Neighborhood Profile

West Humboldt Park

Chicago, IL | Cook County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
42.4
National rank: #10,261 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
21.9
Score
Value Opportunity
28.6
Score
Momentum
94.7
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationChicago, IL
CountyCook County
National rank#10,261 of 14,967
State rank#203 of 261
City rank#136 of 179
County rank#146 of 190
National percentile31.5
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$293,544
Year-over-year home value change7.2%
Month-over-month home value change1.04%
Home value to income ratio6.01
Median household income$48,818
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%
Civilian unemployment rate13.5%
Homeownership rate42.7%
Housing vacancy rate7.1%
Rent burden 30% or higher59.7%

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 West Humboldt Park

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for West Humboldt Park?

West Humboldt Park is ranked #136 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago; #203 of 261 eligible neighborhoods in IL; and #10,261 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is West Humboldt Park one of the best neighborhoods in Chicago?

West Humboldt Park has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 42.4 and a city ranking of #136 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago.

How much are homes worth in West Humboldt Park?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for West Humboldt Park is approximately $293,544.

Are home values rising or falling in West Humboldt Park?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 7.2% year over year and 1.04% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for West Humboldt Park?

West Humboldt Park has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 94.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in West Humboldt Park?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $48,818.

How affordable is West Humboldt Park relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.01. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is West Humboldt Park primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 42.7%.

What is the unemployment rate in West Humboldt Park?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 13.5%.

How educated are residents of West Humboldt Park?

Approximately 16.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in West Humboldt Park face high rent burden?

Approximately 59.7% 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 West Humboldt 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 applications176
Estimated originations71
Home-purchase applications68
Origination rate40.4%
Home-purchase share38.4%
Average application loan$215,758
Total application loan amount$37,925,528
National application rank#2,465 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 3.7% YoY; originations 8.0% 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.