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Hermosa

Community area in Chicago · #20

Side: Northwest Side

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About Northwest Side

Bungalow belt neighbourhoods around Portage Park and Belmont Cragin.

What stands out

  • Oldest housing in Chicago (72% built 1939 or earlier)

Living here

Housing
Middle housing cost. Median home $320K · renters pay $1,320/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
30–45 min. About 44 min by transit, weekday morning
Getting to work
Mostly car. 80% drive · 13% transit · 6% walk or bike
Households
A mix. 52% rent
Tree canopy
8–15%. 8% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
Home types
Detached 30% · Attached 2% · 2–19 units 67% · 20+ units 1%
Built
1939 or earlier 72% · 1940–79 22% · 1980–99 5% · 2000 or later 2%
Ages
Under 15 19% · 15–24 15% · 25–44 29% · 45–64 25% · 65+ 12%
Language at home
Spanish 72% · English only 26%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
7% 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, Hermosa. Tiers compare community areas across Chicago.

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