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O'Hare

O'Hare, located on the far northwest side of Chicago, is one of the city's 77 semi-official community areas. O'Hare International Airport is located within the boundaries of this community area. This community area is the only one that extends outside Cook County; the western edge (an area comprising the southwest part of the airport) is in DuPage County. The area is a transportation hub containing O'Hare International Airport as well as major roads such as Interstate 90, its auxiliary Interstate 190, Interstate 294, Illinois Route 72, Illinois Route 171, U.S. Route 12 and U.S. Route 45. This allows the O'Hare neighborhood, combined with the nearby suburb of Rosemont, to work as an edge city. (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 12.7%
Condominium 43.9%
Building with 2-4 Units 9.6%
Building with 5+ Units 33.8%


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 376 354 227 92 112 136 145 158 187 136 145 190 206 177 148 156 188 185 168
Single Family 37 16 19 8 12 19 13 21 21 26 22 36 35 34 17 33 24 34 20
Condominium 324 332 199 81 97 115 129 127 152 102 101 143 155 130 113 112 139 136 140
Building with 2-4 Units 12 6 5 3 -- 1 3 5 8 6 12 3 7 5 12 7 14 12 3
Building with 5+ Units 3 -- 4 -- 3 1 -- 5 6 2 10 8 9 8 6 4 11 3 5


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 5.6 5.2 3.4 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.3 3.3 2.9 4.0 5.2 5.7 4.9 4.1 4.3 5.2 5.1 4.6


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 3.7% 1.7% 9.3% 8.7% 6.3% 9.6% 11.0% 8.2% 11.8% 6.6% 11.0% 10.5% 8.7% 10.2% 6.8% 7.1% 7.4% 8.1% 10.7%
Single Family -- 6.3% 5.3% -- -- 10.5% 15.4% 9.5% 9.5% 3.8% 4.5% 2.8% 2.9% 8.8% -- 3.0% 4.2% -- 5.0%
Condominium 3.4% 1.5% 9.5% 8.6% 6.2% 8.7% 10.1% 5.5% 10.5% 7.8% 7.9% 11.9% 7.1% 6.9% 6.2% 7.1% 5.0% 7.4% 9.3%
Building with 2-4 Units 16.7% -- -- 33.3% -- -- 33.3% 20.0% 25.0% -- 16.7% -- 28.6% 20.0% 8.3% -- 7.1% 16.7% 33.3%
Building with 5+ Units 33.3% -- 25.0% -- 33.3% 100.0% -- 60.0% 33.3% -- 50.0% 25.0% 44.4% 62.5% 33.3% 50.0% 45.5% 100.0% 60.0%


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 -- 1.1% 1.3% 2.2% -- -- 2.1% 3.2% 0.5% -- -- -- 0.5% -- 1.4% -- -- 1.1% 0.6%
Condominium -- 1.2% 1.5% 2.5% -- -- 2.3% 3.9% 0.7% -- -- -- 0.6% -- 1.8% -- -- 0.7% 0.7%
Building with 2-4 Units -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.3% --


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 958 915 649 314 219 169 172 267 248 189 196 245 249 175 187 277 340 169 149
Single Family 129 117 88 73 80 72 60 82 62 52 55 87 69 49 48 105 107 43 27
Condominium 770 759 510 215 123 84 87 163 166 118 114 132 161 108 121 151 192 106 112
Building with 2-4 Units 49 30 34 19 11 8 22 14 14 12 15 15 10 12 14 16 25 14 3
Building with 5+ Units 10 9 17 7 5 5 3 8 6 7 12 11 9 6 4 5 16 6 7


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 14.1 13.5 9.6 4.6 3.2 2.5 2.5 3.9 4.3 4.1 5.4 6.7 6.8 4.8 5.1 7.6 9.3 4.6 4.1


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 12 15 51 129 140 177 105 80 43 27 16 11 17 11 7 6 5 15 7
Single Family 1 -- 1 4 7 7 6 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 --
Condominium 11 15 48 119 131 167 96 77 39 24 14 8 16 10 4 5 4 12 6
Building with 2-4 Units -- -- 1 3 2 2 3 -- 1 1 -- 1 -- -- 1 -- -- -- 1
Building with 5+ Units -- -- 1 3 -- 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 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.1 2.6 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2


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 20.6%


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 2 7 7 38 67 85 37 77 67 37 17 24 14 8 3 -- -- 7 2
Single Family -- 1 -- -- 1 1 -- 1 3 1 1 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- --
Condominium 2 6 6 38 65 83 37 75 62 36 16 21 12 8 3 -- -- 7 2
Building with 2-4 Units -- -- 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 2 -- -- 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 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 95.5% 95.3% 91.9% 92.2% 86.6% 73.0% 76.5% 54.2% 71.4% 25.0% 33.3% -- -- 42.9% 50.0%
Single Family -- 100.0% -- -- 100.0% 100.0% -- 100.0% 100.0% -- -- 50.0% -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Condominium 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 95.4% 95.2% 91.9% 93.3% 87.1% 75.0% 81.3% 52.4% 75.0% 25.0% 33.3% -- -- 42.9% 50.0%
Building with 2-4 Units -- -- 100.0% -- 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 -- 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 -- -- -- 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 13,771


Population and Age

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


Indicator Value
Share of Population Aged 18 to 44 44.0%
Share of Population Aged 45 to 64 25.9%
Share of Population Aged over 65 13.7%
Share of Population Aged under 18 16.4%


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 12.4%


Race and Ethnicity

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


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is White 61.5%


Race and Ethnicity

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


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is African American 6.9%
Share of Population that is Asian 15.3%
Share of Population that is Some Other Race 3.9%


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 11.8%


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 19.1%
Share of Households with Income $100,000 or More 33.9%
Share of Households with Income $50,000 to $100,000 35.3%


Household Income

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


Indicator Value
Total Households 6,578


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 8.2%


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 6,578


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 39.5%


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 60.5%


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 26.2%


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 41.0%


Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened 35.1%