Des Plaines 60018

Cook County, IL · 25,548 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

54affordability /100

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

Payment burden
27.7%
affordable
Days on market
51
daily
Price cuts
23.4%
of active
Valuation
-25.6%
vs assessor
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68
/100
Stable
hot · balanced · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
67
Affordability
85
Valuation
50
Economic health
54

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: 62d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Buy vs Rent (15%)25
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)75

Seller-favored market in 60018. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 27.7% of median income. Median days on market: 62. Renting is approximately 7% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 12.8).

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 5.6% YoY.

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Median price
$389,744
▴ 5.6% YoY
Days on market
51
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,531
ZORI
Investor score
90/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
38
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-25.6%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$290,010
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$216
Price-to-income4.6×

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How 60018 ranks in IL
percentile vs all Illinois ZIPs · n=1303
Market velocity46%
Supply tightness53%
Affordability5%
Investment yield75%
Appreciation48%

Affordability, supply & momentum

33SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply9.5 mo
Days on Market51d
Inv vs History-10.2%
Listing Density--
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,969
Payment burden27.7%
Median income · ZIP$85,415
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$2,358
Monthly rent$2,531
Market dynamics
Price cut %23.4%
Momentumhot
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply9.5
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,531
Price-to-rent12.8
Est. cap rate5.1%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score7
Transit score8
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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