Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area - Investment Guide

Metro Area • 265 Cities • 376 ZIP Codes

Avg Home Value $381,250
Avg Monthly Rent $1,903
Avg Cap Rate 4.51%
Avg Investability 3.1 ★
Cities 265
ZIP Codes 376

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🏦 30-yr Fixed Rate: 6.76% as of Sep 10 Source: Freddie Mac PMMS

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Cities in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Addison Illinois 1 ZIPs Algonquin Illinois 1 ZIPs Alsip Illinois 1 ZIPs Antioch Illinois 1 ZIPs Arlington Heights Illinois 2 ZIPs Aurora Illinois 5 ZIPs Barrington Illinois 1 ZIPs Bartlett Illinois 1 ZIPs Batavia Illinois 1 ZIPs Beecher Illinois 1 ZIPs Bellwood Illinois 1 ZIPs Bensenville Illinois 1 ZIPs Berkeley Illinois 1 ZIPs Berwyn Illinois 1 ZIPs Big Rock Illinois 1 ZIPs Bloomingdale Illinois 1 ZIPs Blue Island Illinois 1 ZIPs Bolingbrook Illinois 2 ZIPs Braidwood Illinois 1 ZIPs Bridgeview Illinois 1 ZIPs Bristol Wisconsin 1 ZIPs Bristol Illinois 1 ZIPs Broadview Illinois 1 ZIPs Brook Indiana 1 ZIPs Brookfield Illinois 1 ZIPs Buffalo Grove Illinois 1 ZIPs Burbank Illinois 1 ZIPs Burlington Illinois 1 ZIPs Calumet City Illinois 1 ZIPs Campton Hills Illinois 1 ZIPs Carol Stream Illinois 1 ZIPs Carpentersville Illinois 1 ZIPs Cary Illinois 1 ZIPs Cedar Lake Indiana 1 ZIPs Channahon Illinois 1 ZIPs Chesterton Indiana 1 ZIPs Chicago Illinois 56 ZIPs Chicago Heights Illinois 1 ZIPs Chicago Ridge Illinois 1 ZIPs Cicero Illinois 1 ZIPs Clare Illinois 1 ZIPs Clarendon Hills Illinois 1 ZIPs Coal City Illinois 1 ZIPs Country Club Hills Illinois 1 ZIPs Crest Hill Illinois 1 ZIPs Crestwood Illinois 1 ZIPs Crete Illinois 1 ZIPs Crown Point Indiana 1 ZIPs Crystal Lake Illinois 2 ZIPs Darien Illinois 1 ZIPs Deerfield Illinois 1 ZIPs Dekalb Illinois 2 ZIPs DeMotte Indiana 1 ZIPs Des Plaines Illinois 2 ZIPs Dolton Illinois 1 ZIPs Downers Grove Illinois 2 ZIPs Dyer Indiana 1 ZIPs East Chicago Indiana 1 ZIPs Elburn Illinois 1 ZIPs Elgin Illinois 3 ZIPs Elk Grove Village Illinois 1 ZIPs Elmhurst Illinois 1 ZIPs Elmwood Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Elwood Illinois 1 ZIPs Evanston Illinois 4 ZIPs Evergreen Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Fair Oaks Indiana 1 ZIPs Flossmoor Illinois 1 ZIPs Forest Lake Illinois 1 ZIPs Forest Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Fox Lake Illinois 2 ZIPs Fox River Grove Illinois 1 ZIPs Francesville Indiana 1 ZIPs Frankfort Illinois 1 ZIPs Franklin Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Geneva Illinois 1 ZIPs Genoa Illinois 1 ZIPs