Mount Greenwood
Community area in Chicago · #74
Side: Far Southwest Side
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About Far Southwest Side
Beverly, Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park and their neighbours.
What stands out
- Most likely to drive to work in Chicago (93% of commuters)
- Among the highest shares of homeowners in Chicago (15% rent)
- Among the most detached houses in Chicago (85% of homes)
Living here
- Housing
- Middle housing cost. Median home $320K · renters pay $1,480/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
- Over an hour. About 70 min by transit, weekday morning
- Getting to work
- Mostly car. 93% drive · 5% transit · 2% walk or bike
- Households
- Mostly owners. 15% rent
- Tree canopy
- 8–15%. 12% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
- Home types
- Detached 85% · Attached 2% · 2–19 units 6% · 20+ units 7%
- Built
- 1939 or earlier 9% · 1940–79 75% · 1980–99 10% · 2000 or later 6%
- Ages
- Under 15 22% · 15–24 11% · 25–44 24% · 45–64 26% · 65+ 16%
- Language at home
- English only 95% · No other language above 5%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
- 0% 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, Mount Greenwood. Tiers compare community areas across Chicago.