A Selection of City Neighborhoods

Lincoln Park: North of downtown Chicago, with beautiful Lincoln Park and Lake Michigan just across the street, Lincoln Park is one of the neighborhoods that Chicagoans find most desirable. Finding a home you'd love to live in will probably be easier than finding a parking spot. But on the positive side, if you do move to Lincoln Park you may be able to ditch your car and rely on public transportation, since this area is very well connected by the El. The average home sale price is $463,147. The median age of Lincoln Park inhabitants is 31, with 1.7 people in the average household.

 

Wicker Park and Bucktown: These two neighborhoods a little west of the central downtown area have a lot to commend themselves. Fun restaurants and a vital arts community contribute to its distinctive atmosphere; Wicker Park claims to be the largest community of working artists in the United States. A lot of people in this area are renting, but there are also many beautiful homes to be had. The average home sale price is around $320,000, but much less expensive homes can be found by going to the outskirts of the fashionable area.

 

Hyde Park: South of downtown are Pilsen, Bridgeport, Bronzeville, Kenwood, Hyde Park, Woodlawn, and South Shore. The Hyde Park area is on Lake Michigan and is home to the University of Chicago. It prides itself on being one of the few racially integrated neighborhoods in Chicago, a city which tends to segregate itself into small ethnic enclaves. Single-family homes in Hyde Park are almost as expensive as those in Gold Coast and Lincoln Park, but townhouses and condominiums here can be a surprising value. The average home sale price overall is $246,954.