CITY

Median sale prices are for 2021. For Chicago neighborhoods, the data is for town-houses and condos in the encompassing community area; all suburban data is for detached housing.

 Source: Midwest Real Estate Data

South Side

WOODLAWN

Median sale price: $235,500

Five-year change: 188%

Bordered by Washington Park and the Midway Plaisance to the north and Jackson Park and Lake Michigan to the east, Woodlawn has long boasted plenty of green space, plus convenient Loop access via the CTA’s Green Line, the Metra Electric, and the South Shore Line. But in recent years, the neighborhood just south of Hyde Park and the University of Chicago has attracted more residential and retail investments, including newly constructed single-family housing and Woodlawn Central, a planned 1.25-million-square-foot mixed-use development from the Apostolic Church of God that will feature residential, retail, and office space, a hotel, and a performance venue. The promise of more community investment and the construction of the Obama Presidential Center in