Last year was a very positive one for real estate in Chicagoland’s suburbs. According to the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe), single-family detached sales rose 9.4 percent over 2014, while median sales price rose 5.2 percent.
What specific suburbs, though, saw the most home sales? Using exclusive numbers from Redfin, we put together the following chart, which not only ranks the top 10 suburban housing markets, but also breaks down sales by the single-family, condo and townhome markets.
Suburb | Total Home Sales | Single-Family Sales | Condo Sales | Townhome Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|
Naperville | 2537 | 1779 | 314 | 444 |
Aurora | 2413 | 1700 | 232 | 481 |
Plainfield | 1686 | 1346 | 34 | 306 |
Joliet | 1643 | 1341 | 134 | 168 |
Elgin | 1587 | 1236 | 118 | 234 |
Arlington Heights | 1252 | 803 | 320 | 129 |
Schaumburg | 1191 | 628 | 257 | 306 |
Palatine | 1181 | 564 | 352 | 265 |
Bolingbrook | 1175 | 931 | 55 | 189 |
Evanston | 1130 | 487 | 537 | 106 |