Arlington Heights 60005

Cook County, IL · 22,019 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

56affordability /100

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

Payment burden
26.6%
affordable
Days on market
41
daily
Price cuts
16.9%
of active
Valuation
-9.1%
vs assessor
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72
/100
Stable
hot · balanced · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
67
Affordability
85
Valuation
70
Economic health
56

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

40/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
DOM: 53d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Balanced market in 60005. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 26.6% of median income. Median days on market: 53. Renting is approximately 76% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 21.1).

Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.
HOTBALANCED

Market is running hot with fast-moving inventory. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices up 6.6% YoY.

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Median price
$440,166
▴ 6.6% YoY
Days on market
41
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,742
ZORI
Investor score
61/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
72
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-9.1%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$400,000
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$227
Price-to-income4.4×

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How 60005 ranks in IL
percentile vs all Illinois ZIPs · n=1303
Market velocity65%
Supply tightness63%
Affordability6%
Investment yield22%
Appreciation58%

Affordability, supply & momentum

35SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply9.0 mo
Days on Market41d
Inv vs History+12.1%
Listing Density--
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$2,223
Payment burden26.6%
Median income · ZIP$100,304
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$2,664
Monthly rent$1,742
Market dynamics
Price cut %16.9%
Momentumhot
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply9
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,742
Price-to-rent21.1
Est. cap rate3.1%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score7
Transit score12
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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