Bronzeville is a South Side Chicago neighborhood a few miles south of the Loop, running roughly from 26th Street south to 51st Street, between the Dan Ryan Expressway and Cottage Grove Avenue, with the lakefront just to the east. It spans the Douglas and Grand Boulevard community areas and is mainly in the 60653 and 60616 zip codes. In the early 1900s, Bronzeville became the center of Black business and culture in Chicago, known as the "Black Metropolis," and that history lives on in its landmark buildings, greystone-lined boulevards and the city's newest National Heritage Area.
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Updated October 2026. Source: MRED closed sales, October 2025 to October 2026.
Median sale price, all homes | $336,200 |
Median two-to-four unit price | $710,000 |
Median single-family price | $645,000 |
Median townhouse price | $436,000 |
Median condo price | $245,000 |
Median 3-bedroom condo | $315,000 |
Homes sold, past 12 months | 257 |
Median time to go under contract | 23 days |
The median condo sold for about 9% more than the year before ($245,000, up from $225,000), while single-family prices held steady at $645,000. Homes here take a little longer to sell than on the North Side, which gives buyers more time to decide and more room to negotiate.
Pershing Road (39th Street), the line between the Douglas and Grand Boulevard community areas, divides two different markets.
North of Pershing | South of Pershing | |
|---|---|---|
Where | 26th Street to Pershing | Pershing to 51st Street |
Median sale price, all homes | $191,250 | $420,800 |
Median condo price | $168,000 | $310,000 |
Median single-family price | $587,450 | $645,000 |
Median two-to-four unit price | n/a (4 sales) | $720,000 |
Homes sold, past 12 months | 84 | 161 |
Source: MRED closed sales, October 2025 to October 2026. Twelve sales without a mappable address are in the totals above but not in this table.
What the numbers show: north of Pershing, most sales are condos in large mid-century developments like South Commons and Lake Meadows, where units sell for well under $200,000. South of Pershing, along King Drive and its side streets, the market is mostly greystones, two-flats and newer condo buildings, and almost every two-to-four unit sale in Bronzeville happened there.
Bronzeville | Bridgeport | |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price, all homes | $336,200 | $525,000 |
Median condo price | $245,000 | $335,000 |
Median single-family price | $645,000 | $572,000 |
Median two-to-four unit price | $710,000 | $560,000 |
Source: MRED closed sales, October 2025 to October 2026. See our Bridgeport page for its full numbers.
Bronzeville condos are among the most affordable near downtown, while its greystones and multi-unit buildings sell for more than comparable homes in nearby Bridgeport.
Greystones and vintage mansions line King Drive and many side streets, a large share of them over a century old. Two-flats and three-flats make up nearly one in five sales, with a median of $710,000. Condos, close to 60% of sales, range from units in mid-century developments north of Pershing to newer and converted buildings to the south. Single-family homes include rehabbed greystones and newer construction.
During the Great Migration, Bronzeville grew into one of the country's most important centers of Black business, music, literature and journalism. In 1998 the city designated nine buildings as the Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District Chicago Landmark, including the Victory Monument, the Supreme Life Building and the Chicago Bee Building. In 2023, Congress created the Bronzeville–Black Metropolis National Heritage Area, which covers more than 200 sites. Along King Drive, the Monument to the Great Northern Migration at 26th Street and the plaques of the Bronzeville Walk of Fame mark the neighborhood's history, and the South Side Community Art Center and local galleries keep its arts scene active.
Parks and the lakefront: 31st Street Beach and Harbor and the lakefront trail are a short walk east, and Ellis Park sits near 37th Street and Cottage Grove.
The CTA Green Line runs through the neighborhood, with stations at 35th-Bronzeville-IIT, Indiana, 43rd and 47th. The Red Line stops at Sox–35th and 47th along the Dan Ryan on the west edge. Lake Shore Drive and the Dan Ryan Expressway make for a short drive downtown, and the Illinois Institute of Technology campus sits on the neighborhood's western edge.
What are the boundaries of Bronzeville? Roughly 26th Street to 51st Street, between the Dan Ryan Expressway and Cottage Grove Avenue. It covers the Douglas and Grand Boulevard community areas.
What zip code is Bronzeville? Mainly 60653 and 60616.
How much does a home cost in Bronzeville? Over the past 12 months the median sale price was $336,200 across all property types: $245,000 for a condo, $645,000 for a single-family home and $710,000 for a two-to-four unit building.
Are Bronzeville home prices going up? Condo prices rose about 9% over the past year, while single-family prices held steady.
Which L lines serve Bronzeville? The Green Line, at 35th-Bronzeville-IIT, Indiana, 43rd and 47th, and the Red Line at Sox–35th and 47th.
A condo in a mid-century development, a rehabbed greystone on King Drive and a two-flat on a side street are different markets with different buyers. The Camille Canales Group helps buyers find the right fit and negotiate, and helps sellers price and position their homes. First-time buyer? Start here. Thinking of selling? Get your home's value or call us at 773-377-9200.
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