Key takeaway: A one-bedroom in Lakeview rents for about $2,195 to $2,350 a month in fall 2026, studios about $1,500 to $1,600, and the Red, Brown and Purple lines all stop at Belmont, so a $75 CTA pass covers most trips.
Lakeview runs from Diversey to Irving Park between the lake and Ravenswood, with Wrigley Field near its center. You get dense L service, three big grocery chains and lots of apartment choices at every price. Its typical one-bedroom, about $2,195 a month, runs about $116 above the citywide typical of $2,079 (Zillow, September 2026), the 16th highest of the 92 areas in our neighborhood comparison.
| Typical one-bedroom | $2,195 a month |
| Typical two-bedroom | $3,000 a month |
| Income for your own one-bedroom | About $87,800 a year |
| L lines | Red, Brown, Purple |
| 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 | Zumper (avg., Oct 2026) | RentHop (median, Oct 2026) | RentCafe (avg., Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,500 | $1,550 | $1,603 |
| 1 bedroom | $2,195 | $2,350 | $2,236 |
| 2 bedrooms | $3,000 | $3,150 | $3,425 |
| 3 bedrooms | $4,300 | $4,400 | n/a |
Source: Zumper Lakeview rent research, updated October 24, 2026; RentHop Lakeview; RentCafe Lake View, updated October 12, 2026. RentHop reported the one-bedroom median up about 26% over the year, while studios were nearly flat. Sources differ because they track different listings; see why rent reports disagree.
Getting around
- L: Red Line at Belmont, Addison and Sheridan. Brown Line at Belmont, Wellington, Diversey, Southport, Paulina, Addison and Irving Park. The Purple Line express adds weekday rush hour trips at Belmont, Wellington and Diversey. From the City of Chicago’s list of L stops.
- Buses: #22 Clark, #36 Broadway, #77 Belmont, #152 Addison, #8 Halsted, #9 Ashland and #151 Sheridan cross the neighborhood, plus the #146 and #147 express buses on Lake Shore Drive.
- Metra: there’s no station in Lakeview. The nearest is Ravenswood on the Union Pacific North Line (Zone 2), at 4800 N. Ravenswood Ave.
A 30-day CTA pass is $75 (CTA).
Groceries nearby
| Store | Address |
|---|---|
| Jewel-Osco Ashland and Wellington | 2940 N. Ashland Ave. |
| Jewel-Osco Broadway and Addison | 3531 N. Broadway |
| Jewel-Osco Southport and Addison | 3630 N. Southport Ave. |
| Whole Foods Lakeview | 3201 N. Ashland Ave. |
| Target Belmont Station | 3204 N. Clark St. |
| Target Lakeview Ashland | 3300 N. Ashland Ave. |
| Trader Joe’s Lincoln Ave. | 3745 N. Lincoln Ave. |
| Trader Joe’s Diversey | 667 W. Diversey Pkwy. |
Source: each store’s own location page, checked October 25, 2026. There’s no ALDI inside Lakeview; the closest is at 3320 W. Belmont (ALDI). 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.
Near Wrigley Field, Zone 383 covers Belmont to Irving Park and Broadway to Ashland, and it’s a tow zone from 5pm to 10pm on night game days for cars without that permit (44th Ward). Blocks with LV2 signs nearby have a free night game permit for residents (46th Ward).
Property taxes and home prices
Lakeview is in Lake View Township, which the Assessor reassesses every three years (Cook County Assessor). At the 2021 reassessment the median market value was $890,000 for a single-family home and $220,000 for a condo, so condos are the lower-cost way to own here. The Treasurer put the 2024 median sale price for the Lake View and Lincoln Park area at $1,425,000 (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). The City Council also approved Special Service Area 17 (Central Lakeview/Wrigleyville), which adds a small levy on properties inside it (City Council ordinance). For how bills are set and how to appeal, see our property tax guide.
Lakeview cost of living: a sample monthly budget
| Setup | Rent | CTA pass | Income needed at 30% rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your own one-bedroom | $2,195 | $75 | $87,800 |
| Half of a two-bedroom | $1,500 | $75 | $60,000 |
| Your own two-bedroom | $3,000 | $75 | $120,000 |
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.
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 East and Northalsted, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Square, North Center, North Park, Ravenswood, Rogers Park, Roscoe Village, 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.
Sources
- Zumper: Lakeview rent
- RentHop: Lakeview rent
- RentCafe: Lake View rent
- City of Chicago: list of L stops
- CTA fares
- City Clerk: residential zone parking
- 44th Ward: Cubs parking restrictions
- 46th Ward: parking
- Cook County Assessor: Lake View Township reassessment
- Cook County Treasurer: tax year 2024 report
- Cook County Treasurer: tax year 2025 analysis
- City Council: SSA 17 ordinance