59fit
Near West Side
$2K median rent
Fulton Market restaurants, United Center nights, and new towers. Property crime follows the dinner rush.
NightlifePlannedWalk 65Safety 5
Chicago/Humboldt Park
26fit
Humboldt Park
Official community area: Humboldt Park
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · CPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The park is enormous; the streets around it are still working-class. Safety scores tell you to weight it honestly.
humboldt
Best in Chicago for familiesWalkable ChicagoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
32
575 violent · 1697 property · 40.4 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)-18 vs city set
Schools
0
Rating 5.8 / 10 nearby-48 vs city set
Walk
4
OSM: 19 groceries · 1 cafes · 164 transit · 44 parks-17 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,353 ACS median vs your rent budget+1 vs city set
Vibe
0
OSM: 1 cafes · 23 restaurants · 5 bars · 44 parks-19 vs city set
Commute to work
From Humboldt Park, a typical weekday is 47 min to The Loop, 46 min to North Side, 18 min to West Loop. Not live traffic.
West Loop is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
The Loop
47 min
Offices, Grant Park · +10 min vs the city-set median
North Side
46 min
Lincoln Park, hospitals · +10 min vs the city-set median
West Loop
18 min
Fulton Market · -19 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $1,353 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 28% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($59K) could “afford” about $1,473 a month at 30% of pay.
59% of households rent. Median home value is $334,190.
ACS median rent
$1,353
30% income budget
$1,473
Rent / income
28%
Median home
$334,190
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Chicago city. Up 50% since 2014. Humboldt Park 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. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official community area: 19 groceries, 1 cafe, 44 parks, and 164 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 44 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (164 stops or stations).
1 cafes and 23 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Chicago set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 8 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
56,153
Median age
32.4
Median income
$59K
Renters
59%
Bachelor+
24%
Violent / 1k
10.2
Property / 1k
30.2
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 15 census tracts · CPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Crime is CPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
The park is 200 acres — lagoon, boathouse, trails. The streets around it are still working-class, with Paseo Boricua and Puerto Rican festival life that Zillow’s cultural notes actually get right. Safety scores tell you to weight it honestly; the per-1k numbers are not a rounding error.
Housing is two-flats and greystones at a discount to West Town. Downtown is a bus or a Division Street ride. Come for the park and the culture. Do not come expecting Logan’s restaurant row to have already moved west — parts of it have, parts have not.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
431 reports
- Graffiti Removal82
- Abandoned Vehicle68
- Garbage Cart Maintenance66
- Rodent Baiting/Rat60
- Pothole in Street46
- Blue Recycling Cart
- Clean Vacant Lot
- Graffiti Removal
- Dead Animal Pick-Up
- Pothole in Street
City of Chicago 311, last 14 days, by official community area number. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/chicago that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
In r/chicago lately: parks and food.
- Cafe With Beer Garden Coming To Humboldt Park's Boathouse Veranda
r/chicago · Aug 21 · 108 upvotes · 5 comments
- Humboldt Park Black Lagoon
r/chicago · Aug 13 · 83 upvotes · 10 comments
The line above is a reading of the titles, not a verdict. Up to 3 links, last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Humboldt Park safe?
Humboldt Park shows more Part I than most of this Chicago set (safety 32 vs city 50). CPD logged 10.2 violent and 30.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 40.4 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Humboldt Park?
ACS median rent is $1,353 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 59% of households rent. Median home value is $334,190. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Humboldt Park walkable?
Walk is 4 here vs 21 for the Chicago set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 19 groceries, 1 cafes, 164 transit stops, 44 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Humboldt Park good for families?
Family fit depends on the school rating nearby and how much quiet you want. Nearby school rating is 5.8 / 10. Median age is 32.4. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Humboldt Park?
47 typical weekday minutes to The Loop. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Humboldt Park?
About 56,153 people. Median income $59K. 24% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Humboldt Park?
Near West Side, Logan Square, Avondale sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official community areas, start with Humboldt Park vs Near West Side.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Humboldt Park vs Near West SideHumboldt Park vs Logan SquareHumboldt Park vs Avondale
44fit
West Town
$2K median rent
Wicker Park and Ukrainian Village live inside this community area. Division Street energy, brick two-flats behind it.
NightlifePlannedWalk 29Safety 26
43fit
Logan Square
$2K median rent
The boulevard, the farmers market, and Bucktown on the eastern edge. North-west Chicago's walkable default.
NightlifePlannedWalk 22Safety 42
33fit
Avondale
$2K median rent
The next stop past Logan. Still industrial edges, still cheaper, still a Belmont bus.
PlannedWalk 3Safety 53
31fit
Lower West Side
$1K median rent
Pilsen murals and 18th Street. The official name is Lower West Side; everyone searches Pilsen.
NightlifeWalk 7Safety 37