Market Spotlight: Chicago in Focus

Four Factors for Chicago

1. Industry

   An epicenter. Not of one industry. All of them. 

   
   Chicago's economy remains the most economically diverse in the U.S.Chicago ranks within the top ten on the Global Financial Centre Index
   
   Chicagoland has been the top U.S. metro for business relocations and expansions for ten years in a row

2. Infrastructure

   Iconic, world-renowned infrastructure, framing a city and filing it with life.

   
   Chicago is one of only two U.S. cities on Time Out Magazine's "Top Cities in the World for Public Transit"
   
   O'Hare International Airport is the #1 port by value in the worldChicagoland has the most square feet of industrial real estate of any U.S. metro 

3. Interconnection

   A unique sense of place. A spirit. An energy. A city’s beating heart recognized and revered throughout the world.

   
   Chicago was voted best city in the U.S. for the 7th straight yearChicago was voted 2nd best food and drink city in the world, first in North AmericaChicago was ranked 3rd among major U.S. cities on the Violence Prevention Index

4. Livability

   Cost effective, accessible and approachable—putting a world-class city into a class of its own.

   
   While the third most populous, Chicago is the 20th most affordable city in the U.S.Chicago has the 2nd most "high livability areas" in the U.S., containing over 52 neighborhoods with high public transit use, median household income over $100,000, and a COL index under 125Nearly half of Chicago's population lives within a 10-minute walk of a CTA or Metra station