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Cook County, last week: 808

last 90 days11,189

last 12 months43,941

The weekly list breaks down Cook County by city and ZIP code. Each row is a principal-residence purchase.

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The weekly count

Each bar shows the number of new owner deeds recorded in Cook County that week.

New owners in Cook County are down 16.5% from the previous 12 weeks.

New owners by week, Cook County, 26 weeks
Weekly counts
WeekNew owners
Week of May 11, 2026817
Week of May 18, 20261,241
Week of May 25, 2026734
Week of Jun 1, 20261,145
Week of Jun 8, 20261,372
Week of Jun 15, 2026914
Week of Jun 22, 20261,075
Week of Jun 29, 20261,101
Week of Jul 6, 20261,063
Week of Jul 13, 20261,114
Week of Jul 20, 20261,134
Week of Jul 27, 20261,126
Week of Aug 3, 2026853
Week of Aug 10, 2026912
Week of Aug 17, 20261,074
Week of Aug 24, 20261,225
Week of Aug 31, 2026855
Week of Sep 7, 2026375
Week of Sep 14, 20261,403
Week of Sep 21, 2026810
Week of Sep 28, 2026840
Week of Oct 5, 2026802
Week of Oct 12, 2026586
Week of Oct 19, 2026979
Week of Oct 26, 2026718
Week of Nov 2, 2026808

What they paid

$380,000median price, last 12 months

Sale prices in Cook County ran close to the Chicago area median of $390,000.

Median price paid by new owners, by year

* through Nov 6, 2026

Median price by year
YearMedian price
2014$245,000
2015$252,500
2016$255,000
2017$259,000
2018$260,000
2019$264,000
2020$282,500
2021$300,000
2022$314,900
2023$320,000
2024$342,500
2025$360,000
2026, through Nov 6, 2026$383,000

Buyers

Cook County had 19.8% of its home sales go to companies or trusts over the last 12 months.

Who bought homes, Cook County, last 12 months
  • 19.8% companies, trusts and other organizations
  • 80.2% people
  • of 61,492 home sales

Company share of home sales, by year

Company share by year
YearCompany share
201416.3%
201515.7%
201616.4%
201717.5%
201817.8%
201916.9%
202012.9%
202113%
202215.7%
202317.4%
202417.6%
202518.9%
2026, through Nov 6, 202619.7%

The homes they bought

1963median year built

Cook County new owners, Sep 28 to Nov 6, by year built

The chart shows what decade the homes bought in Cook County were built, where year built is in the assessor records.

Homes by year built
Year builtHomes
Before 1900229
1900s182
1910s232
1920s430
1930s91
1940s218
1950s736
1960s619
1970s548
1980s300
1990s372
2000s466
2010s92
2020s143

What type of home

  • 3,078 houses
  • 1,655 condo units

Places in Cook County

Each city or village in Cook County with recorded home sales over the last 12 months.

City New owners, last 90 days90 d New owners, last 12 months12 mo
Chicago 5,147 20,538
Schaumburg 236 858
Arlington Heights 201 846
Orland Park 222 841
Des Plaines 222 834
Palatine 216 812
Tinley Park 194 800
Evanston 171 702
Oak Park 152 594
Oak Lawn 142 586
Glenview 133 525
Hoffman Estates 128 517
Bartlett 140 498
Mount Prospect 115 479
Skokie 132 476
Streamwood 97 446
Northbrook 110 437
Park Ridge 101 389
Elk Grove Village 99 375
Berwyn 102 347
Wheeling 76 321
Lemont 105 319
Morton Grove 79 318
Oak Forest 81 309
Niles 76 297
Wilmette 77 295
Lansing 67 286
Cicero 75 274
Barrington 76 247
Palos Hills 69 238
Park Forest 57 235
Calumet City 59 234
Burbank 52 230
Homewood 58 228
Elmwood Park 55 226
Rolling Meadows 55 223
South Holland 52 221
Westchester 60 210
La Grange 58 204
Brookfield 51 201
Palos Heights 55 198
Forest Park 43 196
Chicago Heights 47 193
Evergreen Park 48 185
Country Club Hills 48 182
Crestwood 48 165
Markham 49 164
Matteson 35 164
Prospect Heights 43 162
Alsip 36 155
Maywood 48 155
Western Springs 31 152
Midlothian 37 150
Bridgeview 32 145
Hazel Crest 32 143
Melrose Park 34 142
Chicago Ridge 29 140
Franklin Park 30 135
Winnetka 37 135
River Forest 29 133
Norridge 42 129
Dolton 40 126
Bellwood 32 123
Hickory Hills 35 121
Harvey 33 118
Worth 31 118
Lincolnwood 25 114
Blue Island 33 110
River Grove 26 107
Palos Park 24 104
Riverside 31 103
Richton Park 29 100
La Grange Park 22 98
Schiller Park 26 97
Inverness 24 93
Glenwood 26 91
Flossmoor 18 90
Glencoe 32 88
Justice 16 83
Sauk Village 20 83
Lynwood 18 82
Lyons 27 77
Northlake 20 75
Northfield 10 71
Riverdale 20 71
Harwood Heights 28 70
Countryside 18 65
Willow Springs 17 63
Broadview 15 62
North Riverside 20 59
Orland Hills 7 53
Stickney 18 52
Hometown 18 48
Indian Head Park 12 48
Summit 12 48
Hillside 12 44
Berkeley 11 43
Calumet Park 7 43
Kenilworth 10 40
South Barrington 9 37
Posen 10 33
Barrington Hills 7 32
Thornton 8 31
Burnham 10 30
Olympia Fields 8 29
Phoenix 8 22
South Chicago Heights 7 22
Merrionette Park under 5 20
Stone Park 5 20
East Hazel Crest under 5 19
Robbins 5 17
Rosemont 7 17
La Grange Highlands 5 14
Dixmoor under 5 8
Bedford Park under 5 7
Norwood Park under 5 6
Central Stickney under 5 under 5
Ford Heights under 5 under 5
Forest View under 5 under 5
Garden Homes under 5 under 5
Golf under 5 under 5
Hodgkins under 5 under 5
McCook under 5 under 5

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