Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metropolitan area recorded 7,122 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 70,268 sales (10% of sales) across 2,029,604 single-family homes in 14 county-equivalents — 0.4 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 41% year over year (5,053 prior). Ranked #375 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Lake County at 1.1 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WImetro area · Illinois + Indiana + Wisconsin

🔥 #375 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

7,122

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.4

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+41%

5,053 → 7,122 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

10%

7,122 of 70,268 recorded sales

Turnover

3.5%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

2,029,604

Where inside Chicago-Naperville-Elgin? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Lake County, IN1,870 investor purchases · 1.1 per 100 homes · 22% of sales · 166,725 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
2	46402	Lake County	81	4.8	50%	9.7%
3	46409	Lake County	172	4.7	50%	9.5%
4	46407	Lake County	183	4.7	52%	9.0%
9	46406	Lake County	103	3.0	44%	6.9%
13	46404	Lake County	179	2.9	44%	6.7%
17	46408	Lake County	154	2.6	41%	6.4%
31	46403	Lake County	72	1.7	32%	5.2%
41	46320	Lake County	42	1.4	28%	5.1%
42	46323	Lake County	94	1.4	28%	5.0%
49	46405	Lake County	54	1.3	23%	5.5%

Newton County, IN19 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 16% of sales · 4,378 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Newton County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Kenosha County, WI202 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 49,721 homes6 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
10	53158	Kenosha County	65	0.9	30%	3.0%
21	53140	Kenosha County	33	0.6	16%	3.6%
29	53143	Kenosha County	26	0.5	11%	4.3%
37	53181	Kenosha County	15	0.4	10%	3.9%
59	53142	Kenosha County	26	0.3	8%	3.4%
63	53144	Kenosha County	15	0.2	8%	3.2%

Porter County, IN189 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 51,486 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
192	46383	Porter County	51	0.4	10%	4.4%
197	46385	Porter County	64	0.4	9%	4.6%
215	46368	Porter County	37	0.3	7%	4.7%
219	46304	Porter County	28	0.3	7%	4.4%

Jasper County, IN43 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 12,295 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
162	47978	Jasper County	19	0.5	11%	4.9%

Cook County, IL3,198 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 932,717 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
5	60419	Cook County	98	1.3	41%	3.2%
7	60637	Cook County	25	1.2	33%	3.6%
9	60429	Cook County	53	1.1	25%	4.4%
12	60622	Cook County	22	1.0	19%	5.2%
13	60649	Cook County	30	1.0	27%	3.6%
14	60619	Cook County	112	0.9	27%	3.5%
15	60620	Cook County	118	0.9	24%	3.8%
17	60615	Cook County	15	0.8	22%	3.8%
18	60443	Cook County	49	0.8	22%	3.8%
19	60466	Cook County	42	0.8	15%	5.4%

Lake County, IL451 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 194,889 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
41	60041	Lake County	21	0.6	15%	3.9%
44	60099	Lake County	46	0.5	13%	4.1%
86	60045	Lake County	24	0.3	8%	4.6%
100	60035	Lake County	30	0.3	8%	3.8%
107	60085	Lake County	37	0.3	12%	2.5%
110	60084	Lake County	15	0.3	9%	3.1%
121	60015	Lake County	20	0.3	6%	4.1%
138	60073	Lake County	38	0.2	6%	3.6%
142	60002	Lake County	21	0.2	5%	4.2%
143	60087	Lake County	16	0.2	8%	2.7%

Kane County, IL305 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 132,458 homes7 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
10	60110	Kane County	92	1.0	32%	3.2%
83	60140	Kane County	31	0.4	7%	4.9%
105	60505	Kane County	37	0.3	13%	2.2%
122	60506	Kane County	35	0.3	9%	3.0%
153	60174	Kane County	19	0.2	6%	3.5%
164	60510	Kane County	15	0.2	5%	3.4%
169	60123	Kane County	18	0.2	6%	2.8%

DuPage County, IL522 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 244,329 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
47	60126	DuPage County	67	0.5	14%	3.5%
50	60523	DuPage County	15	0.5	14%	3.6%
54	60521	DuPage County	24	0.5	12%	3.8%
59	60515	DuPage County	33	0.4	12%	3.6%
84	60563	DuPage County	25	0.4	10%	3.5%
111	60181	DuPage County	23	0.3	9%	3.2%
113	60148	DuPage County	36	0.3	8%	3.5%
115	60139	DuPage County	17	0.3	8%	3.2%
120	60527	DuPage County	17	0.3	8%	3.2%
126	60504	DuPage County	20	0.2	8%	3.3%

Grundy County, IL23 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 12,662 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
139	60450	Grundy County	16	0.2	7%	3.2%

Will County, IL100 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 5% of sales · 55,022 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Will County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Kendall County, IL63 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 4% of sales · 40,152 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
162	60538	Kendall County	15	0.2	6%	3.1%
167	60560	Kendall County	15	0.2	4%	3.9%

McHenry County, IL120 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 4% of sales · 109,204 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
155	60051	McHenry County	19	0.2	6%	3.3%
159	60050	McHenry County	18	0.2	6%	2.8%
166	60098	McHenry County	15	0.2	6%	2.7%
171	60014	McHenry County	17	0.1	5%	2.4%

DeKalb County, IL17 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 3% of sales · 23,566 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in DeKalb County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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