Key takeaway: A one-bedroom in Irving Park rents for about $1,595 to $1,725 a month in fall 2026, two-bedrooms about $2,000 to $2,070, and three Metra stations plus the Blue Line serve the neighborhood.
Irving Park sits on the Northwest Side around Irving Park Road between the river and Cicero, with the Old Irving Park historic district of Victorian homes. You get rail service at rents below the neighborhoods closer to the lake. Its typical one-bedroom, about $1,595 a month, runs about $484 below the citywide typical of $2,079 (Zillow, September 2026), the 35th highest of the 92 areas in our neighborhood comparison.
| Typical one-bedroom | $1,595 a month |
| Typical two-bedroom | $2,000 a month |
| Income for your own one-bedroom | About $63,800 a year |
| L lines | Blue |
| Metra | Union Pacific Northwest, 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 (median, Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,300 | $1,370 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,595 | $1,723 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,000 | $2,070 |
| 3 bedrooms | $3,250 | $2,750 |
Source: Zumper Irving Park rent research, updated October 16, 2026; RentHop Irving Park. Sources differ because they track different listings; see why rent reports disagree.
Getting around
- L: Blue Line at Irving Park, with Addison just south (City of Chicago list of L stops).
- Metra: Irving Park (Union Pacific Northwest), Grayland and Mayfair (Milwaukee District North), all Zone 2: $3.75 one way or $75 a month (Metra fares). See Metra fares.
- Buses: #80 Irving Park, #56 Milwaukee, #53 Pulaski and #82 Kimball-Homan.
A 30-day CTA pass is $75 (CTA).
Groceries nearby
| Store | Address |
|---|---|
| Jewel-Osco Irving Park and Cicero | 4660 W. Irving Park Rd. |
| Jewel-Osco Elston and Addison | 3570 N. Elston Ave. |
| ALDI | 3930 N. Kilpatrick 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
Irving Park is entirely in Jefferson Township, last reassessed in 2024 (Cook County Assessor). The Assessor’s 2024 report put Irving Park median sale prices at $240,000 for a condo, $603,000 for a two-to-six-unit building and $635,000 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.
Irving Park cost of living: a sample monthly budget
| Setup | Rent | CTA pass | Income needed at 30% rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your own one-bedroom | $1,595 | $75 | $63,800 |
| Half of a two-bedroom | $1,000 | $75 | $40,000 |
| Your own two-bedroom | $2,000 | $75 | $80,000 |
Source: our calculation from the Zumper 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 Northwest Side neighborhood profiles: Albany Park, Avondale, Belmont Cragin, Bucktown, Dunning, Edison Park, Hermosa, 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: Irving Park rent
- RentHop: Irving Park rent
- Metra: Irving Park
- Metra: Grayland
- Metra: Mayfair
- Metra fare table
- Cook County Assessor: Jefferson Township values
- 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