ZIP 60304 vs ZIP 60526

60304 is one of 167 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Cook County, IL.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 4 of the 39 nearby ZIPs shown.

3 school locations in 60304: 3 elementary.

In alphabetical order: Abraham Lincoln Elem School, Irving Elem School, Longfellow Elem School. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

60526 is one of 167 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Cook County, IL.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 5 of the 39 nearby ZIPs shown.

4 school locations in 60526: 2 elementary, 2 middle.

In alphabetical order: Barnsdale Road School, Brook Park Elem School, Forest Road Elem School, Park Junior High School. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

In January 2000 the typical home in 60304 was worth $184,155.

Values peaked at $511,912 in August 2026. The latest reading is the peak.

As of August 2026: $511,912, +10.4% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $511,912. Put 20% down and borrow $409,530 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $2,836 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $132,841 a year, $11,070 a month. So the payment takes 25.6% of income — rated “affordable” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 9.2% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $1,103.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $1,210.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $2,634 — +118% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +37%.

Reported values rose +178% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $363,449. So the real change is +41%, not +178%.

60304: +178% since January 2000.

Cook County: +124% since January 2000.

Illinois: +128% since January 2000 — 60304 ran ahead of it by 50 points.

Against 1,303 Illinois ZIP codes, 60304 sits at the 14th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

86th for appreciation (recent value growth); 7th for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $3,347 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,485 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 28.7. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

In January 2000 the typical home in 60526 was worth $204,297.

Values peaked at $502,908 in August 2026. The latest reading is the peak.

As of August 2026: $502,908, +10.6% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $502,908. Put 20% down and borrow $402,326 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $2,786 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $118,831 a year, $9,903 a month. So the payment takes 28.1% of income — rated “stretched” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 11.4% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $1,223.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $1,148.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $2,587 — +125% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +42%.

Reported values rose +146% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $403,201. So the real change is +25%, not +146%.

60526: +146% since January 2000.

Cook County: +124% since January 2000.

Illinois: +128% since January 2000 — 60526 ran ahead of it by 18 points.

Against 1,303 Illinois ZIP codes, 60526 sits at the 8th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

88th for appreciation (recent value growth); 12th for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $3,289 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,670 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 25.1. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 19 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 65% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 27.

Going out — closed sales: about 18 a month. That is 59% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 1.5 months of supply — below the 4–6 month range Lotvox treats as balanced. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 1 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 18 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 21 — so sales ran at 86% of it, and below it in 19 of the last 24 months.

Across Cook County, builders pulled permits for 4,969 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 24% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

Homes sold: about 13 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 14 — so sales ran at 93% of it, and below it in 18 of the last 24 months.

Across Cook County, builders pulled permits for 4,969 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 24% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

This ZIP sits in Cook County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 29,367 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 41,339 moved out.

Net across those counties: −11,972 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 27 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from DuPage, IL (8,374 households); most departures went to DuPage, IL (11,143).

County assessor records list 14,442 properties with a market value here. Their average assessed market value is $400,000; the typical home value is $511,912.

The assessor average sits −21.9% from the market figure — an average against a typical value, so treat it as a check, not a verdict.

This ZIP sits in Cook County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 29,367 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 41,339 moved out.

Net across those counties: −11,972 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 19 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from DuPage, IL (8,374 households); most departures went to DuPage, IL (11,143).

County assessor records list 12,033 properties with a market value here. Their average assessed market value is $390,000; the typical home value is $502,908.

The assessor average sits −22.5% from the market figure — an average against a typical value, so treat it as a check, not a verdict.