Cook County, IL Housing

Cook County, Illinois is a great place to live due to its relatively low cost of living compared to the rest of the country. The median value for a home in Cook County is $279,800, which is much lower than the US House Median Value of $338,100. Despite this, there has been a healthy appreciation rate of 8.71% over the past year for housing in Cook County, slightly higher than the national rate of 8.27%. With its low cost and encouraging growth rate, Cook County makes an attractive home investment for those looking to settle down in this vibrant area.

The median home cost in Cook County is $279,800. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 63.9%. Home Appreciation in Cook County is up 11.7%.

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Cook County real estate is 59 years old

The Rental Market in Cook County

- Renters make up 37.7% of the Cook County population
- 2.3% of houses and apartments in Cook County, 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

Housing	Cook, Illinois	United States
	2,253,936.0	139,647,020.0
	61	42
	$279,800	$338,100
	11.7%	16.6%
	34.9%	57.0%
	63.9%	101.1%
	$20.96	$10.98
	$5,593	$2,690
	52.1%	57.4%
	9.3%	11.2%
	38.6%	31.4%
Vacant Housing
	2.3%	1.9%
	0.3%	0.4%
	0.9%	0.7%
	0.4%	0.4%
	0.6%	3.6%
	4.9%	4.1%
Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
	1.7%	2.6%
	1.2%	2.4%
	1.2%	2.8%
	2.0%	3.9%
	2.9%	4.5%
	9.7%	11.3%
	14.1%	13.0%
	25.2%	20.1%
	17.1%	13.6%
	8.7%	8.3%
	9.2%	9.7%
	3.5%	3.9%
	1.9%	2.2%
	0.7%	0.8%
	0.9%	1.1%
Housing Units by Year Structure Built
	0.0%	0.2%
	7.5%	13.6%
	7.5%	13.6%
	6.6%	13.6%
	7.2%	13.2%
	12.3%	14.8%
	6.6%	13.6%
	14.8%	10.0%
	7.4%	4.7%
	28.4%	12.2%

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