O'Hare
Community Area #76
35
Walk Score
45
Transit Score
25
Bike Score
1
Cars needed
Estimated annual true-cost factors
Based on an example $2,000/month housing cost, 1 car needed (Transit Score 45), and an estimated 47-minute commute to the Loop.
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About O'Hare
The O'Hare community area is the airport plus the residential pocket east of it, along the Kennedy and the Des Plaines River. The housing is mid-century condos, apartment complexes, and ranches, much of it built for airport and airline workers who wanted a five-minute commute to the world's busiest runway system.
The Blue Line's Cumberland and Rosemont stops anchor transit, running 24 hours like the airport itself, with downtown about 40 minutes away. Rents here are some of the lowest for any neighborhood with direct rail in the city. It suits airport workers, frequent flyers, and anyone whose job involves the suburbs around O'Hare but who wants to keep a Chicago address and a one-seat ride downtown.
O'Hare 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 35, O'Hare is "Car-Dependent": almost all errands require a vehicle.
At roughly $12,000/year for 1 car, transportation is a moderate line item in O'Hare's true cost. The neighborhood is served by the Blue line.
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