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Avondale vs Humboldt Park
Avondale and Humboldt Park are two official community areas in Chicago. Avondale is the calmer Part I map (53 vs 32). Walk is a wash (3 vs 4). Humboldt Park has the lower ACS median ($1,353).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · CPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Scores
Fit axes among official Chicago community areas.
| Axis | Avondale | Humboldt Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 53 | 32 |
| Schools | 40 | 0 |
| Walk | 3 | 4 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 2 | 0 |
| Median rent | $1,671 | $1,353 |
| Median home | $472,751 | $334,190 |
| Population | 35,533 | 56,153 |
| Commute to The Loop | 56 min | 47 min |
| Commute to North Side | 49 min | 46 min |
| Commute to West Loop | 36 min | 18 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Avondale | Humboldt Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 56% | 59% |
| Median age | 35.2 | 32.4 |
| Median income | $93K | $59K |
| Part I per 1k | 33.4 | 40.4 |
| Groceries / 800m | 27 | 19 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 118 | 164 |
| Parks / 800m | 32 | 44 |
| 311 last 14 days | 352 | 431 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Chicago city. Up 50% since 2014. Avondl is 16% above the 2024 city median. Humbldt is 6% below the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.
Which to pick
The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.
Pick Avondale if the school rating nearby is the point and you want the cafes and the night. Schools score 40 vs 0. Vibe is 2 vs 0. Safety is 53 vs 32. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Humboldt Park if the rent gap is the point and the shorter ride to The Loop is the point. ACS median rent is $1,353 vs $1,671. 47 vs 56 minutes to The Loop. Read both pages before you decide.
Avondale
The next stop past Logan. Still industrial edges, still cheaper, still a Belmont bus.
$1,671 median rent · safety 53 · walk 3
Humboldt Park
The park is enormous; the streets around it are still working-class. Safety scores tell you to weight it honestly.
$1,353 median rent · safety 32 · walk 4
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Avondale or Humboldt Park?
Humboldt Park is the lower ACS median: $1,671 vs $1,353. About 59% rent in Humboldt Park vs 56% in Avondale. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Avondale more walkable than Humboldt Park?
Walk is basically a tie (3 vs 4). Count groceries if you care: 27 in Avondale vs 19 in Humboldt Park, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Avondale or Humboldt Park?
Avondale is the calmer Part I read (53 vs 32). Combined rate 33.4 vs 40.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Avondale or Humboldt Park?
Avondale leads the school axis (40 vs 0). Nearby rating is 7.0 / 10 vs 5.8 / 10. Median age 35.2 vs 32.4. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to The Loop?
56 minutes from Avondale to The Loop, 47 from Humboldt Park. Humboldt Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official community area that is not Avondale or Humboldt Park: Irving Park. Bungalows, the Blue Line, and a calmer northwest. Less scene than Logan, more yard.
Scores are relative among official Chicago community areas with the same editorial weights. Read the method.