Greater Grand Crossing, by the Numbers: Three of Five Market Signals Active, the Median House Doubled to $150,000, and First-Time Business Licenses Down From 83 to 43

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Three of the five market signals in our analysis are active in Greater Grand Crossing, on Chicago’s South Side: house prices, two-to-six-flat prices and new-construction permits. Its median house sold for $150,000 in 2025, double the $75,000 of 2019. First-time business licenses went the other way, from 83 in 2019 to 43 in 2025, the steepest decline among the 54 areas where licenses could be measured.

Humboldt Park, by the Numbers: More Parcels Joined the Two-to-Six-Flat Class Than in Any Other Community Area, and New-Construction Permits Doubled, From 39 to 79

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More parcels joined the two-to-six-flat class in Humboldt Park, on Chicago’s West Side, than in any other community area between 2006 and 2026: 253. Another 280 left the class, so the count barely moved, from 4,475 to 4,448. New-construction permits doubled, from 39 in 2018–19 to 79 in 2024–25, the one market signal of five in our analysis that is active here.

Austin, by the Numbers: More Two-to-Six-Flat Parcels Than Any Other Chicago Community Area, House Prices Up 71 Percent, and New-Construction Permits Up From 23 to 55

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Austin, on Chicago’s West Side, has more two-to-six-flat parcels on the tax rolls than any other community area, 6,779 in 2026, and it had the most in 2006 too. Its median house sold for $273,000 in 2025, up 71 percent from 2019, and new-construction permits went from 23 in 2018–19 to 55 in 2024–25. Those are two of the five market signals in our analysis, and both are active.

South Shore, by the Numbers: Two of Five Market Signals Active, the Median Condominium Up From $52,750 to $97,650, and House Prices Up 74 Percent

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Two of the five market signals in our analysis are active in South Shore, on Chicago’s South Side lakefront: house prices and two-to-six-flat prices. Its median house sold for $172,500 in 2025, up 74 percent from 2019, and its median two-to-six-flat for $330,000, up 94 percent. Condominiums are more than a quarter of what sells there, and their median went from $52,750 to $97,650, the second-largest rise among the 37 areas with enough condominium sales to compare.

Auburn Gresham, by the Numbers: Three of Five Market Signals Active, 17 Percent of Purchases Resold Within Two Years, and a Median Assessor Valuation at 66 Percent of Sale Price

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Three of the five market signals in our analysis are active in Auburn Gresham, on Chicago’s South Side: house prices, two-to-six-flat prices and new-construction permits. Its median house sold for $180,000 in 2025, up 86 percent from 2019, and its median two-to-six-flat for $320,000, up 110 percent. Of the 2,929 homes bought there from 2018 through 2022, 499 were sold again by their buyer within two years, 17 percent, the third-highest rate among the 73 areas compared.

Roseland, by the Numbers: More Houses Sold in 2025 Than in Any Other Chicago Community Area, a Median Up From $70,000 to $144,000, and 15 Percent of Purchases Resold Within Two Years

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More houses sold in Roseland in 2025 than in any other Chicago community area, 479, and their median price was $144,000, up from $70,000 in 2019, the seventh-largest rise among the 70 areas with enough sales to compare. Of the 2,819 homes bought in the Far South Side area from 2018 through 2022, 435 were sold again by their buyer within two years, 15 percent against 7 percent citywide.

Flu First Reached 10 Percent of Chicago Lab Tests in December in Eight of 16 Seasons, and as Early as Nov. 12. Last Season 69 Percent of the Children Who Got a Recorded Shot Had It Two Weeks Before Flu Reached That Mark.

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In eight of the 16 seasons in Chicago’s laboratory records, flu first reached 10 percent of tests in December, and the earliest it got there was the week ending Nov. 12, 2022. Last season flu reached that share in the week ending Dec. 13, 2025; by two weeks earlier, 77 percent of the residents who would end the season with a recorded flu shot already had one, and 69 percent of the children.

Chicago’s Immunization Registry Shows 29,979 Fewer Children With a Recorded Flu Shot in 2025–26 Than in 2021–22, and 20,894 More Seniors. By ZIP Code, 17 to 40 Percent of Residents Had One on Record.

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Chicago’s immunization registry holds a flu shot on record for 153,385 children in the 2025–26 season, 29,979 fewer than four seasons earlier, and for 182,014 residents 65 and older, 20,894 more. By ZIP code the share of residents with a recorded shot runs from 16.7 percent to 40.1 percent, and 60 percent of the residents with a recorded shot last season have it dated Nov. 1 or earlier.

Lower West Side, by the Numbers: House Prices Up 61 Percent on 32 Sales, No Market Signals Active, and More Two-to-Six-Flat Parcels Than in 2006

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None of the five market signals in our analysis is active in the Lower West Side, the community area that includes Pilsen. Its median house sold for $523,750 in 2025, up 61 percent from 2019, on 32 sales. Two-to-six-flats are just over half of what sells there, and their median rose 34 percent against 62 percent citywide. The tax rolls show 2,960 two-to-six-flat parcels, 45 more than in 2006.

Logan Square, by the Numbers: No Market Signals Active, House Prices Up 45 Percent Since 2019, and 566 Two-to-Six-Flat Parcels Now Classed as Houses

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None of the five market signals in our analysis is active in Logan Square, on Chicago’s Northwest Side, where the median house sold for $952,375 in 2025, up 45 percent from 2019. The tax rolls show 730 fewer two-to-six-flats there than in 2006, and 566 of the parcels that left the class are now classed as single-family houses, the fifth-most of any community area.

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