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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.


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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. Learn more about this data set.

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Housing Units by Property Type


Property Type 2021
Single Family 60.8%
Condominium 20.3%
Building with 2-4 Units 5.3%
Building with 5+ Units 13.7%


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
All Residential Properties 9,673 8,027 6,230 4,304 3,975 4,812 4,836 6,187 7,213 6,905 6,991 7,343 7,501 7,056 6,834 6,698 9,465
Single Family 6,211 4,806 3,787 2,880 2,855 3,370 3,393 4,219 4,943 4,667 4,747 5,027 5,147 4,773 4,706 4,793 6,534
Condominium 3,170 2,989 2,295 1,323 1,013 1,287 1,325 1,792 2,091 2,021 2,011 2,103 2,148 2,068 1,967 1,763 2,667
Building with 2-4 Units 246 189 115 81 91 136 99 150 146 162 174 174 168 157 136 120 209
Building with 5+ Units 46 43 33 20 16 19 19 26 33 55 59 39 38 58 25 22 55


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
All Residential Properties 6.4 5.3 4.1 2.8 2.6 3.2 3.2 4.1 4.9 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.5 6.4


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
All Residential Properties 8.5% 8.1% 8.3% 9.7% 8.5% 11.3% 11.9% 8.6% 10.6% 10.1% 9.6% 9.4% 9.5% 10.9% 8.6% 8.2% 7.9%
Single Family 9.4% 8.0% 8.1% 8.8% 7.6% 10.1% 10.9% 9.2% 12.2% 11.2% 10.0% 9.5% 9.6% 10.3% 8.8% 6.8% 7.2%
Condominium 6.3% 7.4% 7.8% 10.4% 9.0% 11.5% 12.3% 5.5% 5.0% 5.2% 6.5% 6.5% 7.2% 9.3% 6.8% 10.4% 7.2%
Building with 2-4 Units 8.9% 9.5% 13.9% 19.8% 19.8% 31.6% 29.3% 19.3% 17.1% 22.2% 20.7% 23.6% 19.6% 24.8% 14.7% 18.3% 17.2%
Building with 5+ Units 41.3% 51.2% 51.5% 55.0% 75.0% 68.4% 84.2% 69.2% 84.8% 58.2% 52.5% 79.5% 78.9% 86.2% 88.0% 90.9% 89.1%


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
Condominium 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.7% 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2%
Building with 2-4 Units 0.4% 0.5% -- -- -- -- 1.0% 0.7% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Building with 5+ Units 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
All Residential Properties 35,696 32,985 28,439 19,794 21,613 20,005 18,109 23,560 18,961 13,338 16,211 18,376 14,100 11,343 14,106 20,571 26,024
Single Family 27,751 25,193 21,836 15,938 18,489 17,349 15,769 20,247 15,580 10,956 13,584 15,378 11,428 9,081 11,658 17,624 21,710
Condominium 6,868 6,859 5,837 3,407 2,807 2,286 2,012 2,856 2,895 1,993 2,205 2,544 2,256 1,911 2,079 2,549 3,677
Building with 2-4 Units 950 834 660 366 264 310 270 374 387 298 323 344 331 251 299 330 529
Building with 5+ Units 127 99 106 83 53 60 58 83 99 91 99 110 85 100 70 68 108


Mortgages per 100 Residential Parcels

Mortgages  per 100 Residential Parcel


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
All Residential Properties 23.5 21.7 18.7 13.0 14.2 13.2 11.9 15.5 12.9 9.0 11.0 12.5 9.6 7.7 9.6 14.0 17.7


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
All Residential Properties 444 687 1,185 2,032 2,738 2,977 2,416 2,145 1,231 790 604 578 565 503 464 183 128
Single Family 346 517 894 1,510 1,943 1,980 1,661 1,448 808 569 457 452 434 399 350 145 96
Condominium 78 126 223 423 674 858 647 626 374 195 123 105 109 82 101 33 27
Building with 2-4 Units 17 40 66 94 107 126 96 68 42 20 19 20 20 22 12 3 5
Building with 5+ Units 3 4 2 5 14 13 12 3 7 6 5 1 2 -- 1 2 --


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
All Residential Properties 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1


Cumulative Foreclosure Filings Activity



Property Type 2021
All Residential Properties 10.8%


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
All Residential Properties 40 75 209 481 707 846 685 908 856 662 559 399 290 213 193 45 29
Single Family 22 47 128 328 489 537 397 505 493 398 384 281 212 159 148 33 23
Condominium 15 20 62 123 187 275 267 370 333 242 160 102 65 45 40 12 5
Building with 2-4 Units 3 6 18 28 30 30 18 31 27 19 14 14 13 9 5 -- 1
Building with 5+ Units -- 2 1 2 1 4 3 2 3 3 1 2 -- -- -- -- --


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
All Residential Properties 60.0% 86.7% 95.2% 95.2% 95.0% 92.3% 91.5% 90.1% 86.3% 84.4% 78.7% 72.2% 70.7% 68.1% 70.5% 64.4% 62.1%
Single Family 68.2% 91.5% 94.5% 94.8% 94.3% 90.5% 88.9% 88.9% 81.3% 83.2% 78.9% 72.6% 73.6% 72.3% 77.0% 66.7% 65.2%
Condominium 53.3% 80.0% 96.8% 96.7% 97.3% 96.4% 95.9% 92.4% 93.1% 86.0% 78.1% 73.5% 58.5% 60.0% 50.0% 58.3% 40.0%
Building with 2-4 Units 33.3% 100.0% 100.0% 92.9% 93.3% 86.7% 83.3% 80.6% 96.3% 89.5% 78.6% 57.1% 84.6% 33.3% 40.0% -- 100.0%
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 66.7% 100.0% 100.0% 50.0% -- -- -- -- --


Population and Age

Population and Age


Indicator Value
Total Population 416,945


Population and Age


Indicator Value
Share of Population Aged 18 to 44 29.1%
Share of Population Aged 45 to 64 28.1%
Share of Population Aged over 65 20.5%
Share of Population Aged under 18 22.4%


Race and Ethnicity

Race and Ethnicity


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is African American 5.3%
Share of Population that is Asian 17.1%
Share of Population that is Hispanic or Latino 8.2%
Share of Population that is Some Other Race 2.9%
Share of Population that is White 66.5%


Household Income

Household Income


Indicator Value
Share of Households with Income $100,000 or More 47.6%
Share of Households with Income $25,000 to $50,000 15.0%
Share of Households with Income $50,000 to $100,000 24.1%
Share of Households with Income Less than $25,000 13.2%


Household Income


Indicator Value
Total Households 153,661


Poverty Rate

Share of Population that is under the Poverty Level


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is under the Poverty Level 7.7%


Resident Tenure

Total Households


Indicator Value
Total Households 153,661


Share of Households that are Owner-Occupied


Indicator Value
Share of Households that are Owner-Occupied 74.7%


Share of Households that are Renter-Occupied


Indicator Value
Share of Households that are Renter-Occupied 25.3%


Cost Burdened Households

Share of Owner-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of Owner-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened 28.1%


Share of Renter-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of Renter-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened 52.6%


Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened 34.0%