Avondale is a Northwest Side Chicago neighborhood just north of Logan Square, running from Diversey Avenue north to Addison Street, between the North Branch of the Chicago River and Pulaski Road. It's in the 60618 zip code. Avondale is known for its stock of two-flats and brick homes, the Polish Village along Milwaukee Avenue anchored by St. Hyacinth Basilica, a growing restaurant and music scene, and two Blue Line stations. In 2025, Time Out ranked Avondale the fifth coolest neighborhood in the world, the highest of any U.S. neighborhood on the list.
Our team knows Avondale well: Bridget Smith, a broker on our team, lives in East Avondale. This page pulls together current market numbers, how Avondale compares with its neighbors, and live listings.
Updated October 2026. Source: MRED closed sales, October 2025 to October 2026.
Median sale price, all homes | $625,000 |
Median single-family price | $835,000 |
Median two-to-four unit price | $703,000 |
Median townhouse price | $671,000 |
Median condo price | $500,000 |
Median 2-bedroom condo | $360,000 |
Median 3-bedroom condo | $610,000 |
Homes sold, past 12 months | 316 |
Median time to go under contract | 8 days |
Avondale is a two-flat neighborhood: two-to-four unit buildings made up 30% of sales, one of the highest shares in the city neighborhoods we track, and single-family homes another quarter. Condos are about 40% of sales, and nearly half of them are three-bedroom units.
For zip-code-level trends, including price changes and inventory across 60618, see our Avondale and Roscoe Village market report. It covers the whole 60618 zip code, which also includes Roscoe Village and parts of North Center, so its figures run higher than Avondale's alone.
Avondale sits between Logan Square to the south and Roscoe Village to the east, and it's the more affordable of the three, especially for houses.
Avondale | Logan Square | Roscoe Village | |
|---|---|---|---|
Median sale price, all homes | $625,000 | $700,000 | $846,000 |
Median condo price | $500,000 | $540,000 | $611,250 |
Median single-family price | $835,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,900,000 |
Median two-to-four unit price | $703,000 | $769,900 | $1,124,375 |
Source: MRED closed sales, October 2025 to October 2026. See our Logan Square and Roscoe Village pages for their full numbers.
The median single-family home in Avondale sold for about $165,000 less than in Logan Square and less than half the Roscoe Village median.
Two-flats and three-flats are the classic Avondale building, popular with owner-occupants who live in one unit and rent the others, with a median price of $703,000. Single-family homes, from brick bungalows and frame houses to newer construction, sold for a median of $835,000, and four-bedroom homes for about $935,000. Condos, many in converted and newer two- and three-flat buildings, sold for a median of $500,000, with three-bedroom units at $610,000.
Milwaukee Avenue runs diagonally through the neighborhood. The stretch around St. Hyacinth Basilica is the heart of Chicago's Polish Village, with longtime delis, bakeries and shops, and the blocks north of Diversey and along Belmont have newer bars, music venues, coffee shops and restaurants. The Hairpin Arts Center sits near the Logan Square border.
Parks: Kosciuszko Park is on the west side of the neighborhood, Brands Park is on Elston Avenue, and the Chicago River forms Avondale's eastern edge.
The CTA Blue Line stops at Belmont and Addison, with direct service to the Loop and O'Hare. The Kennedy Expressway runs through the east side of the neighborhood, and buses run along Western, California, Kimball, Pulaski, Belmont and Diversey.
What are the boundaries of Avondale? Diversey Avenue to Addison Street, from the Chicago River west to Pulaski Road, with a strip extending farther west along Belmont Avenue.
What zip code is Avondale? 60618.
How much does a home cost in Avondale? Over the past 12 months the median sale price was $625,000 across all property types: $500,000 for a condo, $703,000 for a two-to-four unit building and $835,000 for a single-family home.
Is Avondale cheaper than Logan Square? Yes, especially for houses. The median single-family home sold for $835,000 in Avondale compared with $1,000,000 in Logan Square over the past year.
Which L stations serve Avondale? The Blue Line's Belmont and Addison stations.
A two-flat near Milwaukee Avenue, a bungalow on a quiet side street and a three-bedroom condo are different markets with different buyers. The Camille Canales Group helps buyers compete in a market where homes go under contract in about a week, and helps sellers price and position their homes. Talk to Bridget Smith about buying or selling in Avondale, get your home's value, or call us at 773-377-9200.
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