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Explore US City Oak Park, IL - Real Estate Market Insights, Demographics, Crime, Trends & Hotspots

Oak Park, IL real estate snapshot: Pulse Score 52.17782283336507, cap rate 6%, median price $199,500. Below: live market insights, demographics, crime overview, investment hotspots, and nearby areas.

Pulse Score
C+
Cap Rate
6%
Investor Friendly Score
54%
Median Price
$199,500

Market Insights

With only 2.1 months of inventory, Oak Park remains a seller's market. Home prices have decreased 15.1% in the past month. With 2.1 months of supply, Oak Park's inventory levels remain relatively tight. Homes are taking about 49 days to sell, which is 3 days longer than this time last year. Approximately 46.7% of homes sold above list price, indicating some competitive segments within the market. Affordability remains a significant challenge in the Oak Park market with the affordability index at 57.8. Based on current market indicators, home prices in Oak Park are projected to increase by approximately 97.2% over the next month.

Demographics market for - Oak Park, IL

Total Population -

51,391

White Race

67%

African American Race

19%

Mexican5% (5% of total population)
Puerto Rican1% (1% of total population)
Cuban0% (0% of total population)
Dominican0% (0% of total population)
Salvadoran0% (0% of total population)
Costa Rican0% (0% of total population)
Gautemalan0% (0% of total population)
Honduran0% (0% of total population)
Nicaraguan0% (0% of total population)
Panamanian0% (0% of total population)
Argentinean0% (0% of total population)
Bolivian0% (0% of total population)
Chilean0% (0% of total population)
Colombian0% (0% of total population)
Ecuadorian0%
Peruvian0% (0% of total population)
Uruguyan0%
Venezuelan0% (0% of total population)

Indian1% (1% of total population)
Bangladeshi0%
Chinese1% (1% of total population)
Bhutanese0%
Burmese0%
Filipino1% (1% of total population)
Hmong0%
Indonesian0%
Japanese0% (0% of total population)
Korean1% (1% of total population)
Laotian0%
Malaysian0%
Mongolian0%
Nepalese0% (0% of total population)
Pakistani0% (0% of total population)
Srilankan0%
Taiwanese0% (0% of total population)
Pakistani0% (0% of total population)
Srilankan0%
Taiwanese0% (0% of total population)
Thai0% (0% of total population)
Vietnamese0% (0% of total population)

Hawaiian0%
Samoan0% (0% of total population)
Chamorro0% (0% of total population)
Fijian0%
Marshallese0%

Crime for City - Oak Park, IL

Homicide Offenses1

Arson1
Fraud Offenses5

Assault Offenses106

Sex Offenses1

Robbery14

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property28
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Larceny/Theft Offenses86
Burglary/Breaking & Entering12

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FAQ about Oak Park, IL

PulseReal aggregates median sale price, cap rate, rental yield, and inventory trends for Oak Park, IL from active MLS listings and short-term rental performance data. The Pulse Score on this page is 52.17782283336507. The cap rate on this page is 5.93%. The median price on this page is $199,500. The population figure on this page is 52,102. Browse the live cards above for the current Pulse Score, cap rate, investor-friendly score, and median price.

The Pulse Score combines property value appreciation, rental income potential, market liquidity, demographic trends, and crime/safety signals into a single 0–100 grade. Higher scores indicate stronger investor fundamentals.

Investment quality depends on your goals. Use the cap rate, investor-friendly score, demographic insights, and crime data on this page to evaluate Oak Park, IL for buy-and-hold, fix-and-flip, or short-term rental strategies.

Our analysis combines public datasets (US Census Bureau, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, HUD, BLS) with proprietary short-term rental performance and active MLS feeds, refreshed on a regular cadence.

Use the “Related analysis” section on this page to jump to the dedicated crime report, school ratings, and state-level short-term rental market analysis for Oak Park, IL.

Data sources & further reading

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FBI Crime Data Explorer

Official UCR crime statistics by state and agency from the FBI.

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Population, demographics, housing, and income data from the US Census Bureau.

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Encyclopedic overview of the city, history, and notable landmarks.

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Housing affordability, fair-market rents, and market reports from HUD.

BLS Local Area Statistics

Local unemployment and employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Does a rental pencil out in Oak Park, IL?

A median-priced home ($199,500) at the average rent ($1,213/mo), with 25% down at 7.25%, after property tax, insurance, vacancy, repairs, reserves and management.

-$703/mo

Cash flow on a median home

-15.1%

Cash-on-cash return

0.31

DSCR

$2,516/mo

Rent needed for a 1.25 DSCR

$2,599/yr

Landlord insurance, hazard-adjusted

#20 in IL for cash flow after insurance#20 in IL for DSCR
Run it with your own numbers in the free DSCR calculator, or see how PulseReal calculates.