West Ridge

Community area in Chicago · #2

Side: Far North Side

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About Far North Side

From Rogers Park and Edgewater on the lake out to O'Hare.

Housing: Higher housing cost. Median home $320K · renters pay $1,440/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 60 min by transit, weekday morning
Getting to work: Mostly car. 78% drive · 13% transit · 6% walk or bike
Households: A mix. 49% rent
Tree canopy: 15–25%. 20% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
Home types: Detached 22% · Attached 4% · 2–19 units 57% · 20+ units 17%
Built: 1939 or earlier 35% · 1940–79 54% · 1980–99 6% · 2000 or later 6%
Ages: Under 15 22% · 15–24 14% · 25–44 25% · 45–64 25% · 65+ 15%
Language at home: English only 46% · Spanish 17% · Other Indo-European (e.g. Hindi, Urdu) 14%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: 14% 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, West Ridge. Tiers compare community areas across Chicago.