Cook County, IL Real Estate & Property Data

Cook County Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: May 01, 2024

With up-to-date real estate data get detailed insight into Cook County, IL sourced from the nation’s leading property data provider. The current median home price in Cook County, IL is $340,000. Cook County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 58,801 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s Cook County real estate data indicates that the county has 1,079 properties in foreclosure and 99 REOs (real estate bank owned) properties.

Cook County Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 1,356,001
Total Commercial Properties 119,771
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 68 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 1,611
Total 2024 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 10,473
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q2 2024) 1.72%
Total 2023 Residential Sales 54,781
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q2 2024) 34.95%
Effective 2023 Property Tax 1.76%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 2,075
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Cook County, IL Real Estate Overview

There were 58,801 residential properties sold in the past year in Cook County, IL. The median home value in Cook County, IL is $290,025. There are a total of 1,356,001 residential properties in the Cook.

Median Sales Price i
$340,000
(Mar 2024)
+4.6%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • March '24 Mar '24 $340,000
  • February '24 Feb '24 $318,000
  • January '24 Jan '24 $315,000
  • December '23 Dec '23 $320,000
  • November '23 Nov '23 $330,000
  • October '23 Oct '23 $330,000
  • September '23 Sep '23 $335,500
  • August '23 Aug '23 $345,750
  • July '23 Jul '23 $349,000
  • June '23 Jun '23 $350,000
  • May '23 May '23 $338,000
  • April '23 Apr '23 $324,000
Median Down Payment i
$35,410
(Mar 2024)
+20.1%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • March '24 Mar '24 $35,410
  • February '24 Feb '24 $30,000
  • January '24 Jan '24 $32,500
  • December '23 Dec '23 $34,925
  • November '23 Nov '23 $37,700
  • October '23 Oct '23 $38,250
  • September '23 Sep '23 $38,500
  • August '23 Aug '23 $38,941
  • July '23 Jul '23 $40,000
  • June '23 Jun '23 $41,800
  • May '23 May '23 $34,740
  • April '23 Apr '23 $33,000
Number of Homes Sold i
4,379
(Mar 2024)
-5.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • March '24 Mar '24 4,379
  • February '24 Feb '24 2,733
  • January '24 Jan '24 3,361
  • December '23 Dec '23 4,207
  • November '23 Nov '23 3,839
  • October '23 Oct '23 4,512
  • September '23 Sep '23 4,869
  • August '23 Aug '23 5,359
  • July '23 Jul '23 4,845
  • June '23 Jun '23 5,948
  • May '23 May '23 5,475
  • April '23 Apr '23 4,654
Number of Purchase Loans i
3,598
(Mar 2024)
-3.9%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • March '24 Mar '24 3,598
  • February '24 Feb '24 2,113
  • January '24 Jan '24 2,661
  • December '23 Dec '23 3,278
  • November '23 Nov '23 2,896
  • October '23 Oct '23 3,432
  • September '23 Sep '23 3,957
  • August '23 Aug '23 4,473
  • July '23 Jul '23 3,948
  • June '23 Jun '23 5,061
  • May '23 May '23 4,515
  • April '23 Apr '23 3,736
Number of REFI Loans i
1,926
(Mar 2024)
+10.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • March '24 Mar '24 1,926
  • February '24 Feb '24 1,451
  • January '24 Jan '24 1,611
  • December '23 Dec '23 1,932
  • November '23 Nov '23 1,602
  • October '23 Oct '23 1,794
  • September '23 Sep '23 1,943
  • August '23 Aug '23 1,877
  • July '23 Jul '23 1,610
  • June '23 Jun '23 1,821
  • May '23 May '23 1,769
  • April '23 Apr '23 1,410
Number of HELOC Loans i
889
(Mar 2024)
+13.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • March '24 Mar '24 889
  • February '24 Feb '24 600
  • January '24 Jan '24 692
  • December '23 Dec '23 771
  • November '23 Nov '23 809
  • October '23 Oct '23 820
  • September '23 Sep '23 803
  • August '23 Aug '23 847
  • July '23 Jul '23 734
  • June '23 Jun '23 889
  • May '23 May '23 947
  • April '23 Apr '23 822

Cook County, IL Real Estate Market Overview

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Cook County, IL Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 1,079 Cook County, IL properties with a foreclosure filing in March 2024. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 899 Cook County, IL properties and repossessed 99 Cook County, IL properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in March 2024.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
1,079
(Mar 2024)
-2.9%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • March '24 Mar '24 1,079
  • February '24 Feb '24 558
  • January '24 Jan '24 438
  • December '23 Dec '23 448
  • November '23 Nov '23 510
  • October '23 Oct '23 548
  • September '23 Sep '23 432
  • August '23 Aug '23 859
  • July '23 Jul '23 881
  • June '23 Jun '23 907
  • May '23 May '23 1,046
  • April '23 Apr '23 1,047
Foreclosure Starts i
899
(Mar 2024)
+14.7%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • March '24 Mar '24 899
  • February '24 Feb '24 354
  • January '24 Jan '24 309
  • December '23 Dec '23 273
  • November '23 Nov '23 315
  • October '23 Oct '23 296
  • September '23 Sep '23 244
  • August '23 Aug '23 520
  • July '23 Jul '23 513
  • June '23 Jun '23 608
  • May '23 May '23 661
  • April '23 Apr '23 664
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
99
(Mar 2024)
-38.1%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • March '24 Mar '24 99
  • February '24 Feb '24 116
  • January '24 Jan '24 109
  • December '23 Dec '23 115
  • November '23 Nov '23 59
  • October '23 Oct '23 134
  • September '23 Sep '23 177
  • August '23 Aug '23 133
  • July '23 Jul '23 171
  • June '23 Jun '23 179
  • May '23 May '23 165
  • April '23 Apr '23 183
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