Data & Research
Resources
- Institute for Housing Studies, DePaul University
Multidisciplinary academic research center that provides data and analysis to inform housing-related policy and resource allocation decisions - Chicago Rehab Network, Affordable Housing Fact Book
Detailed demographic and housing data for Chicago wards and community areas - Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
National rental housing data - Illinois Federal Rental Assistance Facts, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Data on federally assisted renters in Illinois - Illinois Housing Council
Resource for studies, data and fact sheets on affordable housing
- Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
Research, education and public outreach programs to help government, business and civic leaders to address the needs of cities and communities - Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Housing and other data for the 7-county Chicago metropolitan region - National Association of Home Builders
Estimates of jobs, income and taxes generated from typical single family and multifamily housing projects - National Housing Council Center for Housing Policy
NHC’s research affiliate, the Center for Housing Policy, develops housing solutions through research.
Data Tools
Local
Regional Housing Solutions identifies the geography and characteristics of eight distinct subregional housing markets across northeastern Illinois, as well as recommends strategies for addressing housing challenges in those submarkets.
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s Community Data Snapshots summarize demographics, housing, employment, transportation habits, retail sales, property values, and land use in metropolitan Chicago’s 284 municipalities. Snapshots are also available for all 77 Chicago Community Areas.
National
The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Out of Reach 2020 report compares wages and rents throughout the U.S., showing that rental housing continues to be out of reach for millions of low-wage workers. In Illinois, full-time workers need to earn more than $21 per hour to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment.
Reports
Local
The Institute for Housing Studies’ 2019 State of Rental Housing in Cook County report updates key data on changing rental demand, the supply of rental housing, and how these dynamics affect access to affordable rental housing for Cook County’s lowest income households.
Woodstock Institute’s 2018 Community Lending Fact Book identifies local mortgage and small business lending trends in the City of Chicago, Chicago’s 77 community areas, and the seven-county region of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties.
Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University’s Overview of Chicago’s Housing Market features data and information commissioned by the City of Chicago to guide conversations around developing Chicago’s Five-Year Housing Plan.
National
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies’ State of the Nation’s Housing 2019 Report documents how housing production is struggling to keep up with household growth and eroding affordability for middle- and low-income households in many markets.
The Urban Institute’s Housing Finance at a Glance reference guide provides mortgage and housing market data, including updated figures describing housing credit availability, national mortgage affordability, and the percentage of first-time homebuyers.Resources