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Avondale vs Logan Square
Avondale and Logan Square are two official community areas in Chicago. Avondale is the calmer Part I map (53 vs 42). Logan Square wins the errand count. Avondale has the lower ACS median ($1,671).
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 | Logan Square |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 53 | 42 |
| Schools | 40 | 60 |
| Walk | 3 | 22 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 2 | 14 |
| Median rent | $1,671 | $1,823 |
| Median home | $472,751 | $630,156 |
| Population | 35,533 | 72,375 |
| Commute to The Loop | 56 min | 43 min |
| Commute to North Side | 49 min | 37 min |
| Commute to West Loop | 36 min | 24 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Avondale | Logan Square |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 56% | 61% |
| Median age | 35.2 | 32.9 |
| Median income | $93K | $113K |
| Part I per 1k | 33.4 | 33.9 |
| Groceries / 800m | 27 | 44 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 118 | 235 |
| Parks / 800m | 32 | 113 |
| 311 last 14 days | 352 | 719 |
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. Logan is 27% above 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 quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 53 vs 42. ACS median rent is $1,671 vs $1,823. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Logan Square if you want the cafes and the night and the school rating nearby is the point. Vibe is 14 vs 2. Schools score 60 vs 40. Walk is 22 vs 3. 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
Logan Square
The boulevard, the farmers market, and Bucktown on the eastern edge. North-west Chicago's walkable default.
$1,823 median rent · safety 42 · walk 22
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Avondale or Logan Square?
Avondale is the lower ACS median: $1,671 vs $1,823. About 56% rent in Avondale vs 61% in Logan Square. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Avondale more walkable than Logan Square?
Logan Square wins the errand count (walk 3 vs 22). Groceries inside 800 meters: 27 vs 44. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Avondale or Logan Square?
Avondale is the calmer Part I read (53 vs 42). Combined rate 33.4 vs 33.9 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Avondale or Logan Square?
Logan Square leads the school axis (60 vs 40). Nearby rating is 7.6 / 10 vs 7.0 / 10. Median age 32.9 vs 35.2. Avondale has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to The Loop?
56 minutes from Avondale to The Loop, 43 from Logan Square. Logan Square is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official community area that is not Avondale or Logan Square: 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.