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How competitive is the Evanston housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 20/100
- YoY Difficult Selling Environment
- Pending ratio
- 0.05
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 86
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 15.8%
- YoY of active listings
Evanston is soft for sellers as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 20/100 (Difficult Selling Environment).
**Pending ratio** is 0.05 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +10.1% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 86. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 15.8% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 20/100 (Difficult Selling Environment) · Pending ratio: 0.05 · Inventory YoY: +10.1% · Median days on market: 86 · Sellers cutting price: 15.8% · Median listing price: $558,475 (-11.4% YoY)
Evanston snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $558K
- YoY -0.1%
- Active inventory
- 237
- YoY +0.0%
- Median DOM
- 81
- YoY +0.4%
- Pending ratio
- 0.05
- YoY -0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 19.2%
- YoY +0.0%