Chicago North Shore · 60201
Evanston homes for sale
CTA Purple plus Metra, Northwestern University, five Lake Michigan beaches, and ETHS. The anti-suburb. A bilingual guide to Evanston real estate.
Market snapshot
What Evanston homes are doing right now
Median sale price
$476K (city-wide) · $916K (North Evanston 60201)
Median $/sqft
$301
Days on market
17 days (fastest in the set)
Sale / list
96%
Inventory
Tight
Tight — 0.27 months supply. Huge intra-city spread.. Estimated early 2026 data (Redfin). 60201 north pulls $916K; 60202 south is condo-heavy at $415K median.
Schools
Evanston/Skokie SD 65 (PK-8)
Evanston Township HS — HSD 202 (single-school district)
- ·Lincoln, Orrington, Willard, Dewey, Kingsley, Washington elementary (SD 65)
- ·Haven Middle School, Chute Middle School, Nichols Middle School
- ·Evanston Township High School (single-school)
- ·Northwestern University (not public school, but campus presence defines town)
- ·Roycemore School, Baker Demonstration, Pope John XXIII (private)
ETHS GreatSchools 7-9/10; Niche #30 college-prep in IL; Patch ranked District 202 third-best nationally 2026
Transit
Metra UP-N (Main, Davis, Central) + CTA Purple Line (7 stops) — best public transit of any suburb in Illinois
Stops: Davis (UP-N, CTA Purple), Main (UP-N, CTA Purple), Central (UP-N, CTA Purple), Dempster, Foster, Noyes, South Blvd (CTA Purple)
Davis to Ogilvie ~25-30 min; CTA Purple Express rush-hour to Loop ~40 min
Sheridan, Ridge, Green Bay, Chicago, Dempster, Emerson; I-94 Edens via Dempster or Old Orchard (~8 min)
Community
Population ~78,100 (largest in the set)
- ·Northwestern University lakefront
- ·5 Lake Michigan beaches + 77 parks
- ·Downtown / Davis + Main-Dempster Mile
- ·Block Museum of Art
- ·Grosse Point Lighthouse
- ·Fountain Square
Typical buyer: Academics, Northwestern grad students and young alums, professionals wanting CTA to the Loop, families who want diverse schools plus urban density, LGBTQ+ households.
What makes Evanston different
The anti-North-Shore. Urban-suburban, dense, walkable, ideologically progressive, racially and age-diverse. University-town energy. Best public transit of any Illinois suburb.
Why buyers and sellers call Raquel
Evanston is where North Shore service meets city life: ETHS, Northwestern, the CTA, Lake Michigan. Raquel brings bilingual buyers here who want diversity and walkability with top public schools, particularly medical and academic families relocating to Northwestern Medicine, Rush, and the downtown Loop corporate corridor.
Evanston buyer questions
What people ask before they move here
ETHS vs New Trier vs Niles North — what's the call?
ETHS is bigger, more diverse, broader course catalog. Urban-elite model. Not as Ivy-funneled as New Trier but stronger international reach. Different value proposition, not lesser.
Which Evanston ZIP is which?
60201 = north (Northwestern, highest prices, $916K median). 60202 = south (denser, condos, closer to CTA). 60203 = small western sliver overlapping Skokie and Niles district boundaries — the trap ZIP. Confirm schools on every property.
Is parking impossible?
Permit zones near NU and downtown. Most single-families have drives. Condos charge $25K-$50K for deeded spots.
CTA Purple vs Metra UP-N?
Purple is more frequent and cheaper ($2.50 vs ~$5.50) but slower (~40-50 min local to Loop). Metra from Davis is 25-30 min but fewer runs. Most commuters pick by schedule.
North Evanston vs Downtown vs Southeast?
North = leafy, priced like Wilmette, walk to NU and Central. Downtown = condos, walk to everything, train access. Southeast = near CTA Main/Dempster, solid single-families $500K-$700K.
Thinking about Evanston?
Raquel will put together a CMA, pull real comps, and walk you through the tradeoffs in English or Spanish. No pressure, no spam.