Key takeaway: A one-bedroom in the O’Hare community area rents for about $1,500 a month in 2026, single-family homes sold for a median $455,000 in 2024, and two Metra stations and the Blue Line are close by.
The O’Hare community area includes the airport and the residential pocket east of it around Cumberland Avenue and Lawrence, with apartment complexes, condos and single-family homes next to Schiller Woods. Its typical one-bedroom, about $1,500 a month, runs about $579 below the citywide typical of $2,079 (Zillow, September 2026), the 44th lowest of the 92 areas in our neighborhood comparison.
| Typical one-bedroom | $1,500 a month |
| Typical two-bedroom | $1,950 a month |
| Income for your own one-bedroom | About $60,000 a year |
| L lines | Blue nearby |
| Metra | North Central Service |
| Part of the city | Northwest Side |
On this page: Rent · Getting around · Groceries · Free to use · Parking · Taxes and home prices · Sample budget
Rent by apartment size
| Unit | RentHop, O’Hare (avg., Oct 2026) | RentHop, ZIP 60656 (avg., Sept 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,250 | $1,500 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,950 | $1,800 |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,350 | $2,300 |
Source: RentHop O’Hare; RentHop ZIP 60656. Zumper does not publish an O’Hare page. Sources differ because they track different listings; see why rent reports disagree.
Getting around
- Metra North Central Service: O’Hare Transfer and Rosemont (100 parking spaces), both Zone 2 at $3.75 one way (Metra fares). See Metra fares.
- Buses and L: #81W West Lawrence and #80 Irving Park run to the Blue Line at Cumberland. 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).
A 30-day CTA pass is $75 (CTA).
Groceries nearby
| Store | Address |
|---|---|
| Jewel-Osco Cumberland | 4734 N. Cumberland Ave. |
Source: each store’s own location page or locator, checked October 25, 2026. See our Chicago grocery guide.
Free to use
Schiller Woods, west of Cumberland on Irving Park Road, has a fishing pond, trails and picnic groves with no fees listed. WBEZ notes the area has no major city park or community center (WBEZ).
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 O’Hare community area median sale prices at $190,000 for a condo, $455,000 for a single-family home and $850,000 for a two-to-six-unit building, a figure likely based on very few sales (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.
O’Hare cost of living: a sample monthly budget
| Setup | Rent | CTA pass | Income needed at 30% rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your own one-bedroom | $1,500 | $75 | $60,000 |
| Half of a two-bedroom | $975 | $75 | $39,000 |
| Your own two-bedroom | $1,950 | $75 | $78,000 |
Source: our calculation from the RentHop O’Hare figures above (half of $1,950, 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 Northwest Side neighborhood profiles: Albany Park, Avondale, Belmont Cragin, Bucktown, Dunning, Edison Park, Hermosa, Irving Park, Jefferson Park, Logan Square, Montclare, Norwood Park, 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
- RentHop: O’Hare rent
- RentHop: ZIP 60656 rent
- Metra: O’Hare Transfer
- Metra: Rosemont
- Metra fare table
- CTA: #81W
- CTA fares
- Jewel-Osco: Cumberland
- Forest Preserves: Schiller Woods
- WBEZ: O’Hare community area
- 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