Key takeaway: A one-bedroom in Lakeview averages about $2,350 a month in 2026, older lakefront buildings in Lakeview East list one-bedrooms near $1,930, and Lakeview East homes, mostly condos, sold for a median $327,000 in early 2026.
Lakeview East and Northalsted run along the lake side of Lakeview, from Belmont Harbor to the Halsted Street strip, with high-rises along the lakefront, vintage courtyard buildings and some of the city’s busiest nightlife. The rent trackers don’t break these areas out, so this page uses Lakeview-wide rents plus a building example. See our Lakeview page for the wider area. Its typical one-bedroom, about $2,350 a month, runs about $271 above the citywide typical of $2,079 (Zillow, September 2026), the 14th highest of the 92 areas in our neighborhood comparison.
| Typical one-bedroom | $2,350 a month |
| Typical two-bedroom | $3,150 a month |
| Income for your own one-bedroom | About $94,000 a year |
| L lines | Red, Brown, Purple |
| Metra | None |
| Part of the city | North Side |
On this page: Rent · Getting around · Groceries · Lakefront · Parking · Taxes and home prices · Sample budget
Rent by apartment size
| Unit | RentHop, all Lakeview (Oct 2026) | Sheridan Shores, 640 W. Sheridan Rd. (listing) |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,550 | $1,505 |
| 1 bedroom | $2,350 | $1,930 |
| 2 bedrooms | $3,150 | n/a |
| 3 bedrooms | $4,400 | n/a |
Source: RentHop Lakeview, based on hundreds of listings; Sheridan Shores listing on Domu, which is undated, with parking at $160 to $175 a month, a $300 move-in fee and a $50 application fee. Sources differ because they track different listings; see why rent reports disagree.
Getting around
- L trains: Belmont on the Red, Brown and Purple lines, plus Addison and Sheridan on the Red Line (City of Chicago L stop data). CTA fares are $2.25 a bus ride and $2.50 a train ride with Ventra, or $75 for a 30-day pass (CTA fares).
- Buses: #36 Broadway, #8 Halsted, #77 Belmont and #151 Sheridan to downtown.
A 30-day CTA pass is $75 (CTA).
Groceries nearby
| Store | Address |
|---|---|
| Jewel-Osco Broadway and Addison | 3531 N. Broadway |
| Trader Joe’s Diversey | 667 W. Diversey Pkwy. |
Source: each store’s own location page or locator, checked October 25, 2026. See our Chicago grocery guide.
Lakefront
Belmont Harbor at 3600 N. Recreation Dr. is in Lincoln Park along the neighborhood’s lake edge, with the lakefront trail running past it.
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
Redfin counted a median sale price of $327,000 in Lakeview East, mostly condos, for the three months ending March 2026, down 2% from a year earlier, at $335 a square foot (Redfin). The Assessor’s 2024 medians for the whole Lake View community area were $385,000 for a condo, $959,000 for a multi-family building and $1.438 million 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). Businesses are in SSA 8 Lake View East and SSA 18 North Halsted (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.
Lakeview East cost of living: a sample monthly budget
| Setup | Rent | CTA pass | Income needed at 30% rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your own one-bedroom | $2,350 | $75 | $94,000 |
| Half of a two-bedroom | $1,575 | $75 | $63,000 |
| Your own two-bedroom | $3,150 | $75 | $126,000 |
Source: our calculation from the RentHop Lakeview figures above (half of $3,150, 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 North Side neighborhood profiles: Andersonville, DePaul and Sheffield, Edgewater, Lakeview, 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
- RentHop: Lakeview rent
- Domu: Sheridan Shores
- Redfin: Lake View East housing market
- City of Chicago: L stops
- CTA fares
- Jewel-Osco: Broadway and Addison
- Trader Joe’s: Diversey
- Chicago Park District: Belmont Harbor
- 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