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Lincoln Square vs Rogers Park
Lincoln Square and Rogers Park are two official community areas in Chicago. Lincoln Square is the calmer Part I map (84 vs 74). Walk is a wash (5 vs 5). Rogers Park has the lower ACS median ($1,351).
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 | Lincoln Square | Rogers Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 84 | 74 |
| Schools | 80 | 33 |
| Walk | 5 | 5 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 4 | 4 |
| Median rent | $1,576 | $1,351 |
| Median home | $473,031 | $287,084 |
| Population | 41,651 | 49,628 |
| Commute to The Loop | 51 min | 52 min |
| Commute to North Side | 38 min | 36 min |
| Commute to West Loop | 46 min | 61 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Lincoln Square | Rogers Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 59% | 71% |
| Median age | 37.1 | 37.8 |
| Median income | $92K | $64K |
| Part I per 1k | 21.7 | 27.3 |
| Groceries / 800m | 14 | 21 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 143 | 123 |
| Parks / 800m | 60 | 77 |
| 311 last 14 days | 342 | 291 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Chicago city. Up 50% since 2014. Linc Sq is 9% above the 2024 city median. Rogers 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. 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 Lincoln Square if the school rating nearby is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Schools score 80 vs 33. Safety is 84 vs 74. Lincoln Square is tagged family on this map; Rogers Park is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Rogers Park if the rent gap is the point. ACS median rent is $1,351 vs $1,576. Read both pages before you decide.
Lincoln Square
Ravenswood porches and a German plaza. The family read of the North Side without giving up a Brown Line stop.
$1,576 median rent · safety 84 · walk 5
Rogers Park
The city's far-north beach and a mix of students, immigrants, and long leases. Quieter than Edgewater, cheaper than Lake View.
$1,351 median rent · safety 74 · walk 5
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Lincoln Square or Rogers Park?
Rogers Park is the lower ACS median: $1,576 vs $1,351. About 71% rent in Rogers Park vs 59% in Lincoln Square. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Lincoln Square more walkable than Rogers Park?
Walk is basically a tie (5 vs 5). Count groceries if you care: 14 in Lincoln Square vs 21 in Rogers Park, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Lincoln Square or Rogers Park?
Lincoln Square is the calmer Part I read (84 vs 74). Combined rate 21.7 vs 27.3 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Lincoln Square or Rogers Park?
Lincoln Square leads the school axis (80 vs 33). Nearby rating is 8.2 / 10 vs 6.8 / 10. Median age 37.1 vs 37.8. Rogers Park has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to The Loop?
51 minutes from Lincoln Square to The Loop, 52 from Rogers Park. Lincoln Square is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official community area that is not Lincoln Square or Rogers Park: North Center. Roscoe Village strollers and high home values. Quiet streets with a short hop to the river.
Scores are relative among official Chicago community areas with the same editorial weights. Read the method.