48fit
Lake View
$2K ACS median rent
Wrigley, Broadway, and the lakefront path. Nightlife is the tax; the Red Line is the amenity.
- Walk index
- 21
- Safety index
- 63
- Published fit
- 48
NightlifeWaterfront
37fit
Rogers Park
Official community area: Rogers Park
Published fit 37 uses default walkable weights and a $2,500 ACS rent budget — the same number as the Chicago table. Your current weights score this 37.
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 city's far-north beach and a mix of students, immigrants, and long leases. Quieter than Edgewater, cheaper than Lake View.
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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
74
277 violent · 1075 property · 27.3 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)+24 vs city set
Schools
33
Rating 6.8 / 10 nearby-15 vs city set
Walk
5
OSM: 21 groceries · 9 cafes · 123 transit · 77 parks-16 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,351 ACS median vs published $2,500 rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
4
OSM: 9 cafes · 68 restaurants · 14 bars · 77 parks-15 vs city set
Commute to work
From Rogers Park, a typical weekday is 52 min to The Loop, 36 min to North Side, 61 min to West Loop. Not live traffic.
North Side is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
The Loop
52 min
Offices, Grant Park · +15 min vs the city-set median
North Side
36 min
Lincoln Park, hospitals · at the city-set median · fastest of these three
West Loop
61 min
Fulton Market · +24 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 $1,351 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 25% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($64K) could “afford” about $1,597 a month at 30% of pay.
71% of households rent. Median home value is $287,084.
ACS median rent
$1,351
30% income budget
$1,597
Rent / income
25%
Median home
$287,084
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Chicago city. Up 50% since 2014. Rogers Park 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. 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: 21 groceries, 9 cafes, 77 parks, and 123 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 77 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (123 stops or stations).
9 cafes and 68 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Chicago set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 10 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
49,628
Median age
37.8
Median income
$64K
Renters
71%
Bachelor+
52%
Violent / 1k
5.6
Property / 1k
21.7
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 11 census tracts · CPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Waterfront
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.
Rogers Park is the city’s far-north beach: Loyola students, immigrant families, long leases, and a lakefront that does not require Lincoln Park money. It is quieter than Edgewater, cheaper than Lake View, and more mixed than either. The Red Line makes downtown a ride, not a lifestyle.
Winter on the lake is serious. The commercial streets — Morse, Clark, Howard — are useful more than fashionable. Come for sand and a two-bedroom you can actually rent. Weight cost and the lake flag; nightlife is a few stops south.
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.
291 reports
- Rodent Baiting/Rat59
- Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review52
- Tree Debris Clean-Up38
- Graffiti Removal32
- Tree Emergency31
- Sidewalk Inspection
- Water On Street
- Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review
- Recycling Inspection
- Sanitation Code Violation
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 and the beach.
- Moonlit waves at Loyola Beach
r/chicago · Aug 2 · 1488 upvotes · 44 comments
- You can kinda see the Navy Pier fireworks from Rogers Park
r/chicago · Aug 27 · 332 upvotes · 13 comments
- Sunset reflection from Rogers Park
r/chicago · Aug 25 · 298 upvotes · 8 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 Rogers Park safe?
Rogers Park sits on the quieter side of this Chicago map (safety 74 vs city 50). CPD logged 5.6 violent and 21.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 27.3 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Rogers Park?
ACS median rent is $1,351 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 71% of households rent. Median home value is $287,084. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Rogers 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: 21 groceries, 9 cafes, 123 transit stops, 77 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Rogers Park good for families?
There is more night and visitor traffic in the mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 6.8 / 10. Median age is 37.8. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Rogers Park?
52 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 Rogers Park?
About 49,628 people. Median income $64K. 52% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Rogers Park?
Edgewater, Uptown, Lincoln Square sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official community areas, start with Rogers Park vs Edgewater.
Next door
Closest on this schematic map, scored with the same published walkable weights as the Chicago table. Distances here are not street geography.
Rogers Park vs EdgewaterRogers Park vs UptownRogers Park vs Lincoln Square
46fit
North Center
$2K ACS median rent
Roscoe Village strollers and high home values. Quiet streets with a short hop to the river.
- Walk index
- 3
- Safety index
- 100
- Published fit
- 46
Family streets
43fit
Lincoln Square
$2K ACS median rent
Ravenswood porches and a German plaza. The family read of the North Side without giving up a Brown Line stop.
- Walk index
- 5
- Safety index
- 84
- Published fit
- 43
Family streets
41fit
Edgewater
$1K ACS median rent
Andersonville's Clark Street sits inside this community area. Beach to the east, bakeries to the west.
- Walk index
- 6
- Safety index
- 79
- Published fit
- 41
WaterfrontFamily streets
39fit
Uptown
$1K ACS median rent
Argyle, the Uptown Theatre, and a lakefront that never quite gentrified all the way. Density without Lake View prices.
- Walk index
- 17
- Safety index
- 47
- Published fit
- 39
Waterfront