ZIP Code Market Report ยท Updated May 2026
Is 60601 a Buyer's
or Seller's Market?
๐ Chicago, Illinois ยท IL
71
๐ก WARM
Balanced market
22 days avg on market ยท Tax rate: 2.22%/yr
Mortgage Breakdown โ 60601
Median Price$420,000
20% Down$84,000
Loan Amount$336,000
Rate (~6.7%)$2,168/mo P&I
Property Tax$777/mo
Total PITI$3,120/mo
Income Needed$104,000/yr
Educational purposes only. Market data is estimated. Not financial advice. Always verify with a licensed professional.
The other half of the answer
Prices tell you what a house costs here. They do not tell you whether a lender will approve the loan — and that varies more than almost anyone realises.
30.0%
of FHA applications denied in Chicago-Naperville-Evanston, IL, 2025 · national 22.1%
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC
9.0% GUARANTEED RATE, INC.
13.8% United Wholesale Mortgage
26.0% A 26.2-point spread between the busiest FHA lenders in this metro.
Loans under $150K denied at 50.9% versus 25.2% above $250K.
CFPB HMDA 2025, computed by FinanceRateCalc. Covers the highest-volume lenders published for this market, not all lenders. Rates reflect applicant mix as well as lender practice — historical observations, not predictions. CC BY 4.0, not independently reproduced.
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