Neighborhood Profile

East Garfield Park

Chicago, IL | Cook County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
32.5
National rank: #12,972 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
11.2
Score
Value Opportunity
12.2
Score
Momentum
95.1
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationChicago, IL
CountyCook County
National rank#12,972 of 14,967
State rank#237 of 261
City rank#161 of 179
County rank#172 of 190
National percentile13.3
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$271,106
Year-over-year home value change12.2%
Month-over-month home value change0.56%
Home value to income ratio10.84
Median household income$25,003
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%
Civilian unemployment rate17.0%
Homeownership rate25.9%
Housing vacancy rate15.4%
Rent burden 30% or higher67.7%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in East Garfield Park

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for East Garfield Park?

East Garfield Park is ranked #161 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago; #237 of 261 eligible neighborhoods in IL; and #12,972 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is East Garfield Park one of the best neighborhoods in Chicago?

East Garfield Park has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 32.5 and a city ranking of #161 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago.

How much are homes worth in East Garfield Park?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for East Garfield Park is approximately $271,106.

Are home values rising or falling in East Garfield Park?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 12.2% year over year and 0.56% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for East Garfield Park?

East Garfield Park has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 95.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in East Garfield Park?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $25,003.

How affordable is East Garfield Park relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 10.84. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is East Garfield Park primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 25.9%.

What is the unemployment rate in East Garfield Park?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 17.0%.

How educated are residents of East Garfield Park?

Approximately 20.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in East Garfield Park face high rent burden?

Approximately 67.7% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score East Garfield Park?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications404
Estimated originations177
Home-purchase applications237
Origination rate43.8%
Home-purchase share58.7%
Average application loan$287,479
Total application loan amount$116,000,962
National application rank#777 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 1.1% YoY; originations -5.2% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.