Category Neighborhoods & Suburbs

Profiles of Chicago-area suburbs, neighborhoods, and subdivisions, from village basics to individual communities. Built to answer the question every mover asks: what is it actually like to live there?

Hegewisch, by the Numbers: Assessor Values at 60 Percent of 2025 Sale Prices for Houses and Two-to-Six-Flats, the Lowest of 64 Community Areas Once Quick Resales Are Set Aside

Modest brick and frame houses with front porches on a quiet, level street

The Assessor valued the 94 houses and two-to-six-flats sold in Hegewisch, on Chicago’s Far Southeast Side, in 2025 at 60 percent of their sale prices, at the median, against 81 percent citywide. Set aside the seven that had sold within the two years before and the figure is still 60 percent, the lowest of the 64 community areas where it can be computed; citywide it is 83 percent. The median house sold for $219,000 in 2025, up 56 percent from $140,000 in 2019, against 39 percent citywide.

West Pullman, by the Numbers: The Median House More Than Doubled, From $67,450 to $142,500, and 114 of the 170 Parcels That Left the Two-to-Six-Flat Class Are Now Vacant Land

Brick bungalows and frame houses on a level street, with a mowed grassy lot between them

The median house in West Pullman, on Chicago’s Far South Side, sold for $142,500 in 2025, more than double the $67,450 of 2019 and the sixth-largest rise among the 70 areas with enough sales to compare. The median two-to-six-flat went from $57,450 to $142,000, the fifth-largest rise among the 46 community areas with enough sales to compare. The tax rolls show 877 two-to-six-flat parcels, 141 fewer than in 2006, and 114 of the 170 that left the class are now classed as vacant land.

Chatham, by the Numbers: Companies Bought 34.6 Percent of the Homes Sold in 2024–25, Up From 27.7 Percent, While First-Time Business Licenses Fell From 65 to 37

Brick bungalows with neat lawns and flower beds along a tree-lined street

Companies bought 34.6 percent of the homes sold in Chatham, on Chicago’s South Side, in 2024–25, up from 27.7 percent in 2018–19 and the third-highest share among the 67 areas scored. That rise is the one active market signal of the five in our analysis. First-time business licenses fell from 65 in 2019 to 37 in 2025, the second-steepest decline among the 54 areas where licenses could be measured.

South Chicago, by the Numbers: Three of Four Measurable Market Signals Active, the Median Two-to-Six-Flat Up From $80,000 to $215,000, and 157 Flat Parcels Now Classed as Vacant Land

Brick two-flats on a level, sunny street with a steel lift bridge in the distance

Three of the four market signals in our analysis that could be measured in South Chicago, on the city’s Southeast Side, are active: house prices, two-to-six-flat prices and new-construction permits. The median two-to-six-flat sold for $215,000 in 2025, 2.69 times the $80,000 of 2019, the third-largest rise among the 46 areas with enough sales to compare. The tax rolls show 2,320 two-to-six-flat parcels, 140 fewer than in 2006, and 157 of the parcels that left the class are now classed as vacant land.

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

Brick bungalows and two-flats with green lawns along a tree-lined street

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

Greystone and brick two-flats facing a large green park on a sunny afternoon

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

Brick and greystone two-flats and a Victorian house with a wide porch on a tree-lined street

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

Brick courtyard apartment buildings on a tree-lined street that ends at a park and the lake

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

Brick bungalows and two-flats along a tree-lined street, with brick storefronts at the corner

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.

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