Lansing 60438
Cook County, IL · 35,118 properties · updated 7/5/2026
Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens
72affordability /100
Buyer leverage is buyer advantage; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.
Payment burden
16.9%
affordable
Days on market
61
daily
Price cuts
31.9%
of active
Valuation
-25.5%
vs assessor
70
/100
Stable
warming · buyer advantage · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
55
Affordability
95
Valuation
50
Economic health
72
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
Seller's Market
DOM: 84d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)40
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)0
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)75
Seller-favored market in 60438. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 17.0% of median income. Median days on market: 84.
Buyer Caution
Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.
Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
WARMINGBUYER ADVANTAGE
Market is warming with rising prices. Buyers have strong negotiating leverage.
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Median price
$201,327
▴ 1.2% YoY
Days on market
61
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,584
ZORI
Investor score
86/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
150
90-day
Valuation3 lenses, different anchors
vs assessor
-25.5%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$150,000
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$120
Price-to-income2.8×
How 60438 ranks in IL
percentile vs all Illinois ZIPs · n=1303
Market velocity35%
Supply tightness25%
Affordability41%
Investment yield88%
Appreciation14%
Affordability, supply & momentum
18SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness
Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.
Months of Supply17.0 mo
Days on Market61d
Inv vs History+4.3%
Listing Density--
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,017
Payment burden16.9%
Median income · ZIP$72,043
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$1,218
Monthly rent$1,584
Market dynamics
Price cut %31.9%
Momentumwarming
LeverageBUYER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply17
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,584
Price-to-rent10.6
Est. cap rate6.1%
Buy vs rentfavors buying
Livability
Walk score5
Transit score10
Bike score—
Historical trends
Cook County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration
ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.