Chicago
Pop. 24,924 73.04% owner occupied Median age 37.4 10.1 mi to downtown 1.2 mi to MDW 15.2 mi to ORD 21.7 mi to GYY

Clearing

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Nearby Garfield Ridge 1.5 mi West Lawn 2.5 mi West Elsdon 2.7 mi Archer Heights 3.2 mi Chicago Lawn 3.8 mi Gage Park 4.0 mi

Data is sourced live from public government databases and is provided for general information only. It does not constitute professional real estate, legal, or safety advice.

Safety & Crime

Chicago Police Department

Total incidents
393
2026
↓ 59% below city median
City median: 957
Violent crime
123
31% of total
Property crime
145
37% of total

Year by year

2025
1,048
2026
393

Source: Chicago Police Department · 2025–2026 · Data available to May 2026

Reported incidents only. Does not reflect overall safety. Higher or lower than the city median is not a rating or recommendation.

8 nearby
Nathan Hale Elementary School
· Elementary
0.2 mi
away
John C Dore Elementary School
· Elementary
0.7 mi
away
John H Kinzie Elementary School
· Elementary
0.8 mi
away
Robert L Grimes Elementary School
· Elementary
0.8 mi
away
John F Kennedy High School
· Secondary
0.9 mi
away
Blair Early Childhood Center
· Elementary
0.9 mi
away
John Hancock College Preparatory High School
· Secondary
2.7 mi
away
Gurdon S Hubbard High School
· Secondary
2.9 mi
away
School locations sourced from open city data · Distances measured from centre of community · Proximity only. Not a quality rating or recommendation.

2023 assessments
2023 assessed values by property type
All Residential
ACS 2023
$330,403
Average assessed value
Source: ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023 - Average assessed value shown across all residential zoning types. Assessed values are used for property tax purposes and do not represent market value or sale price. Not a substitute for a professional appraisal.

45 new in 90 days
Business types
Retail 128
Restaurants & Food 65
Automotive 36
Bars & Nightlife 20
Entertainment 3
Street Vendors 2
Pet Services 1
Childcare & Education 1
Source: · Active businesses within 2km

8 nearby
Doctors and Dentists
Alta Dental
Garfield Ridge
1.3 mi
Cafes and Coffee
Xurro
Clearing
0.5 mi
Karolinka Club
Clearing
0.6 mi
Libraries
Clearing Library
Clearing
0.5 mi
Garfield Ridge Library
Garfield Ridge
1.0 mi
Fire Stations
E32
Garfield Ridge
0.9 mi
E127
Clearing
1.1 mi
E88
West Lawn
3.1 mi
Source: open_data · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate · Data may be incomplete or change over time

29 bus stops within 0.5 mi
Nearest L Station
Midway
Orange Line
160 ft
Nearest Bus Stops
63rd Street & Meade
63W
0.1 mi
Meade & 63rd Street
55A
0.1 mi
Austin & 62nd Street
55A
0.1 mi
63rd Street & Austin
63W
0.1 mi
Austin & 63rd Street
55A
0.1 mi
Source: City transit open data · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate.

Major Parks

Name Area Distance
Hale 17 ha 0.2 mi
Park No. 484 10 ha 0.2 mi
Wentworth (John) 20 ha 0.8 mi
Vittum 12 ha 2.1 mi
Pasteur 17 ha 2.2 mi

Source: municipal open data.

Nearby Facilities

Name Type Distance
Stickney Water Reclamation Plant Wastewater Treatment 2.6 mi

Straight-line distances. Source: municipal open data.

👤
U.S. SENATOR
Dick Durbin
U.S. Senator · Democrat
(202) 224-2152
👤
U.S. SENATOR
Tammy Duckworth
U.S. Senator · Democrat
(202) 224-2854
👤
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE (DISTRICT 4)
Chuy Garcia
U.S. Representative (District 4) · Democrat
(202) 225-8203
👤
GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS
JB Pritzker
Governor of Illinois · Democrat
(217) 782-0244
👤
ALDERMAN (WARD 23)
Silvana Tabares
Alderman (Ward 23) · Democrat
[email protected] · (773) 582-4444
Source: Represent API by Open North

Community Quality

City of Chicago 311 Service Requests · Service request counts only. Does not reflect overall neighbourhood quality.

2025 service requests

↓ 33% below city median
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint 2,007
Water in Basement Complaint 1,919
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint 1,017
Garbage Cart Maintenance 981
Pothole in Street Complaint 767
Graffiti Removal Request 448
Traffic Signal Out Complaint 381
Street Light Out Complaint 367
Tree Debris Clean-Up Request 346
Tree Emergency 314

City median: 20,877 requests

Source: City of Chicago 311 Service Requests · Excludes routine waste & recycling requests

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