Home values, rents and more in Chicago, IL
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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- $380k–$490k
- $490k+
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How Chicago compares
The typical home in Chicago, IL is worth about $334,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Chicago are 6% below the typical value in the Chicago metro area ($356,000) and 9% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Chicago rose 5.6%, compared with +5.0% in the Chicago metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,311 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 7% above the Chicago metro area ($2,163) and 20% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 5.8% over the past year.
The median household income is $77,902, against $90,887 in the Chicago metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 2,711,226 people live in Chicago (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Chicago has the 149th-lowest typical home value of the 326 cities in the Chicago metro area and the 178th-highest of 1,005 in Illinois with Zillow figures.
Part of: Cook County, IL · Chicago metro area · Illinois
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ZIP codes in Chicago, IL
- 60601 · Chicago $389,000
- 60602 · Chicago $297,000
- 60603 · Chicago $345,000
- 60604 · Chicago $329,000
- 60605 · Chicago $343,000
- 60606 · Chicago $334,000
- 60607 · Chicago $448,000
- 60608 · Chicago $368,000
- 60609 · Chicago $263,000
- 60610 · Chicago $395,000
- 60611 · Chicago $361,000
- 60612 · Chicago $380,000
- 60613 · Chicago $362,000
- 60614 · Chicago $682,000
- 60615 · Chicago $251,000
- 60616 · Chicago $338,000
- 60617 · Chicago $180,000
- 60618 · Chicago $586,000
- 60619 · Chicago $175,000
- 60620 · Chicago $182,000
- 60621 · Chicago $128,000
- 60622 · Chicago $660,000
- 60623 · Chicago $228,000
- 60624 · Chicago $230,000
- 60625 · Chicago $425,000
- 60626 · Chicago $270,000
- 60628 · Chicago $148,000
- 60629 · Chicago $274,000
- 60630 · Chicago $423,000
- 60631 · Chicago $461,000
- 60632 · Chicago $289,000
- 60633 · Chicago $194,000
- 60634 · Chicago $379,000
- 60636 · Chicago $143,000
- 60637 · Chicago $245,000
- 60638 · Chicago $327,000
- 60639 · Chicago $334,000
- 60640 · Chicago $374,000
- 60641 · Chicago $418,000
- 60642 · Chicago $580,000
- 60643 · Chicago $237,000
- 60644 · Chicago $221,000
- 60645 · Chicago $318,000
- 60646 · Chicago $560,000
- 60647 · Chicago $584,000
- 60649 · Chicago $143,000
- 60651 · Chicago $284,000
- 60652 · Chicago $276,000
- 60653 · Chicago $332,000
- 60654 · Chicago $383,000
- 60655 · Chicago $335,000
- 60656 · Chicago $390,000
- 60657 · Chicago $547,000
- 60659 · Chicago $370,000
- 60660 · Chicago $305,000
- 60661 · Chicago $349,000
Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.