Key takeaway: A one-bedroom in Norwood Park rents for about $1,550 a month in 2026, two-bedrooms about $1,875 to $2,000, and the neighborhood has a Metra station, Blue Line access at Harlem and Cumberland, and the Park District’s only outdoor pool on the North Side.
Norwood Park is on the Far Northwest Side along Northwest Highway, near O’Hare and the Park Ridge border, a neighborhood of single-family homes on large lots. 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 | $2,000 a month |
| Income for your own one-bedroom | About $62,000 a year |
| L lines | Blue |
| Metra | Union Pacific Northwest |
| Part of the city | Northwest Side |
On this page: Rent · Getting around · Groceries · Parks and pools · Parking · Taxes and home prices · Sample budget
Rent by apartment size
| Unit | Zumper (avg., Aug 2026) | RentHop (Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,200 | $1,500 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,550 | n/a |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,000 | $1,875 |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,350 | $2,150 |
Source: Zumper Norwood Park rent research, which notes its data is limited; RentHop Norwood Park. RentHop’s one-bedroom figures disagree with each other on the page, so we left them out. Norwood Park has relatively few rentals. Sources differ because they track different listings; see why rent reports disagree.
Getting around
- Metra: Norwood Park station at 6088 N. Northwest Hwy. on the Union Pacific Northwest Line, Zone 2: $3.75 one way or $75 a month (Metra fares). See Metra fares.
- L: Blue Line at Harlem and Cumberland along the Kennedy. From the City of Chicago’s list of L stops.
- Buses: #68 Northwest Highway, #88 Higgins and #90 Harlem.
A 30-day CTA pass is $75 (CTA).
Groceries nearby
| Store | Address |
|---|---|
| Jewel-Osco Foster and Harlem | 7342 W. Foster Ave. |
| Jewel-Osco Pueblo and Lawrence | 4734 N. Cumberland Ave. |
| Mariano’s Harwood Heights (adjacent suburb) | 7401 W. Lawrence Ave. |
Source: each store’s own location page or locator, checked October 25, 2026. See our Chicago grocery guide.
Parks and pools
Norwood Park, the park, at 5801 N. Natoma Ave. has what the Park District calls its “only outdoor swimming pool on the North Side,” plus a fieldhouse, fitness center, tennis courts and a dog-friendly area (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
Norwood Park is in Jefferson Township (Cook County Assessor). The Assessor’s 2024 report put Norwood Park median sale prices at $186,000 for a condo, $415,000 for a single-family home and $590,000 for a two-to-six-unit building (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, and to weigh owning against renting, our rent vs. buy calculator.
Norwood 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 | $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, Irving Park, Jefferson Park, Logan Square, Montclare, 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: Norwood Park rent
- RentHop: Norwood Park rent
- Metra: Norwood Park
- Metra fare table
- CTA: #68 Northwest Highway
- Chicago Park District: Norwood Park
- Cook County Assessor: Jefferson Township
- 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