Key takeaway: A one-bedroom in Edgewater rents for about $1,740 to $1,850 a month in fall 2026 and in Andersonville about $2,050 to $2,150, and the Red Line’s rebuilt Berwyn and Bryn Mawr stations reopened in July 2025.
Edgewater runs along the lake from Foster Avenue to Devon, and Andersonville is its western section around Clark Street. You get lakefront high-rises, vintage courtyard buildings and a busy Clark Street business district. Here are the numbers.
Rent by apartment size
| Unit | Edgewater, Zumper (avg., Oct 2026) | Edgewater, RentHop (median, Oct 2026) | Andersonville, RentHop (median, Oct 2026) | Andersonville, RentCafe (avg., Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,450 | $1,407 | $1,650 | $1,464 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,847 | $1,741 | $2,150 | $2,051 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,595 | $2,492 | $2,400 | n/a |
| 3 bedrooms | $3,000 | $3,425 | $3,350 | n/a |
Source: Zumper Edgewater rent research, updated October 12, 2026; RentHop Edgewater; RentHop Andersonville; RentCafe Andersonville, updated October 1, 2026. Sources differ because they track different listings; see why rent reports disagree.
Getting around
- L: Red Line at Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, Thorndale and Granville. From the City of Chicago’s list of L stops. Berwyn and Bryn Mawr reopened rebuilt with elevators on July 20, 2025 (WTTW).
- Metra: no station inside Edgewater; Ravenswood to the southwest and Rogers Park to the north are both Zone 2 on the Union Pacific North Line, $3.75 one way (Metra fares). See Metra fares.
- Buses: #36 Broadway, #151 Sheridan, #22 Clark (runs overnight through Andersonville), #92 Foster, #84 Peterson and #50 Damen.
- Express buses: the #146 and #147 run on Lake Shore Drive toward downtown, plus the weekday rush hour #148 and #136.
A 30-day CTA pass is $75 (CTA).
Groceries nearby
| Store | Address |
|---|---|
| Jewel-Osco Broadway and Foster | 5343 N. Broadway |
| Jewel-Osco Clark and Bryn Mawr | 5516 N. Clark St. |
| Mariano’s Edgewater | 5201 N. Sheridan Rd. |
| Whole Foods Edgewater | 6009 N. Broadway |
| ALDI | 6221 N. Broadway |
| Target Rogers Park (just north) | 6422 N. Sheridan Rd. |
Source: each store’s own location page or locator, checked October 25, 2026. See our Chicago grocery guide.
Parking
Many residential blocks are permit zones. Adding your zone to your City Sticker costs $25 to $35 a year (the City Clerk’s City Sticker page lists $25 and its zone parking FAQ lists $35), on top of a $105.18 sticker for a passenger car in 2026. Guest passes are $15 for a sheet of 15. Check your block with the Clerk’s zone lookup before you sign a lease if you’ll have a car. More in our Chicago parking guide.
Property taxes and home prices
Edgewater is in Lake View Township, which runs north to Devon (Lake View Township) and was last reassessed in 2024 (Cook County Assessor). The Assessor’s 2024 report put Edgewater median sale prices at $241,000 for a condo, $825,000 for a two-to-six-unit building and $925,000 for a single-family home (Cook County Assessor, 2024 Chicago report). Lakefront condos make Edgewater one of the lower-cost places to own near the lake. Citywide, the median Chicago homeowner bill for tax year 2025, mailed in August 2026, was $4,597, up 3.2% (Cook County Treasurer).
Two special service areas add a small levy on properties inside them. SSA 22 covers Clark Street in Andersonville from Ainslie to Victoria, with a 2025 rate of 0.36297% and a $266,000 levy (Andersonville Chamber). SSA 26 covers Broadway from about Foster to Devon at a current rate of 0.5274%, with a renewal planned for January 1, 2027 (Edgewater Chamber). For how bills are set and how to appeal, see our property tax guide.
New housing
The City Council approved funding on October 9, 2026 for 90 affordable apartments at 5853 N. Broadway, and 56 units are under construction at 1101 W. Berwyn Ave. (Urbanize Chicago).
A sample monthly budget
| Setup | Rent | CTA pass | Income needed at 30% rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your own one-bedroom in Edgewater | $1,847 | $75 | $73,880 |
| Your own one-bedroom in Andersonville | $2,051 | $75 | $82,040 |
| Half of a two-bedroom in Edgewater | $1,298 | $75 | $51,920 |
| Your own two-bedroom in Edgewater | $2,595 | $75 | $103,800 |
Source: our calculation from Zumper’s Edgewater averages and RentCafe’s Andersonville average (half of $2,595, rounded). Income needed is monthly rent times 12, divided by 0.30. See how much you need to make to live in Chicago for the rest of the budget, and Chicago move-in costs for what you’ll pay up front.
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Sources
- Zumper: Edgewater rent
- RentHop: Edgewater rent
- RentHop: Andersonville rent
- RentCafe: Andersonville rent
- City of Chicago: list of L stops
- WTTW: rebuilt Red Line stations open
- Metra: Ravenswood station
- Rogers Park Metra station
- Metra fare table
- CTA fares
- City Clerk: City Sticker prices
- City Clerk: residential zone parking
- Cook County Assessor: Lake View Township values
- Cook County Assessor: 2024 Chicago report
- Cook County Treasurer: tax year 2025 analysis
- Andersonville Chamber: SSA 22
- Edgewater Chamber: SSA 26
- Urbanize Chicago: Edgewater