Key takeaway: A one-bedroom in Humboldt Park rents for about $1,350 to $1,875 a month in fall 2026, two-bedrooms about $1,585 to $1,975, and the 207-acre park at its center has lagoons, a boathouse and miles of paths, all free.
Humboldt Park sits west of Wicker Park and Ukrainian Village, around the park of the same name, with Division Street’s Paseo Boricua running through it. Rents and home prices are among the most reasonable this close to downtown. Its typical one-bedroom, about $1,350 a month, runs about $729 below the citywide typical of $2,079 (Zillow, September 2026), the 35th lowest of the 92 areas in our neighborhood comparison.
| Typical one-bedroom | $1,350 a month |
| Typical two-bedroom | $1,585 a month |
| Income for your own one-bedroom | About $54,000 a year |
| L lines | Blue and Green nearby |
| Metra | Union Pacific West, Milwaukee District |
| Part of the city | West Side |
On this page: Rent · Getting around · Groceries · The park · Parking · Taxes and home prices · New affordable housing · Sample budget
Rent by apartment size
| Unit | Zumper (avg., Oct 2026) | RentHop (median, Oct 2026) | RentCafe, large buildings (avg., Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,295 | $1,285 | n/a |
| 1 bedroom | $1,350 | $1,875 | $2,556 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,585 | $1,975 | n/a |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,150 | $2,650 | n/a |
Source: Zumper Humboldt Park rent research, updated October 16, 2026; RentHop Humboldt Park; RentCafe Humboldt Park, updated October 1, 2026. RentCafe only tracks large professionally managed buildings, which explains its much higher figure; most of Humboldt Park’s rentals are in two-flats and smaller buildings. Sources differ because they track different listings; see why rent reports disagree.
Getting around
- L: no station inside the community area; the Blue Line stops at California and Damen to the northeast and the Green Line runs along Lake Street to the south (City of Chicago list of L stops).
- Metra: Kedzie on the Union Pacific West Line and Western Avenue on three Milwaukee District and North Central lines are both Zone 2: $3.75 one way (Metra fares). See Metra fares.
- Buses: #70 Division, #72 North, #52 Kedzie, #65 Grand, #82 Kimball-Homan and #53 Pulaski (runs overnight).
A 30-day CTA pass is $75 (CTA).
Groceries nearby
| Store | Address |
|---|---|
| ALDI | 800 N. Kedzie Ave. |
| ALDI | 1440 N. Kostner Ave. |
| Target Logan Square (just north) | 2434 N. Sacramento Ave. |
| Jewel-Osco Paulina and Division (east) | 1341 N. Paulina St. |
| Mariano’s Ukrainian Village (east) | 2021 W. Chicago Ave. |
Source: each store’s own location page or locator, checked October 25, 2026. See our Chicago grocery guide.
The park
Humboldt Park, the park, covers about 207 acres with lagoons and a landmark boathouse (Humboldt Park), plus about 30 acres of natural areas open dawn to dusk at 1400 N. Sacramento Ave. (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
The Assessor’s 2024 report put Humboldt Park median sale prices at $225,000 for a condo, $320,000 for a single-family home and $385,000 for a two-to-six-unit building (Cook County Assessor, 2024 Chicago report), some of the lowest prices this close to the Loop. North Avenue is a township line: north of it is Jefferson Township (Jefferson Township) and south of it West Chicago Township (West Chicago Township). Citywide, the median Chicago homeowner bill for tax year 2025, mailed in August 2026, was $4,597, up 3.2% (Cook County Treasurer).
Businesses in the western part of the area are in SSA 63 West Humboldt Park (City SSA map). For how bills are set and how to appeal, see our property tax guide.
New affordable housing
The Ave at 3601 W. Chicago Ave. is adding 52 affordable apartments for households earning 30% to 60% of area median income, with completion expected in fall 2026 (Sun-Times). The city also approved turning the former Pioneer Bank building into about 85 affordable apartments and a library branch (Hoodline).
Humboldt Park cost of living: a sample monthly budget
| Setup | Rent | CTA pass | Income needed at 30% rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your own one-bedroom (Zumper average) | $1,350 | $75 | $54,000 |
| Your own one-bedroom (RentHop median) | $1,875 | $75 | $75,000 |
| Half of a two-bedroom | $793 | $75 | $31,720 |
| Your own two-bedroom | $1,585 | $75 | $63,400 |
Source: our calculation from the Zumper and RentHop figures above (half of $1,585, 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 West Side neighborhood profiles: Austin, East and West Garfield Park, Galewood, Little Italy and University Village, Little Village, North Lawndale, Pilsen, Ukrainian Village and Wicker Park.
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: Humboldt Park rent
- RentHop: Humboldt Park rent
- RentCafe: Humboldt Park rent
- Metra: Kedzie
- Metra: Western Avenue
- Metra fare table
- Chicago Park District: Humboldt Park natural areas
- Humboldt Park (park)
- Jefferson Township
- West Chicago Township
- City of Chicago: SSA map
- Sun-Times: The Ave
- Hoodline: Pioneer Bank
- 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