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East Hazel Crest, a south suburb, recorded the largest increase in the number of homes sold in Cook County in 2017.

How active was the real estate market in your community last year? See how many homes sold in 2017 versus 2016 thanks to Blockshopper.com, which tracks residential real estate sales in 127 Cook County communities.

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Cook County Sales Volume, 2016 to 2017

City	Region	2017 Properties Sold	2016 Properties Sold	Change in Volume
East Hazel Crest	South	48	29	65.52%
South Barrington	North	144	109	32.11%
Thornton	South	72	55	30.91%
Kenilworth	North	79	64	23.44%
Markham	South	401	326	23.01%
Summit	South	177	147	20.41%
Riverside	West	267	222	20.27%
Phoenix	South	42	35	20.00%
Glenwood	South	344	290	18.62%
Orland Hills	South	162	138	17.39%
Willow Springs	South	179	154	16.23%
Hinsdale	West	74	64	15.63%
Steger	South	114	100	14.00%
Inverness	North	206	181	13.81%
Lemont	South	443	390	13.59%
Countryside	West	146	129	13.18%
Matteson	South	674	596	13.09%
Northfield	North	196	176	11.36%
Northlake	West	292	266	9.77%
Melrose Park	West	523	477	9.64%
Burbank	South	613	561	9.27%
Park Forest	South	598	549	8.93%
Flossmoor	South	353	325	8.62%
Homewood	South	654	605	8.10%
Richton Park	South	386	363	6.34%
Schaumburg	North	2,049	1,927	6.33%
Dolton	South	768	723	6.22%
Morton Grove	North	669	631	6.02%
Hazel Crest	South	501	475	5.47%
Northbrook	North	1,065	1,015	4.93%
Bartlett	North	453	432	4.86%
Palos Park	South	228	218	4.59%
Broadview	West	212	203	4.43%
Burnham	South	98	94	4.26%
Country Club Hills	South	568	545	4.22%
River Forest	West	312	301	3.65%
Justice	South	200	193	3.63%
Sauk Village	South	328	318	3.14%
Streamwood	North	1,192	1,164	2.41%
Lansing	South	982	959	2.40%
Maywood	West	533	521	2.30%
Arlington Heights	North	2,090	2,047	2.10%
La Grange	West	389	381	2.10%
Barrington	North	237	233	1.72%
Oak Forest	South	712	704	1.14%
Posen	South	118	117	0.85%
Blue Island	South	398	395	0.76%
Wheeling	North	809	803	0.75%
Orland Park	South	1,660	1,651	0.55%
Tinley Park	South	1,414	1,408	0.43%
Elmwood Park	West	574	572	0.35%
Wilmette	North	705	703	0.28%
Chicago	Chicago	51,757	51,620	0.27%
