Chicago Neighborhood Info            

At Keller Willams Realty, we know that Chicago is a city of many neighborhoods, and we want to provide you with all kinds of detailed information about the city..

SUMMARY overviews with 10 yr Sales History

Here are charts that summarize current prices and 10 years of sales data for every neighborhood--and provide a picture of short sales / foreclosures:

Condo/Townhomes  / 
Single Family Homes
2- TO 4-
FLATS

DETAILED Condo-Townhome Profiles

Click here to see detailed profiles of condo and townhome pricing:

2010 Condo and Townhome profiles

 

DETAILED Single-Family Home Profiles

Click here to see detailed profiles of single-family homes pricing in the city:

2010 Single-Family Home profiles

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Chicago in 25 Maps

Click on this Chicago in 25 Maps link, and we think you will find the best maps for real estate shopping in Chicago. The source, however, may surprise you, as they come from the City of Chicago's BIKE MAP. You will find that these maps show all "L" and Metra stops, have individual neighborhood names, and, of course, feature good bike routes. We have broken the master map up into 25 sections and have blown each up to a large 8 1/2 by 11 inch size. In addition, we will show you how to order your own full copy (it's free).

 

Chicago Neighborhood Boundaries

Click on this Chicago Neighborhood Boundaries link and you can access a directory of over 150 Chicago neighborhoods. Some (e.g., West Town) are CENSUS TRACTS of which there are 77 in Chicago (e.g., West Town is Area 24), but this list also has specific neighborhoods that reside within census tracts (e.g., in Area 24 there is East Ukrainian Vil., Ukrainian Vil., Wicker Pk., and most of Bucktown).

 

School Boundaries

SCHOOL BOUNDARIES in Chicago are finally available online!!! To check out any address in question, go to http://schoollocator.cps.k12.il.us/.

Other Neighborhood Information

1. http://centerstagechicago.com/virtual-el/ has a wonderful way to learn about Chicago. Click on any of the train lines and an el stop –and you see a whole set of LOCAL links appear.

2. Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_neighborhoods) has lots of information about Chicago neighborhoods.

3. The Federal Government provides Census Bureau information through what they call “Geocode mapping.” To see all kinds of information by address go to: http://www.ffiec.gov/Geocode/default.aspx.

4. For Chicago zoning, go to:

https://gisapps.cityofchicago.org/zoning/.

5. For specific information about individual properties go to: http://www.newschicago.org/. And, f or a news feed ON YOUR OWN BLOCK, go to http://chicago.everyblock.com/. Their motto is "We gather all sorts of local info daily so you can follow news near you."

Census Tracts

Since the 1930’s, Chicago has been divided in 77 Census Tracts, and all real estate sales in Chicago still use that coding system. We furnish here two maps, one of the NORTH SIDE and one of the SOUTH SIDE:

NORTH SIDE map
SOUTH SIDE map

And here are individual maps for each of the 77 census tracts:

01 Rogers Park

02 West Ridge

03 Uptown

04 Lincoln Square

05 North Center

06 Lake View

07 Lincoln Park

08 Near North (Gold Coast)

09 Edison Park

10 Norwood Park

11 Jefferson Park

12 Forest Glen

13 North Park

14 Albany Park

15 Portage Park

16 Irving Park

17 Dunning

18 Montclare

19 Belmont Cragin

20 Hermosa

21 Avondale

22 Logan Square

23 Humboldt Park

24 West Town

25 Austin

26 West Garfield Park

27 East Garfield Park

28 Near West (West Loop)

29 North Lawndale

30 South Lawndale

31 Lower West Side

32 Loop

33 Near South (South Loop)

34 Armour Square

35 Douglas

36 Oakland

37 Fuller Park

38 Grand Boulevard

39 Kenwood

40 Washington Park

41 Hyde Park

42 Woodlawn

43 South Shore

44 Chatham

45 Avalon Park

46 South Chicago

47 Burnside

48 Calumet Heights

49 Roseland

50 Pullman

51 South Deering

52 East Side

53 West Pullman

54 Riverdale

55 Hegewisch

56 Garfield Ridge

57 Archer Heights

58 Brighton Park

59 Mckinley Park

60 Bridgeport

61 New City

62 West Elsdon

63 Gage Park

64 Clearing

65 West Lawn

66 Chicago Lawn

67 West Englewood

68 Englewood

69 Greater Grand Cross

70 Ashburn

71 Auburn Gresham

72 Beverly

73 Washington Heights

74 Mount Greenwood

75 Morgan Park

76 O'Hare

77 Edgewater