Where you choose to live can have the greatest impact on how much it costs to live in the city.
Buy: Median price of a home sold from March through May.
Rent: Median effective rent (amount received as compared to the amount advertised/requested) for mid-year 2004.
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(NEIGHBORHOOD) Buy Rent
Albany Park $275,000 $712
Archer Heights $259,000 $747
Armour Square $285,000 n/a
Ashburn $175,000 $747
Auburn Gresham $130,000 $747
Austin $180,000 $795
Avalon Park $149,000 $747
Avondale $335,000 $795
Belmont Cragin $290,000 $997
Beverly $238,000 $747
Bridgeport $256,500 $747
Brighton Park $200,000 $747
Burnside $163,500 $747
Calumet Heights $145,500 n/a
Chatham $160,000 $747
Chicago Lawn $150,000 $747
Clearing $194,000 n/a
Douglas $257,000 $795
Dunning $272,000 $822
East Garfield Park $195,000 $795
East Side $128,000 $712
Edgewater $187,500 $712
Edison Park $390,000 $822
Englewood $135,000 $747
Forest Glen $366,000 $795
Fuller Park $150,000 $747
Gage Park $180,000 $747
Garfield Ridge $220,000 $747
Grand Boulevard $212,000 $795
Greater Grand Crossing $164,500 $747
Hegewisch $120,000 $712
Hermosa $282,500 n/a
Humboldt Park $215,000 $795
Hyde Park $197,500 $784
Irving Park $325,000 $795
Jefferson Park $320,000 $795
Kenwood $266,000 $784
Lakeview $345,000 $997
Lincoln Park $437,000 $1,062
Lincoln Square $310,000 $712
Logan Square $315,000 $795
Loop $266,000 $1,385
Lower West Side $237,000 n/a
McKinley Park $230,000 $747
Montclare $259,000 n/a
Morgan Park $155,000 $747
Mt. Greenwood $210,000 $747
Near North Side $334,000 $1,312
Near South Side $320,000 $784
Near West Side $296,500 $795
New City $155,500 n/a
North Center $420,000 n/a
North Lawndale $186,000 $795
North Park $342,500 $712
Norwood Park $303,000 $822
Oakland $341,500 n/a
O’Hare $189,000 $793
Portage Park $310,000 $795
Pullman $125,000 $712
Riverdale $99,500 n/a
Rogers Park $189,000 $712
Roseland $113,000 $712
South Chicago $140,000 $784
South Deering $95,000 $712
South Lawndale $195,000 $795
South Shore $150,000 $784
Uptown $252,000 $712
Washington Heights $129,000 $747
Washington Park $200,000 $784
West Garfield Park $160,000 $795
West Elsdon $195,000 n/a
West Englewood $130,000 $747
West Lawn $200,000 $747
West Pullman $106,000 $712
West Ridge $220,000 n/a
West Town $335,000 n/a
Woodlawn $195,000 $784
SOURCES: CHICAGO TRIBUNE PRICE PULSE, BASED ON DATA FROM RECORD
INFORMATION SERVICES; MARCUS & MILLICHAP RESEARCH SERVICES
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