Gilberts Illinois 1 ZIPs Glen Ellyn Illinois 1 ZIPs Glencoe Illinois 1 ZIPs Glendale Heights Illinois 1 ZIPs Glenview Illinois 2 ZIPs Glenwood Illinois 1 ZIPs Golf Illinois 1 ZIPs Goodland Indiana 1 ZIPs Grayslake Illinois 1 ZIPs Griffith Indiana 1 ZIPs Gurnee Illinois 1 ZIPs Hammond Indiana 4 ZIPs Hampshire Illinois 1 ZIPs Hanover Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Harvard Illinois 1 ZIPs Harvey Illinois 1 ZIPs Harwood Heights Illinois 1 ZIPs Hazel Crest Illinois 1 ZIPs Hebron Illinois 1 ZIPs Hebron Indiana 1 ZIPs Hickory Hills Illinois 1 ZIPs Highland Indiana 1 ZIPs Highland Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Highwood Illinois 1 ZIPs Hillside Illinois 1 ZIPs Hinckley Illinois 1 ZIPs Hinsdale Illinois 1 ZIPs Hobart Indiana 1 ZIPs Hoffman Estates Illinois 2 ZIPs Homer Glen Illinois 1 ZIPs Hometown Illinois 1 ZIPs Homewood Illinois 1 ZIPs Huntley Illinois 1 ZIPs Island Lake Illinois 1 ZIPs Itasca Illinois 1 ZIPs Joliet Illinois 4 ZIPs Justice Illinois 1 ZIPs Kenilworth Illinois 1 ZIPs Kentland Indiana 1 ZIPs Kingston Illinois 1 ZIPs Kirkland Illinois 1 ZIPs Kouts Indiana 1 ZIPs La Grange Illinois 1 ZIPs La Grange Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Lake Bluff Illinois 1 ZIPs Lake Forest Illinois 1 ZIPs Lake in the Hills Illinois 1 ZIPs Lake Station Indiana 1 ZIPs Lake Village Indiana 2 ZIPs Lansing Illinois 1 ZIPs Lemont Illinois 1 ZIPs Libertyville Illinois 1 ZIPs Lincolnshire Illinois 1 ZIPs Lincolnwood Illinois 1 ZIPs Lindenhurst Illinois 1 ZIPs Lisle Illinois 1 ZIPs Lockport Illinois 1 ZIPs Lombard Illinois 1 ZIPs Lowell Indiana 2 ZIPs Lyons Illinois 1 ZIPs Malta Illinois 1 ZIPs Manhattan Illinois 1 ZIPs Maple Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Marengo Illinois 1 ZIPs Markham Illinois 1 ZIPs Matteson Illinois 1 ZIPs Maywood Illinois 1 ZIPs Mazon Illinois 1 ZIPs McHenry Illinois 2 ZIPs Medaryville Indiana 1 ZIPs Medinah Illinois 1 ZIPs Melrose Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Merrillville Indiana 1 ZIPs Midlothian Illinois 1 ZIPs Minooka Illinois 1 ZIPs Mokena Illinois 1 ZIPs Monee Illinois 1 ZIPs Monon Indiana 1 ZIPs Morocco Indiana 1 ZIPs Morris Illinois 1 ZIPs Morton Grove Illinois 1 ZIPs Mount Prospect Illinois 1 ZIPs Mundelein Illinois 1 ZIPs Munster Indiana 1 ZIPs Naperville Illinois 4 ZIPs New Lenox Illinois 1 ZIPs Newark Illinois 1 ZIPs Niles Illinois 1 ZIPs North Aurora Illinois 1 ZIPs North Chicago Illinois 1 ZIPs Northbrook Illinois 1 ZIPs Northlake Illinois 1 ZIPs Oak Brook Illinois 1 ZIPs Oak Forest Illinois 1 ZIPs Oak Lawn Illinois 1 ZIPs Oak Park Illinois 3 ZIPs Olympia