Wilmette
Detached-house prices, supply, showings and contract activity, with a separate condominium and townhouse section and a plain-language read on how this year compares with a typical one.
North Shore Market Intelligence
North Shore Real Estate Market Insights
Market conditions can look very different from one North Shore town to the next. Use the town reports below to examine inventory, pricing, contract activity, market time and other local indicators, then put those numbers in context for your own move.
Chicago’s North Shore is not one housing market. It is a set of distinct local markets — Wilmette, Winnetka, Kenilworth, Glencoe, Northfield, Glenview, Evanston and Northbrook among them — each with its own mix of houses, condominiums and price points. That is why the data here is organized town by town.
How to use the data
The number matters. The context matters more.
Market statistics are a starting point for a decision, not the decision itself. A few principles make the town reports more useful.
- A median is not a value. A town’s median sale price describes the middle of what sold. It does not tell you what a particular property is worth.
- Markets split by segment. Inventory and contract activity can differ by town, price band and property type, so detached houses and condominiums or townhouses are reported separately where there are enough sales.
- Small markets move sharply. In smaller North Shore towns, a handful of sales can swing a monthly or yearly figure. Read short-term changes alongside the longer trend.
- Recent data needs history. Each town report pairs the latest twelve months with a multi-year view, so a single month is not mistaken for a pattern.
- Every figure is dated. The town pages name their source, the period covered and when they were last updated, and explain what the charts show in plain language.
Eight town reports
Market statistics by town
Each report covers one community: the latest twelve months, how this year compares with a typical one, where sales happened by price band, when the homes that sold were built and how the numbers are calculated.
Winnetka
Detached-house pricing, supply and pace, how this year compares with a typical year, where sales fell by price band and what sold as new construction.
Kenilworth
A small, mostly detached-house market where a few sales can move the numbers, so the twelve-month figures are shown alongside the longer trend and the price bands where sales happened.
Glencoe
Detached-house prices, supply and pace, with a market trend that reaches back to 2008, sales by price band and what sold as new construction.
Northfield
Detached-house pricing and supply plus a separate condominium and townhouse section, with this year compared against a typical year and the longer trend.
Glenview
Detached-house pricing and pace, a separate condominium and townhouse section, sales by price band and what sold as new construction.
Evanston
Detached houses and the condominium and townhouse market reported separately, with supply, pricing and pace, this year against a typical year and the age of the homes that sold.
Northbrook
Detached-house pricing and supply, a separate condominium and townhouse section, new-construction sales and how this year compares with a typical year.
These eight are the communities we track in depth, not a boundary. We also work with buyers and sellers throughout Chicago’s North Shore and the north suburbs, into the city and well beyond. For what each town is like to live in, see the North Shore Communities guide.
Common questions
North Shore market questions, answered plainly
What is happening in the North Shore real estate market?
There is no single answer for the whole North Shore. Each town has its own inventory, price range, mix of property types and pace of sales, and those conditions can move in different directions at the same time. The most reliable way to answer the question is to look at current, dated data for the specific town — and, where it matters, the specific price band and property type — you care about.
Where can I find market statistics for each North Shore town?
Each of the eight priority communities has its own market-statistics report:
How often should North Shore market data be checked?
Inventory, contract activity and pricing conditions change through the year, so market data is only useful with a date attached. Every quantitative figure on the town reports identifies its source, the period it covers and when it was last updated. If you are planning a purchase or sale, check the current report for your town close to the time you act, not months ahead.
Can town-wide statistics tell me what my home is worth?
No. Town-wide statistics describe the market around a home; they do not value it. Pricing an individual property depends on its location, size, condition, updates and lot, the recent sales that are truly comparable, the homes it would compete with and how buyers are responding right now. That takes a property-specific analysis.
Seller research
When does timing matter most?
The strongest selling period is not necessarily the same in every North Shore town. Rather than relying on a single national rule of thumb, the town-level Best Time to Sell studies look at how listings, contracts and buyer activity have behaved month by month in each community, and what that history does and does not suggest. Timing still has to fit the house, its preparation and your own plans.
Original analysis
More North Shore market research
Beyond the monthly town reports, this page is the home for broader North Shore market research as it is published: what a particular budget buys across several towns, factual town-to-town comparisons, differences in housing stock and pricing, and longer-run historical analysis. Each piece will name its data source and period and be credited to the person who produced it.
For owners
What do these market numbers mean for your home?
Town-wide statistics are useful context, but a pricing and timing decision depends on the specific property, the competing inventory and how buyers are responding right now. A home valuation starts from your house, not the town average.
A home valuation is not an appraisal.
More for owners: Selling a home on the North Shore
For buyers
Planning a purchase?
Market data helps explain what is happening broadly. To translate it into a search by town, price range and priorities, start with a short planning questionnaire.
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More for buyers: Buying a home on the North Shore