West Lawn

West Lawn sits southwest of Marquette Park, a bungalow-belt neighborhood that has become a center of Mexican American homeownership, with Pulaski Road's two miles of family businesses as its spine. The blocks are tidy, the parishes are full, and the neighborhood quietly posts some of the Southwest Side's most stable housing.

The Orange Line's Midway and Pulaski stations are a bus ride north, and most households run one or two cars. Prices remain reachable for first-time buyers, which is the neighborhood's core appeal. West Lawn suits families making the jump from renting to owning who want to stay in the city and near its southwest job corridors.

West Lawn 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, West Lawn 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 West Lawn's true cost. The neighborhood is served by the Orange line.