Oak Forest 60452

Cook County, IL · 26,710 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

66affordability /100

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

Payment burden
20.4%
affordable
Days on market
53
daily
Price cuts
19.2%
of active
Valuation
-19.8%
vs assessor
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78
/100
Stable
warming · balanced · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
82
Affordability
95
Valuation
50
Economic health
66

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

34/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 56d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)40
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Buy vs Rent (15%)25
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Seller-favored market in 60452. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 20.4% of median income. Median days on market: 56. Renting is approximately 8% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 13.0).

Buyer Caution

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

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

Market is warming with rising prices. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices up 5.0% YoY.

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Median price
$299,443
▴ 5.0% YoY
Days on market
53
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,921
ZORI
Investor score
89/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
67
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-19.8%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$240,010
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
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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$177
Price-to-income3.4×

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How 60452 ranks in IL
percentile vs all Illinois ZIPs · n=1303
Market velocity43%
Supply tightness53%
Affordability23%
Investment yield73%
Appreciation42%

Affordability, supply & momentum

27SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply10.4 mo
Days on Market53d
Inv vs History-0.1%
Listing Density--
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,513
Payment burden20.4%
Median income · ZIP$89,167
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$1,812
Monthly rent$1,921
Market dynamics
Price cut %19.2%
Momentumwarming
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply10.4
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,921
Price-to-rent13.0
Est. cap rate5.0%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score5
Transit score15
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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