Key takeaway: A one-bedroom in Roscoe Village averages about $2,095 a month in fall 2026, two-bedrooms about $2,600, and Mariano’s and Jewel-Osco face each other on Western Avenue.
Roscoe Village is the southern part of North Center, around Roscoe Street and Belmont between Western and Damen, with tree-lined blocks of two-flats and a small business strip. Its typical one-bedroom, about $2,095 a month, runs about the same as the citywide typical of $2,079 (Zillow, September 2026), the 19th highest of the 92 areas in our neighborhood comparison.
| Typical one-bedroom | $2,095 a month |
| Typical two-bedroom | $2,600 a month |
| Income for your own one-bedroom | About $83,800 a year |
| L lines | None (Brown Line nearby) |
| Metra | None (Ravenswood nearby) |
| Part of the city | North Side |
On this page: Rent · Getting around · Groceries · Parking · Taxes and home prices · Sample budget
Rent by apartment size
| Unit | RentHop (avg., Oct 2026) |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,750 |
| 1 bedroom | $2,095 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,600 |
| 3 bedrooms | $3,900 |
Source: RentHop Roscoe Village. RentHop’s median across all listings was $2,725. Zumper and RentCafe don’t publish Roscoe Village figures separately; see our North Center profile for the wider area. Sources differ because they track different listings; see why rent reports disagree.
Getting around
- L: no station inside Roscoe Village; the Brown Line stops at Paulina and Addison to the east (City of Chicago list of L stops).
- Buses: #77 Belmont, #152 Addison, #50 Damen and #49 Western.
- Metra: Ravenswood on the Union Pacific North Line is a short bus ride north. See Metra fares.
A 30-day CTA pass is $75 (CTA).
Groceries nearby
| Store | Address |
|---|---|
| Mariano’s Roscoe Village | 3350 N. Western Ave. |
| Jewel-Osco Western and Roscoe | 3400 N. Western Ave. |
| Target Mid North (west) | 2939 W. Addison St. |
| Target Lakeview Ashland (east) | 3300 N. Ashland Ave. |
Source: each store’s own location page or locator, checked October 25, 2026. See our Chicago grocery guide.
Parking
If you will have a car, check your block with the City Clerk’s zone lookup before you sign a lease. Adding a residential permit zone to your City Sticker costs $25 to $35 a year, on top of the $105.18 passenger-car sticker; our parking guide covers guest passes, meters and garages.
Property taxes and home prices
Roscoe Village is part of the North Center community area, where the median property tax bill rose by more than $350 for tax year 2025 (Sun-Times). The Assessor’s 2024 report put North Center median sale prices at $520,000 for a condo, $809,000 for a two-to-six-unit building and $1,299,000 for a single-family home (Cook County Assessor, 2024 Chicago report). Citywide, the median Chicago homeowner bill for tax year 2025, mailed in August 2026, was $4,597, up 3.2% (Cook County Treasurer). For how bills are set and how to appeal, see our property tax guide, and to weigh owning against renting, our rent vs. buy calculator.
Roscoe Village cost of living: a sample monthly budget
| Setup | Rent | CTA pass | Income needed at 30% rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your own one-bedroom | $2,095 | $75 | $83,800 |
| Half of a two-bedroom | $1,300 | $75 | $52,000 |
| Your own two-bedroom | $2,600 | $75 | $104,000 |
Source: our calculation from the RentHop averages above. Income needed is monthly rent times 12, divided by 0.30. For a fuller answer that includes taxes and the rest of your budget, try our Chicago salary calculator, and see Chicago move-in costs for what you’ll pay up front.
Compare every neighborhood side by side in our Chicago neighborhood cost comparison, or work out your own number with our salary calculator. More North Side neighborhood profiles: Andersonville, DePaul and Sheffield, Edgewater, Lakeview, Lakeview East and Northalsted, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Square, North Center, North Park, Ravenswood, Rogers Park, Uptown, West Ridge and Wrigleyville.
Costs that apply in every neighborhood: property tax bills, closing costs and condo fees, water, sewer and garbage fees, ComEd and Peoples Gas, CTA fares, parking, average salaries by job and our Chicago cost index.