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This is a list of unincorporated communities in Illinois, arranged in alphabetical order: (Source: Wikipedia)
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.
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.
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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Residential Properties | 10,026 | 7,901 | 5,806 | 3,850 | 3,712 | 3,883 | 4,004 | 5,313 | 6,530 | 6,117 | 6,408 | 7,293 | 7,215 | 6,774 | 7,096 | 7,362 | 9,332 | 6,552 | 5,410 | 5,593 |
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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Residential Properties | 6.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Residential Properties | 7.4% | 7.6% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 8.6% | 10.8% | 9.2% | 8.8% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Residential Properties | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
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.
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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Residential Properties | 42,855 | 37,269 | 30,241 | 20,018 | 21,149 | 17,601 | 15,220 | 19,306 | 16,939 | 12,252 | 14,299 | 16,688 | 14,115 | 12,054 | 14,327 | 21,179 | 24,167 | 12,061 | 8,096 | 8,917 |
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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Residential Properties | 27.5 | 23.9 | 19.4 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 13.6 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
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.
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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Residential Properties | 1,012 | 1,369 | 1,912 | 2,876 | 3,404 | 4,177 | 3,233 | 3,289 | 1,916 | 1,348 | 1,131 | 999 | 973 | 815 | 802 | 298 | 161 | 655 | 526 | 522 |
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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Residential Properties | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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. Please note that while other indicators include data through 2024, cumulative foreclosure filings activity data are through 2023.
| Property Type | 2024 |
|---|---|
| All Residential Properties | 15.2% |
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.
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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Residential Properties | 197 | 271 | 489 | 847 | 1,155 | 1,120 | 1,035 | 1,567 | 1,607 | 1,275 | 855 | 664 | 470 | 453 | 337 | 97 | 101 | 185 | 140 | 98 |
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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Residential Properties | 83.2% | 92.6% | 95.3% | 98.3% | 97.6% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 93.6% | 89.1% | 90.8% | 88.0% | 86.4% | 80.2% | 79.9% | 81.6% | 79.4% | 73.3% | 77.3% | 64.3% | 59.2% |
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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Residential Properties | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -- | -- | 0.1 | 0.1 | -- |