Lincoln Park home prices kept climbing over the past year while the number of homes for sale shrank. In the 12 months from November 2025 through October 2026, the median single-family house in MRED’s Lincoln Park area sold for $2,575,000, up 17.0% from the 12 months before, and the median condo or townhome sold for $732,500, up 12.5%. Fewer homes were listed and fewer sold, homes went under contract faster, and condos sold for more than their original asking price on average.
Data as of November 1, 2026 · Trailing 12 months (Nov 2025–Oct 2026) compared with the prior 12 months (Nov 2024–Oct 2025) · Source: Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), the Chicago-area MLS, via InfoSparks
Median price, houses
$2,575,000
+17.0% vs. prior 12 months
Single-family
Median price, condos & townhomes
$732,500
+12.5% vs. prior 12 months
Attached homes
Homes sold
1,194
-6.6% vs. prior 12 months
All homes, 12 months
New listings
1,538
-10.9% vs. prior 12 months
All homes, 12 months
Median days on market
7 days
-1 day vs. prior 12 months
All homes
Condos: % of original price
103.3%
+2.5 pts vs. prior 12 months
Average, attached homes
The year at a glance
- Prices are up by double digits. Median price per square foot rose 23.6% for houses (to $618) and 10.0% for condos and townhomes (to $460).
- Supply is tighter. New listings fell 10.9% to 1,538, and the average number of homes for sale fell 24.4% to 99. Months of supply dropped to 1.7 for houses and 0.9 for condos and townhomes.
- Fewer sales, more dollars. Closed sales fell 6.6% to 1,194, but higher prices lifted total dollar volume 2.0% to $1.34 billion.
- Homes sell fast. The median home sold in 7 days of market time, and the median listing went under contract in 6 days.
- Condos are selling above asking. Condos and townhomes sold for 103.3% of their original list price on average, up from 100.8%. Houses averaged 99.8%.
Prices
Single-family houses led the gains. The trailing-12-month median for houses rose from $2.2 million in October 2025 to $2,575,000, and has climbed every quarter since mid-2025. Condos and townhomes rose more steadily, from $651,000 to $732,500.
Trailing 12 months, January 2023 to October 2026.
Trailing 12 months, January 2023 to October 2026.
Price per square foot strips out some of the effect of home size. It rose faster than the median for houses ($500 to $618, up 23.6%), which suggests the gain is not only a shift toward bigger homes. For condos and townhomes it rose 10.0%, from $418 to $460.
Trailing 12 months. Houses and condos on the same dollar scale.
Single-family houses Condos and townhomes
List prices rose less than sale prices. The median original list price was $799,900 across all homes, up 3.2%, while the median sale price rose 10.9%. Buyers paid more relative to asking than a year earlier.
Supply and demand
The main story of the year is supply. For single-family houses, new listings fell 23.7% (287 to 219) and closed sales fell 20.2% (203 to 162). For condos and townhomes, new listings fell 8.4% and sales fell 4.1%. Sales roughly tracked listings: buyers bought most of what came to market.
Count over each trailing 12 months. Fewer houses are coming to market and fewer are selling.
New listings Closed sales
Count over each trailing 12 months.
New listings Closed sales
Months of supply measures how long the current inventory would last at the recent sales pace. For houses it fell from 4.6 months in mid-2024 to 1.7, and for condos and townhomes it slipped below one month in early 2026. The average number of homes for sale fell to 25 houses and 74 condos and townhomes.
How many months it would take to sell every home for sale at the recent pace. Under about 4 is generally considered a seller’s market.
Single-family houses Condos and townhomes
How fast homes sell
Homes moved faster again. Median market time fell to 12 days for houses (from 14) and 7 days for condos and townhomes (from 8). Averages are longer, 38 and 24 days, because a minority of listings sit much longer. From contract to closing took a median of 34 days.
Trailing 12 months. Half of homes sold faster than this.
Single-family houses Condos and townhomes
Negotiation: what homes sold for vs. asking
Condos and townhomes sold for 103.3% of their original list price on average, up from 100.8%, and the median condo sold 1.2% above its original price. Single-family houses averaged 99.8% of the original price, close to full asking and up from 99.1%.
