Best PlacesLogan Square, Chicago, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Logan Square, 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.
Logan Square, Chicago ranks 1,215th 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 Logan Square, 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.
Logan Square, Chicago's strengths and weaknesses
Where Logan Square, Chicago ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Logan Square, Chicago ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.7 minutes each way, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Logan Square, Chicago
A household needs to earn about $179,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Logan Square, Chicago home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $113,507, 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 Logan Square, Chicago's effective rate of 1.45%, 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 Logan Square, Chicago
Logan Square, Chicago runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Logan Square, Chicago.
Who works in Logan Square, Chicago, and how
Work in Logan Square, Chicago centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 42%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in Logan Square, Chicago
Logan Square, Chicago has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 72% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Logan Square, Chicago and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Logan Square, Chicago, month by month
Logan Square, 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 Logan Square, Chicago
Chicago Midway International sits about 10 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 Logan Square, Chicago
Schools across Logan Square, Chicago average a C+, better than 49% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Pulaski Intl Sch Of ChicagoC+ · 37% proficient
- Drummond Elem SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Marine Leadership Academy - AmesF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Logan Square, Chicago school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Logan Square, 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 Logan Square, Chicago against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Logan Square, Chicago suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of neighborhoods and 32% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Logan Square, Chicago
Is Logan Square, Chicago a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Logan Square, Chicago ranks 1,215th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and population health, and lowest on state finances and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Logan Square, Chicago expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $630,342. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $113,507 median income, cost of living beats 77% of neighborhoods.
Is Logan Square, Chicago safe?
Logan Square, Chicago is safer than 18% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $556 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Logan Square, Chicago?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 22. That works out to about 76 pleasant days a year, more than 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Logan Square, Chicago good for families?
Schools beat 49% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 18%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare Logan Square, Chicago with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Logan Square, Chicago. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Logan Square, 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.
Logan Square, Chicago detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Logan Square, Chicago: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Logan Square, Chicago: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Logan Square, Chicago: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Logan Square, Chicago: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Logan Square, 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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