| Context | Value |
|---|
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| National rank | #11,560 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #222 of 261 |
| City rank | #150 of 179 |
| County rank | #160 of 190 |
| National percentile | 22.8 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $221,333 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 8.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 1.05% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.47 |
| Median household income | $40,499 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.9% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 16.3% |
| Homeownership rate | 42.3% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 14.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 71.3% |
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 West Garfield Park
What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for West Garfield Park?
West Garfield Park is ranked #150 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago; #222 of 261 eligible neighborhoods in IL; and #11,560 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Is West Garfield Park one of the best neighborhoods in Chicago?
West Garfield Park has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 38.1 and a city ranking of #150 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago.
How much are homes worth in West Garfield Park?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for West Garfield Park is approximately $221,333.
Are home values rising or falling in West Garfield Park?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 8.8% year over year and 1.05% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for West Garfield Park?
West Garfield Park has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 96.6. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in West Garfield Park?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $40,499.
How affordable is West Garfield Park relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.47. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is West Garfield Park primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 42.3%.
What is the unemployment rate in West Garfield Park?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 16.3%.
How educated are residents of West Garfield Park?
Approximately 11.9% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in West Garfield Park face high rent burden?
Approximately 71.3% 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 West 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 applications348
Estimated originations146
Home-purchase applications180
Origination rate42.0%
Home-purchase share51.8%
Average application loan$246,853
Total application loan amount$85,826,363
National application rank#950 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 3.0% YoY; originations -2.3% 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.