Weekly market

Chicago, IL

Data through 2026-10-25 · Compare the same week and metric. City names are navigation labels; the source area is shown below. A higher or lower price does not establish investment returns.

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Market overview	Median sale price	Median asking price	Sale price year over year	Inventory year over year	Days on market
Chicago, IL	$378,641	$369,043	+3.7%	-0.8%	54

Look beyond the purchase price to the building

Price differences across Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Minneapolis help screen budgets. Regional medians exclude inspections, roof replacement and property-specific repairs, so a lower purchase price does not establish lower ownership costs.

Read price changes alongside inventory and days on market to see whether choice is changing too. Use the same observation period for selling-speed comparisons and assess building condition at the property level.

Compare Chicago with Columbus, then examine homes with similar budgets and building ages. Use inspections and repair estimates to test the actual property after regional data narrows the search.

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Chicago, IL

Median sale price $378,641 · Sale price year over year +3.7%

Inventory year over year -0.8% · Days on market 54

Chicago, IL has a median sale price of $378,641, +3.7% year over year. It is the middle price of homes sold in the source area; use it to orient a budget before checking comparable neighborhood sales.

Inventory changed -0.8% and days on market are 54. Read changing choice alongside selling pace; these observations do not establish the cause of supply changes or the next price move.

For a same-week comparison, Columbus, OH reports $351,687 versus $378,641 here. Keep property type, size and commuting needs comparable; this is not the price difference for an identical home.

Market coverage: Chicago, IL metro area · Redfin ID 16984

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Three steps for using this table

Choose realistic locations using work, commuting and budget.
Read same-week prices, inventory and days on market to identify differences to investigate.
Check comparable sales, building condition and ownership costs for the actual home.

Asking and sale prices describe different sets of homes. Their difference is not a negotiating discount.

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Data and methodology

Weekly observations cover four-week periods. Charts use the last published week in each month and update the latest point weekly. States and counties use official monthly data. Metro statistics follow the actual statistical boundaries, rather than city limits.

Data through 2026-10-25