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Median sale price · 2026-05

$420K

+6.5% year-over-year

Rolling 3-month median sale price vs. same 3 months one year prior.

Recent signals

Strength 4 / 5

$390K

Evanston median price -10.6% YoY

Price-per-sqft also -12.3% YoY, confirming real depreciation vs. mix-shift noise.

Strength 4 / 5

$340K

Oak Park median price -13.9% YoY

Price-per-sqft also -0.8% YoY, confirming real depreciation vs. mix-shift noise.

Strength 4 / 5

101.8%

Oak Park sale-to-list broke above 1.0 — 101.8%

Typical closed deal is now clearing at or over list price; sellers have regained pricing leverage in the last month.

Strength 4 / 5

$581K

Oak Park avg sale price crossed $500K — now $581K

Crossing $500K is a narrative hinge — buyer shopping-by-price bands and seller list-price anchoring both reset when a market moves past a round number.

Strength 4 / 5

$280K

Schaumburg median price -16.7% YoY

Price-per-sqft also -7.0% YoY, confirming real depreciation vs. mix-shift noise.

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