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New construction is concentrated in the outer suburban ring in Joliet, Elgin, Oswego, and Plainfield, where homes are available from $320,000 to $550,000 in developing corridors.
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Chicago is the dominant Midwest metro, with more Fortune 500 headquarters than any city outside New York and Los Angeles, creating an enormous corporate employment base that anchors housing demand across a vast suburban footprint stretching from Naperville to Waukegan.
Why People Move Here
Major corporate headquarters concentration and world-class cultural institutions and affordability in suburban markets and central U.S. location
International Buyer Interest
Chicago draws significant international buyer demand from Polish and Mexican and Indian communities with established immigrant neighborhoods making Chicago natural destination for first-generation buyers
Top Neighborhoods
Naperville, Aurora, Schaumburg, Oak Park, Evanston, Arlington Heights, Joliet, and Elgin
Schools
Naperville Community Unit School District 203 consistently ranks among Illinois top-performing large districts, driving enormous demand in western suburb corridor making Naperville one of the most consistently valuable suburban markets in Midwest.
Major Employers
Boeing global headquarters and United Airlines world headquarters at O'Hare and Walgreens Boots Alliance in Deerfield and Caterpillar in Deerfield, Kraft Heinz, and Hyatt Hotels global headquarters
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Life in Chicago
Schools
City of Chicago SD 299 serves the area — 644 schools, 321,666 students enrolled, per the U.S. Department of Education's Common Core of Data.
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