New analysis from real estate website Zillow has found that Chicago homeowners break even on their purchase in just 2.1 years.
That number, while slightly higher than the national average of 1.9 years, is much better than competing markets in major cities like San Francisco (2.9 years), Los Angeles (4.1 years) and New York (3.1 years).
Zillow compared the median home price and median rent to arrive at the number of years you have to live in a house before breaking even.
Read more at Chicago Agent Magazine here.