Arlington Heights 60004

Cook County, IL · 44,470 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

60affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
24.5%
affordable
Days on market
37
daily
Price cuts
15.2%
of active
Valuation
-22.9%
vs assessor
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72
/100
Stable
hot · balanced · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
67
Affordability
95
Valuation
50
Economic health
60

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

33/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 59d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Seller-favored market in 60004. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 24.6% of median income. Median days on market: 59. Renting is approximately 65% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 19.8).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
HOTBALANCED

Market is running hot with fast-moving inventory. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices up 7.3% YoY.

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Median price
$505,613
▴ 7.3% YoY
Days on market
37
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,125
ZORI
Investor score
66/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
136
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-22.9%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$390,010
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+44.5%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Cook+44.5%
Cook+44.5%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$224
Price-to-income4.0×

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How 60004 ranks in IL
percentile vs all Illinois ZIPs · n=1303
Market velocity71%
Supply tightness39%
Affordability11%
Investment yield29%
Appreciation66%

Affordability, supply & momentum

21SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply12.5 mo
Days on Market37d
Inv vs History+37.7%
Listing Density--
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$2,554
Payment burden24.5%
Median income · ZIP$124,962
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$3,060
Monthly rent$2,125
Market dynamics
Price cut %15.2%
Momentumhot
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply12.5
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,125
Price-to-rent19.8
Est. cap rate3.3%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score3
Transit score11
Bike score—

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Cook County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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