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Lake View vs Uptown
Lake View and Uptown are official community areas in Chicago. Lake View leads safety (63 vs 47). Lake View leads walk. Uptown has the lower ACS median rent ($1,326).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · CPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Lake View | Uptown |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 63 | 47 |
| Schools | 73 | 33 |
| Walk | 21 | 17 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 17 | 14 |
| Median rent | $1,879 | $1,326 |
| Median home | $522,707 | $331,132 |
| Population | 102,827 | 56,344 |
| Commute to The Loop | 29 min | 37 min |
| Commute to North Side | 14 min | 22 min |
| Commute to West Loop | 44 min | 49 min |
Lake View
Wrigley, Broadway, and the lakefront path. Nightlife is the tax; the Red Line is the amenity.
$1,879 median rent · safety 63 · walk 21
Uptown
Argyle, the Uptown Theatre, and a lakefront that never quite gentrified all the way. Density without Lake View prices.
$1,326 median rent · safety 47 · walk 17
Scores are relative among official Chicago community areas with the same editorial weights. Read the method.