Dixmoor	South	42	42	0.00%
Olympia Fields	South	181	181	0.00%
Palos Heights	South	360	360	0.00%
Franklin Park	West	430	431	-0.23%
Lyons	West	247	248	-0.40%
Palatine	North	2,057	2,066	-0.44%
Oak Lawn	South	1,575	1,583	-0.51%
Rolling Meadows	North	593	597	-0.67%
Forest Park	West	433	437	-0.92%
Calumet Park	South	160	162	-1.23%
Evergreen Park	South	540	547	-1.28%
Hometown	South	137	139	-1.44%
Evanston	North	1,504	1,528	-1.57%
Brookfield	West	477	485	-1.65%
Elk Grove Village	North	812	828	-1.93%
Stickney	West	149	152	-1.97%
Hoffman Estates	North	1,207	1,232	-2.03%
Oak Park	West	1,329	1,357	-2.06%
Niles	North	703	718	-2.09%
Westchester	West	511	522	-2.11%
Hanover Park	North	431	441	-2.27%
Alsip	South	449	460	-2.39%
Crestwood	South	340	349	-2.58%
Norridge	North	343	353	-2.83%
Worth	South	263	271	-2.95%
Harvey	South	393	405	-2.96%
Winnetka	North	359	370	-2.97%
La Grange Park	West	269	278	-3.24%
Calumet City	South	945	981	-3.67%
Chicago Heights	South	615	640	-3.91%
Glenview	North	1,412	1,475	-4.27%
Des Plaines	North	1,899	1,986	-4.38%
North Riverside	West	151	158	-4.43%
Barrington Hills	North	58	61	-4.92%
Cicero	West	988	1,042	-5.18%
Midlothian	South	416	439	-5.24%
Park Ridge	North	973	1,027	-5.26%
Glencoe	North	236	250	-5.60%
Mount Prospect	North	1,164	1,235	-5.75%
Skokie	North	1,416	1,510	-6.23%
Berwyn	West	1,063	1,135	-6.34%
Hillside	West	198	212	-6.60%
Hickory Hills	South	267	286	-6.64%
Buffalo Grove	North	484	520	-6.92%
South Holland	South	703	757	-7.13%
Rosemont	North	37	40	-7.50%
Bridgeview	South	276	302	-8.61%
Chicago Ridge	South	287	316	-9.18%
River Grove	West	219	242	-9.50%
Indian Head Park	West	147	164	-10.37%
Lynwood	South	201	225	-10.67%
Elgin	North	563	633	-11.06%
Bellwood	West	461	519	-11.18%
Roselle	North	117	132	-11.36%
Ford Heights	South	45	51	-11.76%
Lincolnwood	North	286	326	-12.27%
Palos Hills	South	410	470	-12.77%
South Chicago Heights	South	95	110	-13.64%
Western Springs	West	303	354	-14.41%
Berkeley	West	119	142	-16.20%
Schiller Park	West	204	250	-18.40%
Robbins	South	45	58	-22.41%
Prospect Heights	North	312	404	-22.77%
Riverdale	South	246	319	-22.88%
Stone Park	West	50	65	-23.08%
Burr Ridge	South	121	161	-24.84%
Merrionette Park	South	42	65	-35.38%

