Gage Park

Gage Park is a dense Southwest Side neighborhood of bungalows and two-flats around its namesake park, majority Mexican American and family-oriented, with 51st Street and Kedzie carrying the commercial load. It's one of those Chicago neighborhoods that rarely makes the news in either direction: it just works, block by block.

The Orange Line passes north of the neighborhood with the Kedzie stop reachable from the top blocks; otherwise it's the 53 Pulaski and 94 California buses and a household car. Housing is affordable and mostly owner-occupied. Gage Park suits families who want to buy rather than rent, and who trade rail-at-the-corner for a mortgage payment that leaves margin.

Gage Park offers moderate transit access: a single car per household is usually sufficient. One car typically covers the gap that transit leaves.

With a Walk Score of 74, Gage Park is "Very Walkable": most errands can be accomplished on foot.

At roughly $12,000/year for 1 car, transportation is a moderate line item in Gage Park's true cost. The neighborhood is served by the Orange, Pink lines.