Key takeaway: A one-bedroom in Mount Greenwood rents for about $1,295 to $1,300 a month in fall 2026, single-family homes sold for a median $316,000 in 2024, and 52-acre Mount Greenwood Park has a pool and 11 ball fields.
Mount Greenwood is at the city’s southwest corner, from about 103rd to 115th Street, bordering Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn and Alsip. It’s a neighborhood of single-family homes with a small-town business strip along 111th Street. Its typical one-bedroom, about $1,295 a month, runs about $784 below the citywide typical of $2,079 (Zillow, September 2026), the 28th lowest of the 92 areas in our neighborhood comparison.
| Typical one-bedroom | $1,295 a month |
| Typical two-bedroom | $1,785 a month |
| Income for your own one-bedroom | About $51,800 a year |
| L lines | None |
| Metra | Rock Island nearby |
| Part of the city | South Side |
On this page: Rent · Getting around · Groceries · Parks · Parking · Taxes and home prices · Sample budget
Rent by apartment size
| Unit | Zumper (avg., Oct 2026) | RentHop (Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,850 | $2,450 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,295 | $1,300 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,785 | $2,600 |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,595 | $2,850 |
Source: Zumper Mount Greenwood rent research, updated October 9, 2026, based on 15 listings; RentHop Mount Greenwood. Mount Greenwood has very few rentals, so figures other than the one-bedroom vary widely. Sources differ because they track different listings; see why rent reports disagree.
Getting around
- Buses: #103 West 103rd and #112 Vincennes/111th to the Red Line at 95th/Dan Ryan, and #52A South Kedzie.
- Metra: no station in Mount Greenwood; the Rock Island Line’s Beverly and Morgan Park stations are just east, Zone 2 at $3.75 one way (Metra Rock Island; Metra fares). See Metra fares.
A 30-day CTA pass is $75 (CTA).
Groceries nearby
| Store | Address |
|---|---|
| Jewel-Osco 103rd and Kedzie | 3128 W. 103rd St. |
| Mariano’s Evergreen Park | 2559 W. 95th St., Evergreen Park |
| Walmart Supercenter | 2500 W. 95th St., Evergreen Park |
Source: each store’s own location page or locator, checked October 25, 2026. See our Chicago grocery guide.
Parks
Mount Greenwood Park at 3721 W. 111th St. covers 52 acres with a swimming pool, spray pool, fieldhouse and 11 ball fields (Chicago Park District).
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
Mount Greenwood is in Lake Township (Cook County Assessor). The Assessor’s 2024 report put Mount Greenwood median sale prices at $131,000 for a condo, $316,000 for a single-family home and $599,000 for a two-to-six-unit building (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). The 111th Street business district is in SSA 55 (City of Chicago SSA list). 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.
Mount Greenwood cost of living: a sample monthly budget
| Setup | Rent | CTA pass | Income needed at 30% rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your own one-bedroom | $1,295 | $75 | $51,800 |
| Half of a two-bedroom | $893 | $75 | $35,720 |
| Your own two-bedroom | $1,785 | $75 | $71,400 |
Source: our calculation from the Zumper averages above (half of $1,785, rounded). 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 South Side neighborhood profiles: Archer Heights, Ashburn, Auburn Gresham, Avalon Park, Back of the Yards and Canaryville, Beverly, Bridgeport, Brighton Park, Bronzeville, Burnside, Calumet Heights, Chatham, Chicago Lawn, Chinatown, Clearing, East Side, Englewood, Fuller Park, Gage Park, Garfield Ridge, Greater Grand Crossing, Hegewisch, Hyde Park, Kenwood, McKinley Park, Morgan Park, Oakland, Pullman, Riverdale, Roseland, South Chicago, South Deering, South Shore, Washington Heights, Washington Park, West Elsdon, West Englewood, West Lawn, West Pullman and Woodlawn.
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.
Sources
- Zumper: Mount Greenwood rent
- RentHop: Mount Greenwood rent
- Metra: Rock Island Line
- Metra fare table
- Mariano’s Evergreen Park
- Walmart: Evergreen Park
- Chicago Park District: Mount Greenwood Park
- Cook County Assessor: Lake Township
- City of Chicago: SSA list
- City of Chicago: list of L stops
- CTA fares
- City Clerk: City Sticker prices
- City Clerk: residential zone parking
- Cook County Assessor: 2024 Chicago report
- Cook County Treasurer: tax year 2025 analysis