Chicago, Illinois 
The Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan Division of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan Statistical Area approximation has 85,093 total listings of which 68,283 are either Single Family or Condo homes (browse Chicago homes). The area includes the major cities of Aurora, Carol Stream, Chicago, Des Plaines, Evanston, Joliet, McHenry, Naperville, Palatine, Schaumburg and many others. See also housing affordability for Chicago, Illinois
Weekly Data
Weekly inventory and median asking prices for Single Family and Condo homes (together) are displayed in the trend box below. 25th and 75th percentile prices for the last ten weeks are shown in the table. For a longer history of trends see the averages data further down.
| Trend | 05/05/2008 | 1 month | 3 month | 6 month | 12 month |
| Median Price | $287,900 | -0.7% | +1.0% | -0.7% | -6.8% |
| Inventory | 68,283 | +6.2% | +17.9% | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| Date | Inventory (SFH + Condo) | 25th Percentile | 50th Percentile (Median) | 75th Percentile |
| 05/05/2008 | 68,283 | $199,000 | $287,900 | $429,900 |
| 04/28/2008 | 67,459 | $199,000 | $289,000 | $429,900 |
| 04/21/2008 | 65,842 | $199,000 | $289,000 | $429,900 |
| 04/14/2008 | 64,981 | $199,000 | $289,000 | $429,900 |
| 04/07/2008 | 64,323 | $199,000 | $289,900 | $430,000 |
| 03/31/2008 | 63,917 | $199,000 | $289,000 | $429,900 |
| 03/24/2008 | 63,147 | $199,000 | $289,000 | $429,900 |
| 03/17/2008 | 61,999 | $199,000 | $289,500 | $429,900 |
| 03/10/2008 | 60,823 | $199,000 | $289,000 | $429,900 |
| 03/03/2008 | 60,614 | $198,900 | $287,250 | $429,500 |
Monthly Averages
The calendar month averages of weekly price and inventory observations are computed and plotted here. The current month average is an average to date. A summary of the average data is provided in the table.
| Date | Inventory (SFH + Condo) | 25th Percentile | 50th Percentile (Median) | 75th Percentile |
| 05/2008 | 68,283 | $199,000 | $287,900 | $429,900 |
| 04/2008 | 65,651 | $199,000 | $289,225 | $429,925 |
| 03/2008 | 62,100 | $198,980 | $288,750 | $429,820 |
| 02/2008 | 58,865 | $198,975 | $285,247 | $427,350 |
| 01/2008 | 55,914 | $198,735 | $284,950 | $424,997 |
| 12/2007 | 60,001 | $199,460 | $285,340 | $424,940 |
| 11/2007 | 64,970 | $200,425 | $289,675 | $428,450 |
| 10/2007 | 67,772 | $205,320 | $292,920 | $434,280 |
| 09/2007 | 69,045 | $207,904 | $295,450 | $432,975 |
| 08/2007 | 70,238 | $209,675 | $298,625 | $435,225 |
| 07/2007 | 70,784 | $212,097 | $299,900 | $442,940 |
| 06/2007 | 70,201 | $214,950 | $302,425 | $448,500 |
| 05/2007 | 68,303 | $215,925 | $307,700 | $449,225 |
| 04/2007 | 64,043 | $216,680 | $308,798 | $449,900 |
| 03/2007 | 60,828 | $216,950 | $309,200 | $452,175 |
| 02/2007 | 56,475 | $214,975 | $301,199 | $448,450 |
| 01/2007 | 52,243 | $213,620 | $299,640 | $442,920 |
| 12/2006 | 56,596 | $214,900 | $299,900 | $439,900 |
| 11/2006 | 60,254 | $215,850 | $299,925 | $439,950 |
| 10/2006 | 62,919 | $219,059 | $305,140 | $446,900 |
| 09/2006 | 62,269 | $219,900 | $307,175 | $449,000 |
| 08/2006 | 62,065 | $219,900 | $308,850 | $449,350 |
| 07/2006 | 61,132 | $219,900 | $309,900 | $449,940 |
| 06/2006 | 59,376 | $219,900 | $309,900 | $454,050 |
| 05/2006 | 56,562 | $219,440 | $309,900 | $455,540 |
| 04/2006 | 53,169 | $215,962 | $307,930 | $454,666 |