Chicago Named One Of The Best In The Nation For Garage Sales

You know what they say, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." That's what it's like shopping at a garage sale.

There's nothing better than finding really cool stuff that other people are trying to get rid of, especially when it's at a cheaper price. Garage sales are a great place to find those unique items and save some dough. If you live in a small community, it may be a little harder to find cool things or even have a chance to shop for good garage sales as often as those who live in bigger cities.

Illinois' biggest city has been named one of the best places for garage sales in this new study. Get out your cash and bargaining skills because we're going garage sale shopping in Chicago.

Best Cities For Garage Sale Shopping

People are beginning to clean stuff out ahead of the fall and winter seasons. I mean it's a great time to get strangers to your house to buy your old crap because it's warm and people need things to do before going back to school.

To help you do some garage sale shopping, Lawn Love ranked 2024’s Best Cities for Scouring Garage Sales. They compared the 500 biggest U.S. cities based on 4 categories. More specifically, we looked at the number of yard sales and estate sales, yard size, and share of homes with garages, among 10 total metrics.

Lawn Love found that Chicago is the 4th best city for garage sale shopping. Here are the statistics to prove that Chicago is one of the best places to buy other people's stuff:

• Average Number of Weekly Yard and Garage Sales: 15 (7th)
• Average Number of Weekly Estate Sales: 18 (7th)
• Average Monthly Searches for Yard and Estate Sales Over Past Year: 4,540 (2nd)
• Average Yard Size: 0.05 acres (493rd)
• Percentage of Homes With Garages: 62.2% (339th)

Make your next Chicago trip all about garage sale shopping.