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/Logan Square
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Logan Square
Official community area: Logan Square
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · CPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The boulevard, the farmers market, and Bucktown on the eastern edge. North-west Chicago's walkable default.
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Best in Chicago for familiesWalkable ChicagoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
42
204 violent · 2250 property · 33.9 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)-8 vs city set
Schools
60
Rating 7.6 / 10 nearby+12 vs city set
Walk
22
OSM: 44 groceries · 39 cafes · 235 transit · 113 parks+1 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,823 ACS median vs your rent budget+1 vs city set
Vibe
14
OSM: 39 cafes · 185 restaurants · 74 bars · 113 parks-5 vs city set
Commute to work
From Logan Square, a typical weekday is 43 min to The Loop, 37 min to North Side, 24 min to West Loop. Not live traffic.
West Loop is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
The Loop
43 min
Offices, Grant Park · +6 min vs the city-set median
North Side
37 min
Lincoln Park, hospitals · +1 min vs the city-set median
West Loop
24 min
Fulton Market · -13 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 $1,823 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 19% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($113K) could “afford” about $2,836 a month at 30% of pay.
61% of households rent. Median home value is $630,156.
ACS median rent
$1,823
30% income budget
$2,836
Rent / income
19%
Median home
$630,156
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Chicago city. Up 50% since 2014. Logan Square is 27% 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: 44 groceries, 39 cafes, 113 parks, and 235 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 113 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (235 stops or stations).
39 cafes and 185 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Chicago set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 19 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
72,375
Median age
32.9
Median income
$113K
Renters
61%
Bachelor+
64%
Violent / 1k
2.8
Property / 1k
31.1
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 27 census tracts · CPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
NightlifePlanned
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.
Logan Square is the boulevard, the year-round farmers market, and Bucktown on the eastern edge. Zillow’s 2025 guide cites a Walk Score of 91, Michelin-adjacent dining, and home values still under Lincoln Park. Resident comparisons put it as the first-time-buyer and renter alternative to the lake parks.
The square itself is the living room. Side streets are two-flats and new condos. Nightlife is real; it is not Wrigleyville. Weight walk and vibe. Schools trail Lincoln Park, which is the honest family fork.
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, 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.
719 reports
- Graffiti Removal283
- Rodent Baiting/Rat94
- Pothole in Street74
- Yard Waste Pick-Up73
- Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review58
- Rodent Baiting/Rat
- Fly Dumping
- Rodent Baiting/Rat
- Tree Debris Clean-Up
- Dead Animal Pick-Up
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.
- My new screen print inspired by Bucktown
r/chicago · Aug 31 · 128 upvotes · 18 comments
- PSA: Flock Cameras in Logan Square, Bucktown, Wicker Park
r/chicago · Aug 17 · 34 upvotes · 25 comments
- Are there any founders/entrepreneurs in content creation/media/IRL events living in West Loop/Wicker Park/Bucktown/River North/River West or other nearby neighborhoods?
r/chicago · Aug 28 · 2 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 Logan Square safe?
Logan Square shows more Part I than most of this Chicago set (safety 42 vs city 50). CPD logged 2.8 violent and 31.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 33.9 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Logan Square?
ACS median rent is $1,823 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 61% of households rent. Median home value is $630,156. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Logan Square walkable?
Walk is 22 here vs 21 for the Chicago set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 44 groceries, 39 cafes, 235 transit stops, 113 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Logan Square good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.6 / 10. Median age is 32.9. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Logan Square?
43 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 Logan Square?
About 72,375 people. Median income $113K. 64% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Logan Square?
Avondale, Humboldt Park, North Center sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official community areas, start with Logan Square vs Avondale.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Logan Square vs AvondaleLogan Square vs Humboldt ParkLogan Square vs North Center
46fit
North Center
$2K median rent
Roscoe Village strollers and high home values. Quiet streets with a short hop to the river.
Family streetsWalk 3Safety 100
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
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Avondale
$2K median rent
The next stop past Logan. Still industrial edges, still cheaper, still a Belmont bus.
PlannedWalk 3Safety 53
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Humboldt Park
$1K median rent
The park is enormous; the streets around it are still working-class. Safety scores tell you to weight it honestly.
Walk 4Safety 32