Verified monthly housing data for Chicago, IL metro area. The national median sale price for the same period was $393,895; neither median describes a specific home.
- Median sale price: $381,125 (+5.9% year over year)
- Closed sales: 6,098 (-2.3% year over year)
- Inventory: 18,125 (-3.5% year over year)
- Median days on market: 55 (+1 day year over year)
For buyers: Inventory changed -3.5% while marketing time changed +1 days. These mixed or flat signals call for checking the competition in your price range.
For sellers: The median sale price changed +5.9% year over year. This is a market mix measure, not an estimate of your home’s appreciation; review comparable properties.
Six-month trend
| Month | Price | Sales | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $390,000 | 6,385 | 55 |
| 2026-05 | $395,000 | 6,305 | 54 |
| 2026-06 | $407,000 | 6,267 | 55 |
| 2026-07 | $400,000 | 6,169 | 55 |
| 2026-08 | $392,000 | 6,166 | 54 |
| 2026-09 | $381,125 | 6,098 | 55 |
Reporting period: 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30. Source revised: 2026-10-07. Retrieved: 2026-10-26. Source geography: Chicago, IL metro area (ID 16984).
Source: Redfin Data Center monthly download. Source methodology.
How to read these figures
Redfin monthly All Residential, all construction; seasonally adjusted where available, except median sale price (not seasonally adjusted). Redfin Metro boundaries can be metro divisions or smaller statistical areas; these are not city limits. Census region follows the first state in the source label for cross-state areas. Monthly data can be revised; weekly publication does not imply weekly measurements.
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