Near West Side
Community Area #28
88
Walk Score
72
Transit Score
72
Bike Score
0
Cars needed
Estimated annual true-cost factors
Based on an example $2,000/month housing cost, 0 cars needed (Transit Score 72), and an estimated 4-minute commute to the Loop.
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About Near West Side
The Near West Side is several neighborhoods wearing one name: the West Loop's restaurant row and converted lofts, Greektown, the Illinois Medical District's hospital campuses, and University Village around UIC. Fulton Market went from meatpacking to Google and Michelin stars in a decade, dragging rents with it.
Transit is excellent and redundant: the Blue, Green, and Pink lines all cross the area, Union and Ogilvie stations sit on its eastern edge, and Walk Score is 88. Car-free is realistic in most of it. Housing runs from luxury towers to student apartments to townhomes. The Near West Side suits people who want downtown adjacency with slightly more apartment for the money, and medical or tech workers whose jobs are already here.
Near West Side offers strong transit access: a car is optional for many trips. A car-free lifestyle is realistic here, which is the single biggest driver of the true-cost advantage.
With a Walk Score of 88, Near West Side is "Very Walkable": most errands can be accomplished on foot.
At roughly $0/year for 0 cars, transportation is negligible line item in Near West Side's true cost. The neighborhood is served by the Green, Pink, Blue lines.
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