Fields Illinois 1 ZIPs Orland Park Illinois 2 ZIPs Oswego Illinois 2 ZIPs Palatine Illinois 2 ZIPs Palos Heights Illinois 1 ZIPs Palos Hills Illinois 1 ZIPs Palos Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Park Forest Illinois 1 ZIPs Park Ridge Illinois 1 ZIPs Peotone Illinois 1 ZIPs Plainfield Illinois 3 ZIPs Plano Illinois 1 ZIPs Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin 1 ZIPs Portage Indiana 1 ZIPs Posen Illinois 1 ZIPs Prospect Heights Illinois 1 ZIPs Remington Indiana 1 ZIPs Rensselaer Indiana 1 ZIPs Richmond Illinois 1 ZIPs Richton Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Ringwood Illinois 1 ZIPs River Forest Illinois 1 ZIPs River Grove Illinois 1 ZIPs Riverdale Illinois 1 ZIPs Riverside Illinois 1 ZIPs Robbins Illinois 1 ZIPs Rockdale Illinois 1 ZIPs Rolling Meadows Illinois 1 ZIPs Romeoville Illinois 1 ZIPs Roselle Illinois 1 ZIPs Round Lake Illinois 1 ZIPs Saint Charles Illinois 1 ZIPs Saint John Indiana 1 ZIPs Salem Wisconsin 3 ZIPs San Pierre Indiana 1 ZIPs Sandwich Illinois 1 ZIPs Schaumburg Illinois 4 ZIPs Schererville Indiana 1 ZIPs Schiller Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Schneider Indiana 1 ZIPs Shabbona Illinois 1 ZIPs Shorewood Illinois 1 ZIPs Skokie Illinois 2 ZIPs Somers Wisconsin 1 ZIPs South Elgin Illinois 1 ZIPs South Holland Illinois 1 ZIPs South Wilmington Illinois 1 ZIPs Spring Grove Illinois 1 ZIPs Steger Illinois 1 ZIPs Stone Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Streamwood Illinois 1 ZIPs Sugar Grove Illinois 1 ZIPs Summit Illinois 1 ZIPs Sycamore Illinois 1 ZIPs Thornton Illinois 1 ZIPs Tinley Park Illinois 2 ZIPs Twin Lakes Wisconsin 1 ZIPs Union Illinois 1 ZIPs University Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Valparaiso Indiana 3 ZIPs Vernon Hills Illinois 1 ZIPs Verona Illinois 1 ZIPs Villa Park Illinois 1 ZIPs Wadsworth Illinois 1 ZIPs Warrenville Illinois 1 ZIPs Waterman Illinois 1 ZIPs Wauconda Illinois 1 ZIPs Waukegan Illinois 2 ZIPs Wayne Illinois 1 ZIPs West Chicago Illinois 1 ZIPs West Dundee Illinois 1 ZIPs Westchester Illinois 1 ZIPs Western Springs Illinois 1 ZIPs Westmont Illinois 1 ZIPs Wheatfield Indiana 1 ZIPs Wheaton Illinois 2 ZIPs Wheeling Illinois 1 ZIPs Whiting Indiana 1 ZIPs Willow Springs Illinois 1 ZIPs Willowbrook Illinois 1 ZIPs Wilmette Illinois 1 ZIPs Wilmington Illinois 1 ZIPs Winfield Illinois 1 ZIPs Winnetka Illinois 1 ZIPs Winthrop Harbor Illinois 1 ZIPs Wonder Lake Illinois 1 ZIPs Wood Dale Illinois 1 ZIPs Woodridge Illinois 1 ZIPs Woodstock Illinois 1 ZIPs Worth Illinois 1 ZIPs Yorkville Illinois 1 ZIPs Zion Illinois 1 ZIPs

