What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Cragin?
Cragin is ranked #130 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago; #193 of 261 eligible neighborhoods in IL; and #9,545 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Cragin
Chicago, IL | Cook County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
44.5
Stability and Strength
32.8
Value Opportunity
32.9
Momentum
79.7
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| National rank | #9,545 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #193 of 261 |
| City rank | #130 of 179 |
| County rank | #139 of 190 |
| National percentile | 36.2 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $383,372 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 4.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.31% |
| Home value to income ratio | 6.77 |
| Median household income | $56,652 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.5% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 6.5% |
| Homeownership rate | 45.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 5.6% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 54.8% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Cragin
Is Cragin one of the best neighborhoods in Chicago?
Cragin has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 44.5 and a city ranking of #130 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago.
How much are homes worth in Cragin?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Cragin is approximately $383,372.
Are home values rising or falling in Cragin?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.3% year over year and 0.31% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Cragin?
Cragin has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 79.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Cragin?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $56,652.
How affordable is Cragin relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.77. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Cragin primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 45.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in Cragin?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.5%.
How educated are residents of Cragin?
Approximately 19.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Cragin face high rent burden?
Approximately 54.8% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Cragin?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications498
Estimated originations239
Home-purchase applications197
Origination rate47.9%
Home-purchase share39.5%
Average application loan$288,071
Total application loan amount$143,378,317
National application rank#559 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 18.8% YoY; originations 21.1% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.