South Shore
Community Area #43
72
Walk Score
55
Transit Score
55
Bike Score
1
Cars needed
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Based on an example $2,000/month housing cost, 1 car needed (Transit Score 55), and an estimated 25-minute commute to the Loop.
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About South Shore
South Shore owns some of the best lakefront in Chicago: the South Shore Cultural Center, a former country club whose grand ballrooms and golf course now belong to the public, plus Rainbow Beach and a solid mile of shoreline. The neighborhood's apartment stock, courtyard buildings and high-rises with lake views, would cost triple anywhere on the North Side.
The Metra Electric's South Shore branch runs express-quick to downtown, and the 6 bus covers the lakefront. Jackson Park and the Obama Center are immediately north. Rents here are among the best lakefront values in urban America, full stop. South Shore suits renters who want the lake outside their window and refuse to pay Edgewater prices for it.
South Shore 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 72, South Shore 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 South Shore's true cost. The neighborhood is served by the Metra line.
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