Cook County, IL Real Estate & Property Data

Cook County Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: September 20, 2025

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 $395,000. Cook County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 56,845 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s Cook County real estate data indicates that the county has 989 properties in foreclosure and 103 REOs (real estate bank owned) properties.

Cook County Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 1,356,293
Total Commercial Properties 119,781
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 69 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 1,611
Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 30,537
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q3 2025) 1.25%
Total 2024 Residential Sales 51,369
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q3 2025) 42.11%
Effective 2024 Property Tax 1.58%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 6,987
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Cook County, IL Real Estate Overview

There were 56,845 residential properties sold in the past year in Cook County, IL. The median home value in Cook County, IL is $348,064. There are a total of 1,356,293 residential properties in the Cook.

Median Sales Price i
$395,000
(Jul 2025)
+6.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 $395,000
  • June '25 Jun '25 $400,000
  • May '25 May '25 $381,000
  • April '25 Apr '25 $370,000
  • March '25 Mar '25 $353,000
  • February '25 Feb '25 $345,000
  • January '25 Jan '25 $340,000
  • December '24 Dec '24 $352,500
  • November '24 Nov '24 $347,000
  • October '24 Oct '24 $355,000
  • September '24 Sep '24 $360,000
  • August '24 Aug '24 $370,000
Median Down Payment i
$55,190
(Jul 2025)
-1.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 $55,190
  • June '25 Jun '25 $60,000
  • May '25 May '25 $54,000
  • April '25 Apr '25 $44,000
  • March '25 Mar '25 $41,000
  • February '25 Feb '25 $40,000
  • January '25 Jan '25 $35,411
  • December '24 Dec '24 $37,875
  • November '24 Nov '24 $37,000
  • October '24 Oct '24 $36,312
  • September '24 Sep '24 $44,237
  • August '24 Aug '24 $48,050
Number of Homes Sold i
5,429
(Jul 2025)
+2.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 5,429
  • June '25 Jun '25 4,870
  • May '25 May '25 4,673
  • April '25 Apr '25 4,450
  • March '25 Mar '25 4,012
  • February '25 Feb '25 3,084
  • January '25 Jan '25 4,019
  • December '24 Dec '24 3,849
  • November '24 Nov '24 4,078
  • October '24 Oct '24 3,903
  • September '24 Sep '24 4,302
  • August '24 Aug '24 4,879
Number of Purchase Loans i
4,578
(Jul 2025)
+4.9%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 4,578
  • June '25 Jun '25 3,939
  • May '25 May '25 3,911
  • April '25 Apr '25 3,794
  • March '25 Mar '25 3,629
  • February '25 Feb '25 2,571
  • January '25 Jan '25 3,623
  • December '24 Dec '24 3,201
  • November '24 Nov '24 3,490
  • October '24 Oct '24 3,175
  • September '24 Sep '24 3,567
  • August '24 Aug '24 3,993
Number of REFI Loans i
2,330
(Jul 2025)
+11.1%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 2,330
  • June '25 Jun '25 2,205
  • May '25 May '25 2,426
  • April '25 Apr '25 2,870
  • March '25 Mar '25 2,248
  • February '25 Feb '25 1,997
  • January '25 Jan '25 2,683
  • December '24 Dec '24 2,362
  • November '24 Nov '24 2,823
  • October '24 Oct '24 2,535
  • September '24 Sep '24 2,374
  • August '24 Aug '24 2,149
Number of HELOC Loans i
1,283
(Jul 2025)
+39.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 1,283
  • June '25 Jun '25 1,084
  • May '25 May '25 1,059
  • April '25 Apr '25 1,127
  • March '25 Mar '25 972
  • February '25 Feb '25 669
  • January '25 Jan '25 893
  • December '24 Dec '24 1,052
  • November '24 Nov '24 944
  • October '24 Oct '24 905
  • September '24 Sep '24 1,022
  • August '24 Aug '24 982

Cook County, IL Real Estate Market Overview

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Cook County, IL Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 989 Cook County, IL properties with a foreclosure filing in July 2025. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 653 Cook County, IL properties and repossessed 103 Cook County, IL properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in July 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
989
(Jul 2025)
+2.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 989
  • June '25 Jun '25 912
  • May '25 May '25 874
  • April '25 Apr '25 1,057
  • March '25 Mar '25 1,006
  • February '25 Feb '25 1,233
  • January '25 Jan '25 916
  • December '24 Dec '24 550
  • November '24 Nov '24 432
  • October '24 Oct '24 548
  • September '24 Sep '24 1,169
  • August '24 Aug '24 865
Foreclosure Starts i
653
(Jul 2025)
-3.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 653
  • June '25 Jun '25 650
  • May '25 May '25 622
  • April '25 Apr '25 690
  • March '25 Mar '25 749
  • February '25 Feb '25 950
  • January '25 Jan '25 670
  • December '24 Dec '24 279
  • November '24 Nov '24 252
  • October '24 Oct '24 358
  • September '24 Sep '24 603
  • August '24 Aug '24 656
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
103
(Jul 2025)
+3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 103
  • June '25 Jun '25 93
  • May '25 May '25 112
  • April '25 Apr '25 145
  • March '25 Mar '25 151
  • February '25 Feb '25 114
  • January '25 Jan '25 72
  • December '24 Dec '24 101
  • November '24 Nov '24 75
  • October '24 Oct '24 111
  • September '24 Sep '24 104
  • August '24 Aug '24 104
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