Trailing 12 months. Above the dashed line means homes sold for more than their first asking price, on average.
Single-family houses Condos and townhomes
Showings
Showing activity rose. Each listing drew an average of 6.0 showings over the year, up from 5.5 (4.8 for houses, 6.3 for condos and townhomes), and the median home needed 7 showings to go under contract, the same as a year earlier. Showing counts come from ShowingTime’s appointment system, so showings booked another way aren’t included.
Every metric, side by side
All 25 InfoSparks measures for Lincoln Park, for houses, condos and townhomes, and all homes combined. Scroll sideways on a phone.
| Metric | Single-family houses | Condos and townhomes | All homes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025–Oct 2026 | Nov 2024–Oct 2025 | Change | Nov 2025–Oct 2026 | Nov 2024–Oct 2025 | Change | Nov 2025–Oct 2026 | Nov 2024–Oct 2025 | Change | |
| Prices | |||||||||
| Median sale price | $2,575,000 | $2,200,000 | +17.0% | $732,500 | $651,000 | +12.5% | $815,000 | $735,000 | +10.9% |
| Average sale price | $2,715,612 | $2,466,825 | +10.1% | $873,038 | $755,978 | +15.5% | $1,123,036 | $1,027,520 | +9.3% |
| Median price per sq ft | $618 | $500 | +23.6% | $460 | $418 | +10.0% | $478 | $430 | +11.2% |
| Average price per sq ft | $606 | $537 | +12.8% | $491 | $444 | +10.6% | $508 | $462 | +10.0% |
| Median original list price | $2,771,629 | $2,600,000 | +6.6% | $700,000 | $675,000 | +3.7% | $799,900 | $775,000 | +3.2% |
| Average original list price | $3,019,329 | $2,968,290 | +1.7% | $901,779 | $836,171 | +7.8% | $1,203,303 | $1,190,700 | +1.1% |
| Supply and demand | |||||||||
| Closed sales | 162 | 203 | -20.2% | 1,032 | 1,076 | -4.1% | 1,194 | 1,279 | -6.6% |
| Under contract (pending) | 162 | 199 | -18.6% | 1,019 | 1,070 | -4.8% | 1,181 | 1,269 | -6.9% |
| New listings | 219 | 287 | -23.7% | 1,319 | 1,440 | -8.4% | 1,538 | 1,727 | -10.9% |
| Homes for sale (average) | 25 | 35 | -28.6% | 74 | 97 | -23.7% | 99 | 131 | -24.4% |
| Months of supply | 1.7 | 2.3 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Dollar volume of closed sales | $439.93M | $500.77M | -12.1% | $900.98M | $813.43M | +10.8% | $1.34B | $1.31B | +2.0% |
| Speed | |||||||||
| Median market time | 12 days | 14 days | -2 days | 7 days | 8 days | -1 day | 7 days | 8 days | -1 day |
| Average market time | 38 days | 73 days | -35 days | 24 days | 35 days | -11 days | 26 days | 41 days | -15 days |
| Median listing to contract | 9 days | 11 days | -2 days | 5 days | 6 days | -1 day | 6 days | 7 days | -1 day |
| Average listing to contract | 25 days | 37 days | -12 days | 17 days | 18 days | -1 day | 18 days | 21 days | -3 days |
| Median contract to close | 43 days | 46 days | -3 days | 33 days | 36 days | -3 days | 34 days | 38 days | -4 days |
| Average contract to close | 58 days | 55 days | +3 days | 40 days | 41 days | -1 day | 42 days | 43 days | -1 day |
| Negotiation | |||||||||
| Median % of original list price | 100.0% | 99.3% | +0.7 pts | 101.2% | 100.0% | +1.2 pts | 100.5% | 100.0% | +0.5 pts |
| Average % of original list price | 99.8% | 99.1% | +0.7 pts | 103.3% | 100.8% | +2.5 pts | 102.9% | 100.6% | +2.3 pts |
| Median % of last list price | 100.0% | 99.3% | +0.7 pts | 101.3% | 100.0% | +1.3 pts | 100.6% | 100.0% | +0.6 pts |
| Average % of last list price | 100.2% | 99.5% | +0.7 pts | 103.6% | 101.1% | +2.5 pts | 103.2% | 100.9% | +2.3 pts |
| Showings | |||||||||
| Showings per listing | 4.8 | 4.3 | +11.6% | 6.3 | 5.7 | +10.5% | 6.0 | 5.5 | +9.1% |
| Median showings to contract | 7 | 7 | no change | 6 | 6 | no change | 7 | 7 | no change |
| Average showings to contract | 11 | 10 | +1 | 9 | 9 | no change | 9 | 9 | no change |
Mortgage rates
Freddie Mac’s weekly survey for October 29, 2026 put the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.24% and the 15-year at 6.60%, both down slightly from the week before but more than a point higher than a year earlier (6.17% and 5.41%). Prices rose this year despite higher borrowing costs.
