Best PlacesBeat 2535, Chicago, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beat 2535, Chicago, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Beat 2535, Chicago ranks 3,533rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Beat 2535, Chicago
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Beat 2535, Chicago's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beat 2535, Chicago ranks high
- BikingBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Beat 2535, Chicago ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Short commute34.7 minutes each way, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Beat 2535, Chicago
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beat 2535, Chicago home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,011, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Beat 2535, Chicago's effective rate of 1.23%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Beat 2535, Chicago
Beat 2535, Chicago's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Beat 2535, Chicago.
Who works in Beat 2535, Chicago, and how
Work in Beat 2535, Chicago centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in Beat 2535, Chicago
Beat 2535, Chicago has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Beat 2535, Chicago and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Beat 2535, Chicago, month by month
Beat 2535, Chicago sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 70° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Beat 2535, Chicago
Chicago Midway International sits about 9 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 9.4 million passengers in 2025, with 113 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Beat 2535, Chicago
Schools across Beat 2535, Chicago average a C+, better than 48% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beat 2535, Chicago school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beat 2535, Chicago measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Beat 2535, Chicago against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Beat 2535, Chicago
Is Beat 2535, Chicago a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beat 2535, Chicago ranks 3,533rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and big-city access, and lowest on state finances and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beat 2535, Chicago expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $408,324. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $72,011 median income, cost of living beats 36% of neighborhoods.
Is Beat 2535, Chicago safe?
Beat 2535, Chicago is safer than 22% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $513 per resident a year.
Compare Beat 2535, Chicago with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beat 2535, Chicago. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beat 2535, Chicago represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Beat 2535, Chicago detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beat 2535, Chicago: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beat 2535, Chicago: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beat 2535, Chicago: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beat 2535, Chicago: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beat 2535, Chicago detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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