Key takeaway: A one-bedroom in Albany Park rents for about $1,460 to $1,550 a month in 2026, two-bedrooms about $1,950 to $2,100, and the Brown Line ends here at Kimball with a $75 monthly CTA pass covering the ride downtown.
Albany Park is on the Northwest Side around Lawrence and Kedzie, with the North Branch of the river along its eastern edge. You get a lot of rail and bus service for the rent. Its typical one-bedroom, about $1,550 a month, runs about $529 below the citywide typical of $2,079 (Zillow, September 2026), the 38th highest of the 92 areas in our neighborhood comparison.
| Typical one-bedroom | $1,550 a month |
| Typical two-bedroom | $1,950 a month |
| Income for your own one-bedroom | About $62,000 a year |
| L lines | Brown |
| Metra | Milwaukee District North |
| Part of the city | Northwest Side |
On this page: Rent · Getting around · Groceries · Parking · Taxes and home prices · Sample budget
Rent by apartment size
| Unit | Zumper (avg., Oct 2026) | RentHop, Albany Park (avg., Jul 2026) | RentHop, ZIP 60625 (median, Jul 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,300 | $1,550 | $1,438 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,550 | $1,463 | $1,799 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,950 | $2,100 | $2,200 |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,250 | n/a | $2,900 |
Source: Zumper Albany Park rent research, updated October 22, 2026; RentHop Albany Park; RentHop 60625. ZIP 60625 also covers Lincoln Square, which pulls its figures up. Sources differ because they track different listings; see why rent reports disagree.
Getting around
- L: Brown Line at Kimball, Kedzie and Francisco. Kimball is the end of the line, so you can usually get a seat. From the City of Chicago’s list of L stops.
- Metra: Mayfair station on the Milwaukee District North Line, on the western edge, is Zone 2: $3.75 one way (Metra fares). See Metra fares.
- Buses: #53 Pulaski, #78 Montrose, #81 Lawrence, #82 Kimball-Homan, #92 Foster and #93 California/Dodge.
A 30-day CTA pass is $75 (CTA).
Groceries nearby
| Store | Address |
|---|---|
| Jewel-Osco Foster and Pulaski | 4042 W. Foster Ave. |
| ALDI | 5001 N. Pulaski Rd. |
| Target Mayfair (just west) | 4631 W. Foster Ave. |
| HarvesTime Foods (just east) | 2632 W. Lawrence 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
Albany Park is entirely in Jefferson Township (Jefferson Township). The Assessor’s 2024 report put Albany Park median sale prices at $225,000 for a condo, $489,000 for a single-family home and $600,000 for a two-to-six-unit building (Cook County Assessor, 2024 Chicago report). The Treasurer put the 2024 median sale price for the wider Albany Park and Far Northwest Side area at $457,000 (Cook County Treasurer, tax year 2024 report). Citywide, the median Chicago homeowner bill for tax year 2025, mailed in August 2026, was $4,597, up 3.2% (Cook County Treasurer).
Properties along Lawrence, Kedzie and other business streets are in SSA 60, which funds local services (SSA 60 map). For how bills are set and how to appeal, see our property tax guide.
Albany Park cost of living: a sample monthly budget
| Setup | Rent | CTA pass | Income needed at 30% rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your own one-bedroom | $1,550 | $75 | $62,000 |
| Half of a two-bedroom | $975 | $75 | $39,000 |
| Your own two-bedroom | $1,950 | $75 | $78,000 |
Source: our calculation from the Zumper averages above. 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.
Compare every neighborhood side by side in our Chicago neighborhood cost comparison, or work out your own number with our salary calculator. More Northwest Side neighborhood profiles: Avondale, Belmont Cragin, Bucktown, Dunning, Edison Park, Hermosa, Irving Park, Jefferson Park, Logan Square, Montclare, Norwood Park, O’Hare, Old Irving Park, Portage Park and Sauganash and Forest Glen.
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: Albany Park rent
- RentHop: Albany Park rent
- RentHop: 60625 rent
- City of Chicago: list of L stops
- Mayfair Metra station
- Metra fare table
- CTA fares
- City Clerk: residential zone parking
- Cook County Assessor: 2024 Chicago report
- Cook County Treasurer: tax year 2024 report
- Cook County Treasurer: tax year 2025 analysis
- City of Chicago: SSA 60 map