Hermosa

Hermosa is a small, dense, mostly Puerto Rican and Mexican neighborhood best known as Walt Disney's birthplace, which the neighborhood mentions with a shrug. It sits wedged between Logan Square and Belmont Cragin, and that geography is its current story: priced-out renters from Logan Square keep arriving, and the two-flats keep absorbing them.

There's no L stop inside the neighborhood, but the Healy Metra stop on the Milwaukee District North line offers a fast, underused ride downtown, and the Armitage and North Avenue buses run frequently. One car per household is typical. Hermosa suits renters who want Logan Square adjacency at two-thirds the price and don't need a nightlife scene on their own block.

Hermosa 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 75, Hermosa 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 Hermosa's true cost. The neighborhood is served by the Blue line.