77fit
Loop
$2K ACS median rent
Offices, Grant Park, and the L looping overhead. Walk scores max out; evening quiet depends on which block.
- Walk index
- 100
- Safety index
- 0
- Published fit
- 77
NightlifePlanned
33fit
Hyde Park
Official community area: Hyde Park
Published fit 33 uses default walkable weights and a $2,500 ACS rent budget — the same number as the Chicago table. Your current weights score this 33.
Data period. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · CPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026. ACS and CPD retrieved 2026-08-31; OSM retrieved 2026-08-31. Editorial copy last revised Sep 2026.
The university sets the tone: bookstores, the Point, and a lakefront that feels like another city.
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Best in Chicago for familiesWalkable ChicagoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this published score
Default walkable weights, $2,500 ACS rent budget. Same axes as the city table and the FAQ.
Safety
16
159 violent · 1090 property · 62.2 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)-34 vs city set
Schools
73
Rating 8.0 / 10 nearby+25 vs city set
Walk
5
OSM: 9 groceries · 25 cafes · 101 transit · 127 parks-16 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,544 ACS median vs published $2,500 rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
9
OSM: 25 cafes · 72 restaurants · 7 bars · 127 parks-10 vs city set
Commute to work
From Hyde Park, a typical weekday is 19 min to The Loop, 35 min to North Side, 40 min to West Loop. Not live traffic.
The Loop is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
The Loop
19 min
Offices, Grant Park · -18 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
North Side
35 min
Lincoln Park, hospitals · -1 min vs the city-set median
West Loop
40 min
Fulton Market · +3 min vs the city-set median
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 $1,544 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 26% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($70K) could “afford” about $1,753 a month at 30% of pay.
64% of households rent. Median home value is $422,682.
ACS median rent
$1,544
30% income budget
$1,753
Rent / income
26%
Median home
$422,682
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Chicago city. Up 50% since 2014. Hyde Park is 7% 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. 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: 9 groceries, 25 cafes, 127 parks, and 101 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 127 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (101 stops or stations).
25 cafes and 72 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Chicago set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 3 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
20,071
Median age
29.5
Median income
$70K
Renters
64%
Bachelor+
79%
Violent / 1k
7.9
Property / 1k
54.3
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 9 census tracts · CPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
WaterfrontFamily streets
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.
Chicago’s Hyde Park is the university’s town: bookstores, Promontory Point, the Museum of Science and Industry, and a lakefront that Zillow still prices well under Lincoln Park. Greystones and campus gothic. Students and Nobel laureates share the grocery.
Downtown is the Metra or the drive along the lake, not a five-minute L. That distance is why it feels like another city. Weight schools (the university’s gravity, not just CPS) and the lake. Safety is better than South Side stereotypes and not identical to the North Side. Come for the Point at sunset and a used bookstore on a Tuesday.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, Philadelphia neighborhood writing, Portland neighborhood writing, Washington neighborhood-cluster writing, 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.
107 reports
- Tree Trim23
- Pothole in Street17
- Tree Debris Clean-Up15
- Yard Waste Pick-Up14
- Pothole in Street
- Restaurant
- Water Lead Test Kit
- Building Violation
- Garbage Cart Maintenance
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: schools.
- The University of Chicago, August 2026
r/chicago · Aug 9 · 886 upvotes · 14 comments
- Robie House, The University of Chicago campus, August 2026
r/chicago · Aug 17 · 210 upvotes · 20 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 Hyde Park safe?
Hyde Park shows more Part I than most of this Chicago set (safety 16 vs city 50). CPD logged 7.9 violent and 54.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 62.2 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Hyde Park?
ACS median rent is $1,544 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 64% of households rent. Median home value is $422,682. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Hyde Park walkable?
Walk is 5 here vs 21 for the Chicago set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 9 groceries, 25 cafes, 101 transit stops, 127 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Hyde Park good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.0 / 10. Median age is 29.5. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Hyde Park?
19 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 Hyde Park?
About 20,071 people. Median income $70K. 79% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Hyde Park?
Near South Side, Loop, Bridgeport sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official community areas, start with Hyde Park vs Near South Side.
Next door
Closest on this schematic map, scored with the same published walkable weights as the Chicago table. Distances here are not street geography.
Hyde Park vs Near South SideHyde Park vs LoopHyde Park vs Bridgeport
66fit
Near North Side
$2K ACS median rent
River North restaurants, Gold Coast towers, Streeterville walks to the lake. Official name is the community area — search the nicknames.
- Walk index
- 72
- Safety index
- 21
- Published fit
- 66
NightlifeWaterfrontPlanned
47fit
Near South Side
$2K ACS median rent
South Loop towers facing the museum campus. Newer, rental-heavy, and a walk to the lake that skips Mag Mile.
- Walk index
- 21
- Safety index
- 68
- Published fit
- 47
WaterfrontPlanned
38fit
Bridgeport
$1K ACS median rent
Sox territory, bungalows, and a Chinatown-adjacent grid. South Side without a lakefront premium.
- Walk index
- 0
- Safety index
- 89
- Published fit
- 38
Family streets
24fit
Douglas
$1K ACS median rent
Bronzeville history on the official Douglas map. Boulevards, new builds, and a short ride to the Loop.
- Walk index
- 2
- Safety index
- 11
- Published fit
- 24
Planned