What the numbers mean
For buyers
- Expect competition on well-priced condos: the average condo sold above its original asking price.
- Be ready to move quickly. Half of all homes went under contract within about a week of listing.
- Single-family houses give a little more room. They averaged just under full asking, and there was nearly twice as much supply as for condos.
- Check building details before you offer. Our condo building guides cover unit counts, year built and ownership type.
For sellers
- Low inventory works in your favor: there was less than two months of supply in every segment.
- Pricing still matters. The median original list price rose far less than sale prices, and homes priced right sold in days.
- Want a number for your own home? Request a free home value estimate.
About this data
- Source: Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), the multiple listing service for the Chicago area, through its InfoSparks market statistics tool (ShowingTime+). Pulled November 3, 2026, for data through October 31, 2026.
- Area: MRED’s own Lincoln Park market area (8007 – CHI – Lincoln Park). Its edges may differ slightly from the City’s Lincoln Park community area (North Avenue to Diversey Parkway, the river to the lake).
- What’s counted: MRED’s “single family” property class, which includes detached houses and attached homes (condos and townhomes). Two-to-four-unit buildings, rentals and land are not included. Only sales recorded in the MLS are counted, so private sales are missing.
- Trailing 12 months: each figure covers the 12 months ending in the month shown. “Homes for sale” is the average across those months.
- Medians vs. averages: the median is the middle sale; the average is pulled up by a few very expensive homes. We lead with medians.
- Earlier reports: October 2026 market update (single-month figures from Redfin, Zillow and MRED).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the median home price in Lincoln Park, Chicago?
Over the 12 months from November 2025 through October 2026, the median sale price in MRED’s Lincoln Park area was $2,575,000 for single-family houses and $732,500 for condos and townhomes. Across both, the median was $815,000, up 10.9% from the prior 12 months (MRED via InfoSparks, data as of November 1, 2026).
Is Lincoln Park a buyer’s or seller’s market right now?
A seller’s market by the usual measures. There was about 1.7 months of supply for single-family houses and 0.9 months for condos and townhomes, well under the roughly four to six months usually described as balanced, and condos sold for 103.3% of their original list price on average (MRED via InfoSparks, trailing 12 months to October 2026).
How fast do homes sell in Lincoln Park?
Quickly. The median market time was 7 days for condos and townhomes and 12 days for single-family houses over the 12 months to October 2026, and the median home went under contract 6 days after listing (MRED via InfoSparks).
How many homes sell in Lincoln Park each year?
1,194 single-family homes closed in MRED’s Lincoln Park area from November 2025 through October 2026: 1,032 condos and townhomes and 162 houses. That was down 6.6% from 1,279 a year earlier, mainly because fewer homes were listed (MRED via InfoSparks).
How often is this Lincoln Park market report updated?
Monthly. The figures are refreshed in the first days of each month with the trailing 12 months through the month just ended, from Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), the Chicago-area MLS.
Sources
- Midwest Real Estate Data LLC (MRED), InfoSparks market statistics, MLS area 8007 – CHI – Lincoln Park, single-family property class (detached and attached), trailing 12 months ending October 2026 and October 2025. Accessed November 3, 2026.
- Freddie Mac, Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of October 29, 2026.
Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Data © 2026 Midwest Real Estate Data LLC. Compiled by Joe Bjorklund, Broker, Baird & Warner. Equal Housing Opportunity. Last updated November 1, 2026.