Property manager intelligence
Dwellsy IQ identifies the operators worth knowing in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSA. Find property managers with proven lease velocity, stable rent trajectories, and durable tenant retention. Filter by portfolio composition and ownership posture. Every ranking is grounded in first-party listing data and computed against same-cohort peers, not a single market-wide average.
Chicago's operator landscape skews toward SFR Independent (117 operators, the largest cohort). Large MF/BTR Independent leases fastest (15.0 days median DOM vs 21.0 days market-wide). Hybrid shows the strongest rent trajectory at +3.1% vs comp.
4
operators
10.5 d
median DOM, T12
+0.8%
median rent vs comp
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15
operators
15.0 d
median DOM, T12
−1.9%
median rent vs comp
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3
operators
21.0 d
median DOM, T12
+2.2%
median rent vs comp
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36
operators
20.5 d
median DOM, T12
−1.1%
median rent vs comp
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5
operators
21.0 d
median DOM, T12
−2.2%
median rent vs comp
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117
operators
25.0 d
median DOM, T12
−0.1%
median rent vs comp
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40
operators
22.0 d
median DOM, T12
+3.1%
median rent vs comp
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Stars indicate top-percentile performance against same-cohort peers. Gold stars are earned for top-tier performance on a metric; silver stars mark the next tier. Operators are ordered by total gold stars first, then silver, so multi-dimensional performers rank highest. Click any operator for the full scorecard.
Showing 10 of 220 ranked operators. Operators below the data sufficiency threshold are excluded from this view. See Methodology →
94% Chicago·375 units observed
DOM (T12)
15.0 d
Rent vs comp
+3.6%
92% Chicago·26 units observed
DOM (T12)
8.5 d
Rent vs comp
+8.1%
59% Chicago·37 units observed
DOM (T12)
13.5 d
Rent vs comp
+18.1%
100% Chicago·495 units observed
DOM (T12)
14.0 d
Rent vs comp
+5.4%
73% Chicago·1,180 units observed
DOM (T12)
13.0 d
Rent vs comp
+3.1%
100% Chicago·112 units observed
DOM (T12)
2.0 d
Rent vs comp
+4.5%
80% Chicago·177 units observed
DOM (T12)
19.0 d
Rent vs comp
+11.9%
100% Chicago·51 units observed
DOM (T12)
30.5 d
Rent vs comp
+16.6%
54% Chicago·577 units observed
DOM (T12)
29.0 d
Rent vs comp
+1.5%
100% Chicago·29 units observed
DOM (T12)
6.0 d
Rent vs comp
−13.0%
Section 03
Quadrant
Each dot represents one observed listing address across all eligible operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSAover the trailing 12 months. Color indicates the operator’s quadrant classification. 18,980 addresses plotted across 220 operators.
Acquisition workflow
Operators ranked by trailing-twelve-month median Days on Market within-quadrant. Data sufficiency requires ≥30 listings in trailing 12 months. Within-quadrant ranking requires ≥3 PMs in cohort. Methodology v0.6.4 · Data as of Jun 29, 2026 · Learn more →
