9.0% 3.8% 4.5% 3.2% 1.1% 0.5% 3.1%
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- -- -- 15.4% 4.0% -- -- 4.5% 2.6% -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.2% --


Mortgage Activity

These data measure the flow of mortgage credit into an area and indicates the level of lender investment. The level of mortgage activity in a neighborhood relative to other areas can assess how access to credit has changed over time in a community and how the flow of credit differs across geographies and for different property types.

Total Mortgage Activity

This is the total number of mortgages in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for total mortgage activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 2,106 2,082 1,445 728 528 337 301 317 354 366 344 387 410 509 469 515 757 636 512
Single Family 1,048 1,105 800 406 283 197 166 145 189 190 191 172 193 254 232 254 382 320 257
Condominium 45 44 47 5 -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 2 2 1 2 -- -- 2 --
Building with 2-4 Units 910 863 516 246 203 122 118 147 138 151 117 175 177 207 188 226 308 269 218
Building with 5+ Units 103 70 82 71 42 18 17 24 27 25 36 38 38 47 47 35 67 45 37


Mortgages per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of mortgage activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of mortgage liens on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 30.3 29.9 20.8 10.5 7.6 4.8 4.3 4.6 5.1 5.4 5.1 5.7 6.1 7.6 7.0 7.7 11.4 9.6 7.7


Foreclosure Filing Activity

This is an indicator of distress in a local housing market and viewing changing levels of activity allows for an understanding of the evolving nature of the foreclosure crisis in a neighborhood.

Total Foreclosure Filings Activity

This is the total number of new foreclosure filings in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for foreclosure filing activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 223 309 420 434 350 305 297 338 184 169 143 162 142 167 138 55 28 121 92
Single Family 117 141 200 216 180 150 155 196 98 95 81 101 81 88 77 29 15 72 46
Condominium 3 9 19 11 9 9 8 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 -- 1 1 -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 98 141 194 188 137 134 120 122 73 68 55 56 57 75 58 20 9 47 39
Building with 5+ Units 5 18 7 19 24 12 14 17 12 5 5 4 3 2 3 5 3 2 7


Foreclosure Filings per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of foreclosure filing activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of foreclosure filings on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 3.2 4.4 6.0 6.2 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.9 2.7 2.5 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.1 0.8 0.4 1.8 1.4


Cumulative Foreclosure Filings Activity

Annual levels of foreclosure filing activity likely do not convey the impact that foreclosure has had in a particular community, as geographies vary in density and size, and the drivers behind the Great Recession foreclosure crisis led to very different annual patterns of foreclosure filing activity across the region. This indicator represents the cumulative impact of foreclosure in a neighborhood measured as the unique share of residential properties that have had at least one foreclosure filing since 2005.


Property Type 2023
All Residential Properties 42.5%


Foreclosure Auctions

These are properties that have completed the foreclosure process. Understanding foreclosure auction activity helps determine the flow of year-over-year of REO (real estate owned) properties into a market, how third-party demand at auctions differs based on property types, and the density of REO activity across geographies. The level of completed foreclosure auctions activity in a neighborhood indicates distress in a local housing market.

Total Auction Activity

This is the total number of completed foreclosure auctions in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for total auction activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 77 90 163 220 215 164 91 118 142 140 118 97 100 79 82 10 16 55 52
Single Family 51 46 71 95 108 81 50 59 76 75 61 61 66 40 51 6 12 30 27
Condominium 4 5 7 14 10 6 5 5 2 3 1 1 1 -- -- 1 -- 1 --
Building with 2-4 Units 21 36 82 109 94 64 33 49 56 58 47 32 30 38 31 2 4 24 17
Building with 5+ Units 1 3 3 2 3 13 3 5 8 4 9 3 3 1 -- 1 -- -- 8


Share of Auctions Resulting in REO

This is the percent of completed foreclosure auctions in a given geography where there were no bidders and the property became bank-owned REO (real estate owned).


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 62.3% 78.9% 96.9% 98.2% 99.5% 97.6% 97.8% 97.5% 95.1% 94.3% 89.8% 89.7% 94.0% 84.8% 81.7% 100.0% 75.0% 85.5% 80.8%
Single Family 58.8% 80.4% 97.2% 98.9% 99.1% 100.0% 98.0% 96.6% 96.1% 92.0% 83.6% 91.8% 93.9% 85.0% 86.3% 100.0% 75.0% 83.3% 92.6%
Condominium 75.0% 100.0% 100.0% 85.7% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -- 100.0% -- -- 100.0% -- 100.0% --
Building with 2-4 Units 66.7% 77.8% 96.3% 99.1% 100.0% 93.8% 97.0% 98.0% 92.9% 96.6% 97.9% 87.5% 93.3% 84.2% 74.2% 100.0% 75.0% 87.5% 58.8%
Building with 5+ Units 100.0% 33.3% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 88.9% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -- 100.0% -- -- 87.5%


REO per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of REO activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of auctions resulting in REO status on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 0.7 1.0 2.3 3.1 3.1 2.3 1.3 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.6


Population and Age

Reflects the composition of a community's population by age.

Population and Age

Reflects the composition of a community's population by age.


Indicator Value
Total Population 28,991
Share of Population Aged under 18 24.1%
Share of Population Aged 18 to 44 33.0%
Share of Population Aged 45 to 64 25.7%
Share of Population Aged over 65 17.3%


Race and Ethnicity

The composition of a community's population by respondent race and ethnicity.

Race and Ethnicity

The composition of a community's population by respondent race and ethnicity.


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is White 1.0%
Share of Population that is African American 94.6%
Share of Population that is Hispanic or Latino 2.6%
Share of Population that is Asian 0.3%
Share of Population that is Some Other Race 1.5%


Household Income

Represents the composition of households by income in a particular geography.

Household Income

Represents the composition of households by income in a particular geography.


Indicator Value
Total Households 12,618
Share of Households with Income Less than $25,000 37.0%
Share of Households with Income $25,000 to $50,000 21.6%
Share of Households with Income $50,000 to $100,000 27.5%
Share of Households with Income $100,000 or More 13.9%


Poverty Rate

Reflects the share of the population that is below a current poverty threshold.

Share of Population that is under the Poverty Level


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is under the Poverty Level 30.3%


Resident Tenure

The composition of households by tenure indicates the share of households that rent versus the share of households that own.

Total Households

Represents the composition of households by tenure.


Indicator Value
Total Households 12,618


Share of Households that are Owner-Occupied

The composition of households by tenure indicates the share of households that rent versus the share of households that own.


Indicator Value
Share of Households that are Owner-Occupied 37.2%


Share of Households that are Renter-Occupied

The composition of households by tenure indicates the share of households that rent versus the share of households that own.


Indicator Value
Share of Households that are Renter-Occupied 62.8%


Cost Burdened Households

A household is considered to be cost-burdened when more than 30 percent of its income is spent on mortgage, rent, or other housing needs.

Share of Owner-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of Owner-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened 41.2%


Share of Renter-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened

A household is considered to be cost-burdened when more than 30 percent of its income is spent on mortgage, rent, or other housing needs.


Indicator Value
Share of Renter-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened 58.8%


Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened 51.9%