Chicago, IL · October 2026

Chicago market snapshot

Distressed inventory, home values and rents in Chicago, refreshed every month.

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Distressed homes: 26,160
Median home value: $331,747
Median rent: $1,700/mo
12-month value change: +4.6%

Home values over the past year

The median Chicago home moved from $317,255 in Oct 2025 to $331,747 in Oct 2026, +4.6%.

$333,800 $311,029

Oct 2025 Jan Apr Jul Oct 2026

Median rent

$1,700/mo

Price range

Sample homes across the Chicago market.

Entry: $94,010
Typical: $332,104
Upper end: $1,133,200

This month

Home values: -0.62% MoM; rent: +0.00% MoM.

Oct 2025 $317,255
Nov 2025 $315,794
Dec 2025 $315,300
Jan 2026 $315,173
Feb 2026 $313,456
Mar 2026 $311,029
Apr 2026 $312,000
May 2026 $318,686
Jun 2026 $327,000
Jul 2026 $331,328
Aug 2026 $333,027
Sep 2026 $333,800
Oct 2026 $331,747

What's for sale

Active distressed listings in Chicago, by type.

City owned 11,778
Bankruptcy 5,617
Preforeclosure 5,318
Tax lien 2,753
Foreclosure 684
Short sale 8
Fixer upper 2

Distressed listings in Chicago

A selection of what's on the market now. Inventory changes daily.

Foreclosure 10 $185,800 S Prairie Ave Chicago, IL 60619 Single-Family 9 6 3426 Est. rent $1,860 Built 1921

Foreclosure $413,500 S Calumet Ave Chicago, IL 60637 Multi-Family 9 3 Est. rent $2,020 Built 1914

Foreclosure 1 $253,000 S Indiana Ave Apt 204 Chicago, IL 60615 Condo 3 2 1124 Est. rent $1,470 Built 2001

Foreclosure 5 $248,457EMV N Monitor Ave Chicago, IL 60639 Multi-Family 5 3 2248 Est. rent $1,450 Built 1923

Foreclosure $259,900 S Wallace St Chicago, IL 60620 Single-Family 4 1 816 Est. rent $1,540

Foreclosure $209,900 W 110th St Chicago, IL 60643 Single-Family 3 2 Est. rent $1,380

Foreclosure 5 Price coming soon Washtenaw Ave Chicago, IL 60608 Multi-Family 9 4 3620 Built 1891

Foreclosure $154,900 S Ingleside Ave Chicago, IL 60619 Single-Family 9 3 3675 Est. rent $1,860 Built 1925

Foreclosure 12 $72,668EMV S Wabash Ave Chicago, IL 60628 Single-Family 5 2 1757 Est. rent $1,570 Built 1908

Foreclosure 5 $283,871EMV W 60th Pl Chicago, IL 60629 Single-Family 4 1.5 1852 Est. rent $1,790 Built 1868

Foreclosure 4 $245,857EMV S Maplewood Ave Chicago, IL 60629 Single-Family 3 1 1102 Est. rent $1,700 Built 1922

Foreclosure 1 $32,000 S Green St Chicago, IL 60621 Single-Family 4 2 882 Est. rent $1,100 Built 1920

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Home values and rents are city-wide medians as of October 2026. Listing counts are live and cover active foreclosure, preforeclosure, auction and other distressed properties in Chicago, IL.