New City
Community Area #61
75
Walk Score
58
Transit Score
58
Bike Score
1
Cars needed
Estimated annual true-cost factors
Based on an example $2,000/month housing cost, 1 car needed (Transit Score 58), and an estimated 17-minute commute to the Loop.
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About New City
New City is the community area containing Canaryville and most of the historic stockyards district, where Chicago earned the 'hog butcher' line Sandburg pinned on it. The yards closed in 1971, but the industrial park that replaced them still employs thousands, and the surrounding blocks hold some of the city's most affordable solid housing.
Transit leans on buses (Halsted, Ashland, 47th) with the Orange Line at Halsted a reachable ride north, and the Red Line along its eastern edge. Housing costs are among Chicago's lowest. New City suits workers at the industrial park and pragmatic buyers who want a house at a price that leaves room in the budget for everything else.
New City 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, New City 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 New City's true cost. The neighborhood is served by the Red line.
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