Near West Side
Community area in Chicago · #28
Side: West Side
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About West Side
From West Town and the Near West Side out to Austin.
Names you’ll hear here
- Fulton Market
- Greektown
- Little Italy
- West Loop
Landmarks:
- Ogilvie Transportation Center
- Union Station
- United Center
What stands out
- Among the newest housing in Chicago (50% built 2000 or later)
- Among the quickest transit trips to the Loop in Chicago (about 24 min)
- Highest rents on the West Side (median $2,150/mo)
Living here
- Housing
- Higher housing cost. Median home $450K · renters pay $2,150/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
- Under 30 min. About 24 min by transit, weekday morning
- Getting to work
- Mostly transit, walk or bike. 44% drive · 19% transit · 35% walk or bike
- Households
- Mostly renters. 65% rent
- Tree canopy
- Under 8%. 4% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
- Home types
- Detached 4% · Attached 7% · 2–19 units 24% · 20+ units 66%
- Built
- 1939 or earlier 21% · 1940–79 14% · 1980–99 16% · 2000 or later 50%
- Ages
- Under 15 10% · 15–24 14% · 25–44 51% · 45–64 17% · 65+ 7%
- Language at home
- English only 74% · Spanish 8% · Other Indo-European (e.g. Hindi, Urdu) 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
- 9% 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, Near West Side. Tiers compare community areas across Chicago.