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Gage Park

Gage Park is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood. Gage Park's population is largely working-class, and its housing stock is mostly bungalows. For generations, the neighborhood was Eastern European and Irish Catholic. The neighborhood remains overwhelmingly Catholic with the addition of many Hispanic residents. (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 47.6%
Condominium 0.2%
Building with 2-4 Units 39.1%
Building with 5+ Units 13.1%


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 582 408 194 127 241 249 196 233 243 242 236 193 180 213 201 147 204 171 125
Single Family 401 300 143 90 173 170 133 171 175 168 168 132 121 155 128 103 141 113 94
Condominium 4 2 1 -- -- -- -- 1 2 3 1 2 -- 1 4 1 2 -- 1
Building with 2-4 Units 169 104 50 36 67 78 60 57 62 68 63 54 55 55 61 39 54 55 28
Building with 5+ Units 8 2 -- 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 2 8 4 7 3 2


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 9.0 6.3 3.0 2.0 3.7 3.9 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.1 2.3 3.2 2.7 1.9


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 3.3% 3.7% 5.7% 9.4% 10.0% 6.0% 8.7% 11.2% 14.4% 6.6% 14.8% 14.0% 13.9% 16.0% 12.9% 8.2% 10.8% 11.1% 9.6%
Single Family 3.2% 3.3% 4.2% 6.7% 6.9% 6.5% 5.3% 9.4% 11.4% 4.8% 11.9% 9.8% 14.9% 16.1% 10.2% 5.8% 7.8% 7.1% 6.4%
Building with 2-4 Units 3.6% 4.8% 10.0% 16.7% 16.4% 3.8% 13.3% 10.5% 19.4% 10.3% 19.0% 20.4% 7.3% 12.7% 11.5% 7.7% 9.3% 14.5% 14.3%
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- -- 100.0% 100.0% 66.7% 100.0% 75.0% 33.3% 75.0% 60.0% 75.0% 100.0% 75.0% 75.0% 85.7% 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 0.5% 0.2% -- 2.4% 3.7% 3.6% 3.1% 3.0% 4.1% 2.5% 1.3% 2.6% 0.6% 2.3% 2.0% -- -- 1.8% --
Single Family 0.2% -- -- 3.3% 4.0% 2.4% 1.5% 4.1% 4.6% 3.6% 1.2% 1.5% 0.8% 3.2% 3.1% -- -- 1.8% --
Building with 2-4 Units 1.2% 1.0% -- -- 3.0% 6.4% 6.7% -- 3.2% -- 1.6% 5.6% -- -- -- -- -- 1.8% --


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 2,489 2,000 1,417 663 356 281 226 270 290 248 290 294 280 275 300 323 492 308 183
Single Family 1,841 1,495 1,070 502 278 206 178 211 238 189 229 215 181 202 203 241 358 214 129
Condominium 8 6 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 624 485 335 156 77 73 47 57 51 57 58 72 93 71 86 78 123 86 51
Building with 5+ Units 16 14 9 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 7 6 2 10 4 11 8 3


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 38.5 30.9 21.9 10.3 5.5 4.3 3.5 4.2 4.5 3.8 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 7.6 4.8 2.8


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 85 114 184 320 381 397 292 265 197 139 107 76 58 40 52 11 15 41 26
Single Family 63 83 128 232 255 279 206 198 145 92 82 61 43 26 42 7 12 29 19
Condominium -- -- -- 1 -- 3 6 -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 22 31 56 84 123 113 78 65 50 40 25 15 14 11 9 3 3 12 7
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- 3 3 2 2 2 2 6 -- -- 1 3 -- 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 1.3 1.8 2.8 4.9 5.9 6.1 4.5 4.1 3.0 2.2 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.4


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 33.4%


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 13 28 50 117 135 105 102 114 137 93 87 43 44 32 16 5 3 14 8
Single Family 8 21 34 74 94 72 67 86 94 69 55 20 32 26 14 3 1 11 6
Condominium -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 2 -- 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 5 7 16 43 40 31 34 25 38 24 29 21 12 6 2 2 2 3 2
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- -- 1 2 1 2 3 -- 2 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 76.9% 82.1% 100.0% 99.1% 97.8% 98.1% 87.3% 91.2% 89.8% 88.2% 87.4% 69.8% 79.5% 56.3% 56.3% 60.0% 100.0% 78.6% 50.0%
Single Family 87.5% 81.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.9% 98.6% 92.5% 91.9% 92.6% 89.9% 89.1% 70.0% 78.1% 50.0% 64.3% 33.3% 100.0% 81.8% 50.0%
Condominium -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 100.0% 100.0% -- 100.0% 100.0% -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 60.0% 85.7% 100.0% 97.7% 97.5% 96.8% 79.4% 92.0% 81.6% 83.3% 82.8% 71.4% 83.3% 83.3% -- 100.0% 100.0% 66.7% 50.0%
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- -- 100.0% 100.0% -- 50.0% 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 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.9 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 -- -- 0.2 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 34,788


Population and Age

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


Indicator Value
Share of Population Aged 18 to 44 39.6%
Share of Population Aged 45 to 64 21.8%
Share of Population Aged over 65 12.5%
Share of Population Aged under 18 26.1%


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 92.3%


Race and Ethnicity

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


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is White 2.9%


Race and Ethnicity

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


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is African American 4.0%
Share of Population that is Asian 0.6%
Share of Population that is Some Other Race 0.2%


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 21.3%


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 28.6%
Share of Households with Income $100,000 or More 21.3%
Share of Households with Income $50,000 to $100,000 28.9%


Household Income

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


Indicator Value
Total Households 10,301


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 15.8%


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 10,301


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 53.9%


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 46.1%


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 28.9%


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 54.1%


Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened 40.3%