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Chicago Heights

Chicago Heights is a city and a south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 30,276 at the 2010 census. In earlier years, Chicago Heights was nicknamed "The Crossroads of the Nation". Currently, it is nicknamed "The Heights". (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 74.3%
Condominium 0.2%
Building with 2-4 Units 18.2%
Building with 5+ Units 7.3%


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 715 659 485 287 306 274 192 264 273 280 280 294 324 349 309 277 451 452 352
Single Family 600 557 405 248 259 245 156 228 248 259 256 263 291 308 278 251 406 388 312
Condominium 4 5 3 -- -- -- 1 1 -- 1 3 -- 1 3 -- 1 1 2 --
Building with 2-4 Units 107 91 73 37 46 28 34 33 24 20 18 30 29 35 23 24 39 59 36
Building with 5+ Units 4 6 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 -- 3 1 3 3 8 1 5 3 4


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 8.2 7.6 5.6 3.3 3.5 3.2 2.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.2 5.3 5.3 4.1


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 9.4% 9.4% 13.4% 16.4% 14.7% 11.7% 12.0% 16.7% 21.2% 12.9% 17.9% 16.3% 17.9% 18.6% 19.4% 9.4% 14.4% 21.5% 19.6%
Single Family 8.7% 8.3% 12.3% 12.9% 12.7% 9.0% 10.9% 15.4% 21.4% 13.9% 16.4% 14.1% 16.2% 16.9% 16.5% 7.6% 12.1% 19.1% 18.9%
Building with 2-4 Units 13.1% 15.4% 17.8% 37.8% 26.1% 35.7% 17.6% 21.2% 16.7% -- 27.8% 33.3% 27.6% 31.4% 30.4% 25.0% 30.8% 33.9% 16.7%
Building with 5+ Units 25.0% 33.3% 50.0% 50.0% -- -- -- 100.0% 100.0% -- 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 66.7% 87.5% 100.0% 80.0% 100.0% 100.0%


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 1.5% 0.9% 3.3% 10.8% 29.1% 26.3% 29.2% 21.6% 25.6% 18.2% 15.4% 16.0% 10.8% 9.5% 7.4% 1.8% 2.0% 2.4% 3.1%
Single Family 1.2% 0.7% 2.5% 10.5% 29.7% 23.7% 26.3% 19.3% 23.8% 16.2% 16.0% 14.4% 8.6% 9.1% 7.2% 1.2% 2.2% 2.3% 3.2%
Condominium -- -- 33.3% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 3.7% 2.2% 6.8% 13.5% 26.1% 50.0% 44.1% 39.4% 45.8% 45.0% 11.1% 30.0% 34.5% 14.3% 13.0% 8.3% -- 3.4% 2.8%


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 1,976 1,943 1,423 803 558 386 307 438 429 361 364 363 407 394 382 426 750 677 584
Single Family 1,735 1,708 1,224 734 524 361 287 421 415 340 340 334 388 364 362 397 705 613 527
Condominium 6 3 3 -- -- 2 -- -- -- -- 3 -- -- 3 1 2 1 1 2
Building with 2-4 Units 225 224 188 66 34 23 16 17 13 20 15 26 14 24 15 20 43 57 51
Building with 5+ Units 10 8 8 3 -- -- 4 -- 1 1 6 3 5 3 4 7 1 6 4


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 22.8 22.4 16.4 9.3 6.4 4.4 3.5 5.0 4.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.7 4.6 4.4 5.0 8.7 7.9 6.9


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 175 290 323 382 308 350 303 356 232 165 135 134 124 104 100 44 22 70 55
Single Family 158 249 283 323 259 296 269 326 214 152 121 120 112 98 93 38 20 63 50
Condominium -- -- -- -- -- 2 -- -- 1 -- 1 -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 16 39 39 58 47 52 32 29 17 13 12 14 12 6 7 5 2 7 5
Building with 5+ Units 1 2 1 1 2 -- 2 1 -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


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 2.0 3.3 3.7 4.4 3.5 4.0 3.5 4.1 2.7 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.6


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 32.3%


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 82 99 112 139 139 112 91 134 153 145 132 109 75 60 46 16 12 42 15
Single Family 74 90 91 114 112 92 75 116 136 141 117 91 65 55 42 16 11 38 15
Condominium -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- 1 -- -- -- -- 1 -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 8 9 20 25 26 18 16 17 17 3 15 16 9 5 4 -- -- 4 --
Building with 5+ Units -- -- 1 -- 1 2 -- 1 -- -- -- 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- --


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 93.9% 94.9% 95.5% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 98.5% 97.4% 97.9% 100.0% 99.1% 96.0% 86.7% 91.3% 100.0% 75.0% 85.7% 80.0%
Single Family 94.6% 94.4% 95.6% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 98.3% 97.1% 97.9% 100.0% 98.9% 95.4% 89.1% 92.9% 100.0% 72.7% 84.2% 80.0%
Condominium -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 100.0% -- 100.0% -- -- -- -- 100.0% -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 87.5% 100.0% 95.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 60.0% 75.0% -- -- 100.0% --
Building with 5+ Units -- -- 100.0% -- 100.0% 100.0% -- 100.0% -- -- -- 100.0% 100.0% -- -- -- -- -- --


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 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1


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 27,366


Population and Age

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


Indicator Value
Share of Population Aged 18 to 44 35.0%
Share of Population Aged 45 to 64 24.8%
Share of Population Aged over 65 13.2%
Share of Population Aged under 18 27.0%


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 Hispanic or Latino 36.6%


Race and Ethnicity

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


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is White 21.2%


Race and Ethnicity

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


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is African American 39.4%
Share of Population that is Asian 0.2%
Share of Population that is Some Other Race 2.6%


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
Share of Households with Income Less than $25,000 24.6%


Household Income

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


Indicator Value
Share of Households with Income $25,000 to $50,000 20.4%
Share of Households with Income $100,000 or More 26.1%
Share of Households with Income $50,000 to $100,000 29.0%


Household Income

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


Indicator Value
Total Households 9,186


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 23.3%


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 9,186


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 62.9%


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 37.1%


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 28.5%


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 51.4%


Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened 36.7%