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Cook County Sales Volume, 2007 to 2017

City	Region	2017 Properties Sold	2007 Properties Sold	Change in Volume
East Hazel Crest	South	48	32	50.00%
Riverside	West	267	179	49.16%
Burr Ridge	South	121	82	47.56%
Roselle	North	117	82	42.68%
Franklin Park	West	430	313	37.38%
Northfield	North	196	146	34.25%
Crestwood	South	340	255	33.33%
Palos Park	South	228	172	32.56%
Lansing	South	982	743	32.17%
Barrington	North	237	181	30.94%
Buffalo Grove	North	484	372	30.11%
Palos Heights	South	360	282	27.66%
Glenwood	South	344	272	26.47%
Niles	North	703	559	25.76%
Indian Head Park	West	147	118	24.58%
River Forest	West	312	251	24.30%
Barrington Hills	North	58	47	23.40%
Orland Park	South	1,660	1,350	22.96%
Orland Hills	South	162	132	22.73%
Park Ridge	North	973	793	22.70%
Willow Springs	South	179	146	22.60%
Oak Lawn	South	1,575	1,298	21.34%
Hinsdale	West	74	61	21.31%
Summit	South	177	147	20.41%
Evergreen Park	South	540	453	19.21%
Homewood	South	654	549	19.13%
Northbrook	North	1,065	899	18.46%
Brookfield	West	477	408	16.91%
Flossmoor	South	353	302	16.89%
Bellwood	West	461	399	15.54%
Elmwood Park	West	574	500	14.80%
Oak Forest	South	712	621	14.65%
Forest Park	West	433	378	14.55%
Glenview	North	1,412	1,235	14.33%
Mount Prospect	North	1,164	1,023	13.78%
Westchester	West	511	453	12.80%
Tinley Park	South	1,414	1,254	12.76%
Inverness	North	206	183	12.57%
Broadview	West	212	189	12.17%
Kenilworth	North	79	71	11.27%
Alsip	South	449	406	10.59%
Norridge	North	343	311	10.29%
Midlothian	South	416	378	10.05%
Burbank	South	613	558	9.86%
La Grange Park	West	269	247	8.91%
Lincolnwood	North	286	264	8.33%
Northlake	West	292	270	8.15%
Morton Grove	North	669	620	7.90%
Hometown	South	137	127	7.87%
Rolling Meadows	North	593	551	7.62%
Countryside	West	146	136	7.35%
River Grove	West	219	204	7.35%
Berwyn	West	1,063	991	7.27%
Stickney	West	149	139	7.19%
La Grange	West	389	364	6.87%
Western Springs	West	303	286	5.94%
Thornton	South	72	68	5.88%
Cicero	West	988	935	5.67%
Arlington Heights	North	2,090	1,983	5.40%
Worth	South	263	250	5.20%
Wilmette	North	705	675	4.44%
Melrose Park	West	523	504	3.77%
Streamwood	North	1,192	1,149	3.74%
South Holland	South	703	680	3.38%
Lyons	West	247	239	3.35%
North Riverside	West	151	147	2.72%
Steger	South	114	111	2.70%
Justice	South	200	195	2.56%
Des Plaines	North	1,899	1,857	2.26%
Palatine	North	2,057	2,020	1.83%
Posen	South	118	116	1.72%
Hazel Crest	South	501	497	0.80%
Maywood	West	533	529	0.76%
Elk Grove Village	North	812	806	0.74%
Winnetka	North	359	357	0.56%
Hickory Hills	South	267	268	-0.37%
South Chicago Heights	South	95	96	-1.04%
Wheeling	North	809	819	-1.22%
Park Forest	South	598	611	-2.13%
Oak Park	West	1,329	1,358	-2.14%
Lemont	South	443	455	-2.64%
Burnham	South	98	102	-3.92%
Berkeley	West	119	124	-4.03%
Schiller Park	West	204	213	-4.23%
Olympia Fields	South	181	189	-4.23%
Blue Island	South	398	417	-4.56%
Glencoe	North	236	248	-4.84%
Matteson	South	674	718	-6.13%
Prospect Heights	North	312	335	-6.87%
Hoffman Estates	North	1,207	1,296	-6.87%
Calumet City	South	945	1018	-7.17%
Dolton	South	768	830	-7.47%
Skokie	North	1,416	1,539	-7.99%
Phoenix	South	42	46	-8.70%
Bridgeview	South	276	303	-8.91%
Richton Park	South	386	425	-9.18%
Bartlett	North	453	501	-9.58%
Merrionette Park	South	42	47	-10.64%
Calumet Park	South	160	181	-11.60%
Schaumburg	North	2,049	2,338	-12.36%
Country Club Hills	South	568	653	-13.02%
Markham	South	401	465	-13.76%
Hanover Park	North	431	501	-13.97%
Elgin	North	563	664	-15.21%
Chicago Ridge	South	287	343	-16.33%
Evanston	North	1504	1,799	-16.40%
Rosemont	North	37	45	-17.78%
Chicago	Chicago	51,757	65,302	-20.74%
Stone Park	West	50	64	-21.88%
Sauk Village	South	328	420	-21.90%
Palos Hills	South	410	534	-23.22%
Hillside	West	198	264	-25.00%
Chicago Heights	South	615	835	-26.35%
Lynwood	South	201	277	-27.44%
South Barrington	North	144	207	-30.43%
Ford Heights	South	45	73	-38.36%
Riverdale	South	246	411	-40.15%
Dixmoor	South	42	80	-47.50%
Harvey	South	393	790	-50.25%
Robbins	South	45	140	-67.86%

Source for tables: BlockShopper.com; Cook County Recorder of Deeds; Sales include all transactions that include financial consideration.

Includes only residential properties; Data tracks only the Cook County portion of the communities of Hinsdale, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Buffalo Grove, Burr Ridge, Hanover Park and Roselle, each of which span several counties.