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Logan Square vs North Center
Logan Square and North Center are two official community areas in Chicago. North Center is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 42). Logan Square wins the errand count. Logan Square has the lower ACS median ($1,823).
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 | Logan Square | North Center |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 42 | 100 |
| Schools | 60 | 90 |
| Walk | 22 | 3 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 14 | 4 |
| Median rent | $1,823 | $1,847 |
| Median home | $630,156 | $733,385 |
| Population | 72,375 | 36,014 |
| Commute to The Loop | 43 min | 42 min |
| Commute to North Side | 37 min | 31 min |
| Commute to West Loop | 24 min | 36 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Logan Square | North Center |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 61% | 43% |
| Median age | 32.9 | 36 |
| Median income | $113K | $147K |
| Part I per 1k | 33.9 | 17.7 |
| Groceries / 800m | 44 | 19 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 235 | 121 |
| Parks / 800m | 113 | 48 |
| 311 last 14 days | 719 | 301 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Chicago city. Up 50% since 2014. Logan is 27% above the 2024 city median. N Ctr is 28% 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. 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 Logan Square if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 14 vs 4. Walk is 22 vs 3. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick North Center if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 100 vs 42. Schools score 90 vs 60. North Center is tagged family on this map; Logan Square is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Logan Square
The boulevard, the farmers market, and Bucktown on the eastern edge. North-west Chicago's walkable default.
$1,823 median rent · safety 42 · walk 22
North Center
Roscoe Village strollers and high home values. Quiet streets with a short hop to the river.
$1,847 median rent · safety 100 · walk 3
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Logan Square or North Center?
Logan Square is the lower ACS median: $1,823 vs $1,847. About 61% rent in Logan Square vs 43% in North Center. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Logan Square more walkable than North Center?
Logan Square wins the errand count (walk 22 vs 3). Groceries inside 800 meters: 44 vs 19. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Logan Square or North Center?
North Center is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 42). Combined rate 17.7 vs 33.9 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Logan Square or North Center?
North Center leads the school axis (90 vs 60). Nearby rating is 8.5 / 10 vs 7.6 / 10. Median age 36 vs 32.9. Logan Square has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to The Loop?
43 minutes from Logan Square to The Loop, 42 from North Center. North Center is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official community area that is not Logan Square or North Center: Avondale. The next stop past Logan. Still industrial edges, still cheaper, still a Belmont bus.
Scores are relative among official Chicago community areas with the same editorial weights. Read the method.