Clearing
Community area in Chicago · #64
Side: Southwest Side
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About Southwest Side
From McKinley Park and Brighton Park down to Englewood and Midway.
What stands out
- Among the likeliest to drive to work in Chicago (89% of commuters)
- Among the highest home values on the Southwest Side (median $300K)
- Among the highest shares of homeowners on the Southwest Side (27% rent)
Living here
- Housing
- Middle housing cost. Median home $300K · renters pay $1,380/moSurvey estimates for 2020–2024, not current prices. Rent is what renting households pay, utilities included, counting long-time tenants and subsidized homes, so it sits below what a new lease costs. Use them to compare community areas, not to budget.
- To the Loop
- 45–60 min. About 55 min by transit, weekday morning
- Getting to work
- Mostly car. 89% drive · 7% transit · 2% walk or bike
- Households
- Mostly owners. 27% rent
- Tree canopy
- Under 8%. 3% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
- Home types
- Detached 58% · Attached 8% · 2–19 units 31% · 20+ units 2%
- Built
- 1939 or earlier 10% · 1940–79 73% · 1980–99 10% · 2000 or later 7%
- Ages
- Under 15 20% · 15–24 11% · 25–44 29% · 45–64 26% · 65+ 14%
- Language at home
- Spanish 54% · English only 37% · Polish, Russian or other Slavic 7%English only, or the language besides English that each person 5 or older speaks at home. For small areas the Census groups some languages: Polish shares a group with Russian and other Slavic languages.
- Recent immigrants
- 3% born abroad, came to the US 2010 or laterShare of residents, from the 2020–2024 survey. Toronto counts a shorter window (2016–21), so the two cities don't compare directly.
American Community Survey 2020–2024 and CTA/Metra schedules, Clearing. Tiers compare community areas across Chicago.