Best PlacesRogers Park, Chicago, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rogers Park, Chicago, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rogers Park, Chicago ranks 2,904th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rogers Park, 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.
Rogers Park, Chicago's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rogers Park, Chicago ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Rogers Park, Chicago ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Short commute36.1 minutes each way, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rogers Park, Chicago
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rogers Park, Chicago home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $65,573, 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 Rogers Park, Chicago's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 Rogers Park, Chicago
Rogers Park, 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 Rogers Park, Chicago.
Who works in Rogers Park, Chicago, and how
Work in Rogers Park, Chicago centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 42%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 35%
Life in Rogers Park, Chicago
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rogers Park, Chicago.
What the weather is like in Rogers Park, Chicago, month by month
Rogers Park, Chicago sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Rogers Park, Chicago
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 12 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.8 million passengers in 2025, with 305 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Rogers Park, Chicago
Schools across Rogers Park, Chicago average a C, better than 41% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Lincoln Elem SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Oakton Elem SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nichols Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Chute Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Field Elem SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Evanston Twp High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Westinghouse High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Chicago Math & Sci Elem CharterD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rogers Park, Chicago school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rogers Park, 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 Rogers Park, Chicago against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Rogers Park, Chicago suits
Common questions about living in Rogers Park, Chicago
Is Rogers Park, Chicago a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rogers Park, Chicago ranks 2,904th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, biking, and transit, and lowest on the weather and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rogers Park, Chicago expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $342,437. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $65,573 median income, cost of living beats 37% of neighborhoods.
Is Rogers Park, Chicago safe?
Rogers Park, Chicago is safer than 33% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $446 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Rogers Park, Chicago?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 35 with lows near 19. That works out to about 56 pleasant days a year, more than 3% of neighborhoods.
Is Rogers Park, Chicago good for families?
Schools beat 41% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 33%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare Rogers Park, Chicago with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rogers Park, Chicago. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rogers Park, 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.
Rogers Park, Chicago detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rogers Park, Chicago: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rogers Park, Chicago: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rogers Park, Chicago: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rogers Park, Chicago: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rogers Park, 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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