Housing in Southeast at a glance
- Population
- about 343,810
- Housing units
- about 182,344
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $227,000Chicago: $334,100 (-32%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,140 a monthChicago: $1,440 (-21%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 35%Chicago: 46%
- Homes built before 1980
- 81.5%
- Median year built
- 1948
Southeast is where Chicago's rent is lowest, $1,140 against $1,440 for the city overall, and where owners are scarcest, with only 35% of households owning, the lowest among the seven regions. By contrast Far South next door shows 62.7% and Southwest 63.2%, so this corner stands out for rental housing. The median home value of $227,000 is sixth of seven, just above Far South's $210,000, and 81.5% of the stock goes back past 1980, with 1948 as the middle year of construction. Placed in the city's south-east, the region is far from Central's $490,000 and its $2,340 rent, and it has 343,810 residents. Southwest, by contrast, has a $268,000 median value and a $1,180 rent.
Questions about Southeast
What is the median home value in Southeast, Chicago?
$227,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $334,100 for Chicago as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Southeast?
$1,140 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,440 in Chicago (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Southeast own or rent?
Most rent: 35% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 46% in Chicago (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 143 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: City of Chicago Data Portal, Planning Regions (spyv-p8fk) (consulted 2026-11-02).
Sector boundaries: Planning regions (7), Boundaries - Planning Regions, City of Chicago Data Portal.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Chicago as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Southeast
The closest sectors of Chicago, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Chicago
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Southeast. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Southeast? Ask for your spot.