Chicago
Pop. 33,279 32.28% owner occupied Median age 34.6 2.6 mi to downtown 6.3 mi to MDW 15.2 mi to ORD 20.7 mi to GYY

Lower West Side

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Nearby Bridgeport 1.4 mi Mckinley Park 1.6 mi Armour Square 1.6 mi Near West Side 1.9 mi Douglas 2.7 mi South Lawndale 2.7 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
1,162
2026
↑ 21% above city median
City median: 957
Violent crime
364
31% of total
Property crime
472
41% of total

Year by year

2025
2,674
2026
1,162

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.

10 nearby
Benito Juarez Community Academy High School
· Secondary
0.2 mi
away
Peter Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy
· Elementary
0.4 mi
away
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School
· Elementary
0.5 mi
away
Manuel Perez Elementary School
· Elementary
0.5 mi
away
Pilsen Elementary Community Academy
· Elementary
0.6 mi
away
Orozco Fine Arts & Sciences Elementary School
· Elementary
0.8 mi
away
Joseph Jungman Elementary School
· Elementary
0.8 mi
away
Irma C Ruiz Elementary School
· Elementary
0.9 mi
away
John A Walsh Elementary School
· Elementary
0.9 mi
away
Charles N Holden Elementary School
· Elementary
1.0 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
$366,666
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.

199 new in 90 days
Business types
Retail 516
Restaurants & Food 228
Bars & Nightlife 77
Automotive 44
Street Vendors 16
Entertainment 16
Childcare & Education 8
Accommodation 6
Source: · Active businesses within 2km

31 nearby
Hospitals and Clinics

Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate. Data may be incomplete.

DaVita Dialysis
Near West Side
1.1 mi
Emergancy Room
Near West Side
1.4 mi
University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics
Near West Side
1.4 mi
Specialty Care Center
Near West Side
1.6 mi
Emergancy Entrance
Near West Side
1.7 mi
Doctors and Dentists
Dental Sunshine Chicago
Lower West Side
0.5 mi
Pilsen Community Health Center Lower West
Lower West Side
0.6 mi
Orthodontic Experts
Lower West Side
0.6 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens
Lower West Side
0.5 mi
CVS Pharmacy
Mckinley Park
1.1 mi
CVS Pharmacy
Near West Side
1.2 mi
Supermarkets
La Providencia
Lower West Side
0.4 mi
La Casa del Pueblo
Lower West Side
0.5 mi
Jewel-Osco
Near West Side
1.1 mi
Gyms and Recreation
Pilsen’s Gym
Lower West Side
0.5 mi
Blink Fitness
Mckinley Park
0.9 mi
Strength Club
Lower West Side
0.9 mi
Cafes and Coffee
Jay's Bubble Tea Cafe
Lower West Side
0.4 mi
Step Down Café
Lower West Side
0.5 mi
Cafe Jumping Bean
Lower West Side
0.5 mi
Xurro
Lower West Side
0.6 mi
A Cup of Joe Coffeehouse
Lower West Side
0.6 mi
Libraries
Lozano Library
Lower West Side
0.5 mi
Little Italy Library
Near West Side
1.3 mi
McKinley Park Library
Mckinley Park
1.5 mi
Fire Stations
E28
Bridgeport
0.5 mi
E23
Lower West Side
0.7 mi
E18
Near West Side
1.1 mi
Police Stations
Chicago Police District 12 - Near West
Near West Side
0.9 mi
Chicago Police District 9 - Deering
Bridgeport
1.3 mi
Chicago Police District 1 - Central
Near South Side
2.0 mi
Source: open_data · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate · Data may be incomplete or change over time

21 bus stops within 0.5 mi
11 L stations within 1.9 mi
L Stations
18th
Pink Line
0.6 mi
Damen
Pink Line
0.7 mi
Ashland
Orange Line
0.8 mi
Halsted
Orange Line
0.9 mi
Western
Pink Line
1.1 mi
Nearest Bus Stops
Cermak & Laflin
21 60
0.1 mi
Blue Island & Ashland/Cermak
60
0.2 mi
Cermak & Ashland
21
0.2 mi
Ashland & Cermak
X9 9
0.2 mi
Cermak & Ashland/Blue Island
21
0.2 mi
Source: City transit open data · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate.

Major Parks

Name Area Distance
Harrison 17 ha 0.6 mi
Addams (Jane) 13 ha 0.9 mi
Mcguane 10 ha 1.0 mi
Palmisano 27 ha 1.1 mi
Ping Tom Memorial 17 ha 1.6 mi

Source: municipal open data.

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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 7)
Danny K. Davis
U.S. Representative (District 7) · Democrat
(202) 225-5006
👤
GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS
JB Pritzker
Governor of Illinois · Democrat
(217) 782-0244
👤
ALDERMAN (WARD 25)
Byron Sigcho-Lopez
Alderman (Ward 25) · Democrat
[email protected] · (773) 523-4100
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

↑ 15% above city median
Graffiti Removal Request 6,544
Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED) 1,636
Street Light Out Complaint 1,106
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint 1,032
Pothole in Street Complaint 989
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint 909
Open Fire Hydrant Complaint 858
Garbage Cart Maintenance 803
Traffic Signal Out Complaint 802
Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review 690

City median: 20,877 requests

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

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