Evanston, IL Housing


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Evanston, IL has seen a slightly lower rate of house appreciation than the US average in the past year, with a 5.86% increase in median value versus the 8.27% national average. Despite this, Evanston's median housing value remains significantly higher than the US average at $424,900 compared to $338,100. This indicates that real estate in Evanston is an attractive option for potential buyers or investors looking to get into the local market.

The median home cost in Evanston is $424,900. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 53.5%. Home Appreciation in Evanston is up 11.7%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Evanston real estate is 74 years old
The Rental Market in Evanston
- Renters make up 40.6% of the Evanston population
- 3.1% of houses and apartments in Evanston, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingEvanston, IllinoisUnited States
  33,402.0139,647,020.0
  7142
  $424,900$338,100
  11.7%16.6%
  26.6%57.0%
  53.5%101.1%
  $20.03$10.98
  $8,223$2,690
  51.1%57.4%
  9.4%11.2%
  39.5%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  3.1%1.9%
  0.7%0.4%
  1.0%0.7%
  0.2%0.4%
  0.5%3.6%
  4.0%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  1.0%2.6%
  0.4%2.4%
  0.4%2.8%
  0.4%3.9%
  1.4%4.5%
  4.9%11.3%
  6.1%13.0%
  18.6%20.1%
  15.6%13.6%
  11.1%8.3%
  20.5%9.7%
  11.9%3.9%
  5.4%2.2%
  1.4%0.8%
  1.0%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  8.5%13.6%
  8.5%13.6%
  4.8%13.6%
  3.0%13.2%
  5.4%14.8%
  4.8%13.6%
  13.5%10.0%
  7.5%4.7%
  42.6%12.2%
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Over 5 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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