Top ZIP Codes by Investability

ZIP Code City State Home Value Rent Cap Rate Rating
46405 Lake Station IN $159,257 $1,670 8.18% 5.0 ★
60628 Chicago IL $141,292 $1,588 8.77% 5.0 ★
46402 Gary IN $68,995 $1,150 13.00% 5.0 ★
60466 Park Forest IL $149,105 $1,742 9.11% 5.0 ★
46406 Gary IN $79,226 $1,338 13.17% 5.0 ★
60425 Glenwood IL $207,254 $2,735 10.29% 5.0 ★
60419 Dolton IL $158,171 $2,287 11.28% 5.0 ★
46407 Gary IN $57,287 $1,169 15.92% 5.0 ★
60472 Robbins IL $117,385 $1,458 9.69% 5.0 ★
60426 Harvey IL $105,735 $1,206 8.90% 5.0 ★
60443 Matteson IL $266,076 $2,730 8.00% 5.0 ★
46408 Gary IN $110,846 $1,429 10.06% 5.0 ★
60473 South Holland IL $231,620 $2,995 10.09% 5.0 ★
60428 Markham IL $152,867 $2,500 12.76% 5.0 ★
46404 Gary IN $88,884 $1,361 11.95% 5.0 ★
46379 Lake Village IN $90,465 $1,098 9.47% 5.0 ★
46409 Gary IN $75,636 $1,340 13.82% 5.0 ★
60429 Hazel Crest IL $177,874 $2,355 10.33% 5.0 ★
60621 Chicago IL $125,693 $1,584 9.83% 5.0 ★
46406 Gary IN $78,196 $1,348 13.44% 5.0 ★
60827 Riverdale IL $119,738 $1,213 7.90% 5.0 ★
60628 Chicago IL $149,199 $1,547 8.09% 5.0 ★
60643 Chicago IL $220,820 $2,530 8.94% 5.0 ★
60430 Homewood IL $248,937 $2,647 8.29% 5.0 ★
46402 Gary IN $65,145 $1,150 13.77% 5.0 ★
60466 Park Forest IL $161,284 $1,981 9.58% 5.0 ★
60419 Dolton IL $150,197 $2,213 11.49% 5.0 ★
46407 Gary IN $57,919 $1,273 17.14% 5.0 ★
60472 Robbins IL $109,238 $1,458 10.41% 5.0 ★
60425 Glenwood IL $222,063 $2,735 9.61% 5.0 ★
60426 Harvey IL $108,267 $1,693 12.19% 5.0 ★
60636 Chicago IL $128,586 $1,446 8.77% 5.0 ★
46408 Gary IN $102,328 $1,259 9.60% 5.0 ★
46409 Gary IN $77,728 $1,298 13.02% 5.0 ★
60409 Calumet City IL $151,373 $1,612 8.31% 5.0 ★
60428 Markham IL $158,450 $2,500 12.31% 5.0 ★
60478 Country Club Hills IL $216,524 $2,575 9.28% 5.0 ★
60621 Chicago IL $115,670 $1,676 11.30% 5.0 ★
46404 Gary IN $101,923 $1,435 10.98% 5.0 ★
60484 University Park IL $192,025 $2,068 8.40% 5.0 ★
46379 Lake Village IN $97,399 $1,098 8.79% 5.0 ★
60429 Hazel Crest IL $187,646 $2,538 10.55% 5.0 ★
60633 Chicago IL $187,404 $2,075 8.64% 5.0 ★
46402 Gary IN $66,095 $1,008 11.90% 5.0 ★
60466 Park Forest IL $148,997 $2,154 11.28% 5.0 ★
46406 Gary IN $80,297 $1,338 12.99% 5.0 ★
60425 Glenwood IL $204,639 $2,735 10.42% 5.0 ★
60411 Chicago Heights IL $169,450 $1,868 8.60% 5.0 ★
60419 Dolton IL $162,111 $2,337 11.24% 5.0 ★
46407 Gary IN $59,994 $1,108 14.41% 5.0 ★

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About Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Real Estate Market

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metropolitan statistical area (MSA) encompasses 265 cities and 376 ZIP codes. The average home value across the metro is $381,250, with an average monthly rent of $1,903. Explore individual cities and ZIP codes to find investment opportunities that match your criteria.