Near South Side Includes: Printers Row, South Loop Population: 21,400 (45% white, 28% black, 18% Asian, 6% Hispanic) Median household income: $46,300 Median sales price (condo): $350,000 Violent crime rate: 3.6 per 1,000 (vs. 9.3 citywide) Transportation: One el stop; two Metra stops People looking for diversity and a lightning-fast trip downtown will love … Read more
West Town Includes: Noble Square, Ukrainian Village, Wicker Park Population: 81,400 (57% white, 29% Hispanic, 9% black, 4% Asian) Median household income: $52,500 Median sales price (house): $690,000 Median sales price (condo): $363,000 Violent crime rate: 6.7 per 1,000 (vs. 9.3 citywide) Transportation: Four el stops; one Metra stop Proof that the many neighborhoods … Read more
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Edison Park Population: 11,200 (92% white, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian) Median household income: $77,000 Median sales price (house): $325,000 Median sales price (condo): $94,000 Violent crime rate: 0.4 per 1,000 (vs. 9.3 citywide) Transportation: One Metra stop Determined to live in the city but worried about safety? Welcome to the neighborhood! With vanishingly small … Read more
Portage Park Population: 64,100 (51% white, 42% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% black) Median household income: $60,900 Median sales price (house): $210,000 Median sales price (condo): $93,000 Violent crime rate: 3.2 per 1,000 (vs. 9.3 citywide) Transportation: One el stop; one Metra stop This historically Polish neighborhood packed with classic Chicago bungalows contains terrific housing … Read more
This Data Was Published in 2014 For the latest in Chicago real estate, see our 2015 special report. Finally. After falling a hideous 38 percent from 2006 to 2012—as if you could forget!—the median value of a Chicago-area house roared up more than 9 percent in 2013 to $178,000, according to research firm Zillow. For … Read more
