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Humboldt Park vs Irving Park
Humboldt Park and Irving Park are two official community areas in Chicago. Irving Park is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 32). Walk is a wash (4 vs 0). 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 | Humboldt Park | Irving Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 32 | 95 |
| Schools | 0 | 50 |
| Walk | 4 | 0 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 0 | 0 |
| Median rent | $1,353 | $1,406 |
| Median home | $334,190 | $481,485 |
| Population | 56,153 | 53,332 |
| Commute to The Loop | 47 min | 63 min |
| Commute to North Side | 46 min | 53 min |
| Commute to West Loop | 18 min | 46 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Humboldt Park | Irving Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 59% | 49% |
| Median age | 32.4 | 37 |
| Median income | $59K | $93K |
| Part I per 1k | 40.4 | 17.8 |
| Groceries / 800m | 19 | 15 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 164 | 122 |
| Parks / 800m | 44 | 26 |
| 311 last 14 days | 431 | 379 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Chicago city. Up 50% since 2014. Humbldt is 6% below the 2024 city median. Irving is 2% 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 Humboldt Park if the shorter ride to The Loop is the point. 47 vs 63 minutes to The Loop. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Irving Park if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 95 vs 32. Schools score 50 vs 0. Vibe is 0 vs 0. Read both pages before you decide.
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
Irving Park
Bungalows, the Blue Line, and a calmer northwest. Less scene than Logan, more yard.
$1,406 median rent · safety 95 · walk 0
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Humboldt Park or Irving Park?
Humboldt Park is the lower ACS median: $1,353 vs $1,406. About 59% rent in Humboldt Park vs 49% in Irving Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Humboldt Park more walkable than Irving Park?
Walk is basically a tie (4 vs 0). Count groceries if you care: 19 in Humboldt Park vs 15 in Irving Park, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Humboldt Park or Irving Park?
Irving Park is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 32). Combined rate 17.8 vs 40.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Humboldt Park or Irving Park?
Irving Park leads the school axis (50 vs 0). Nearby rating is 7.3 / 10 vs 5.8 / 10. Median age 37 vs 32.4. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to The Loop?
47 minutes from Humboldt Park to The Loop, 63 from Irving Park. Humboldt Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official community area that is not Humboldt Park or Irving Park: Near West Side. Fulton Market restaurants, United Center nights, and new towers. Property crime follows the dinner rush.
Humboldt Park vs Near West SideIrving Park vs Near West Side
Scores are relative among official Chicago community areas with the same editorial weights. Read the method.