Near West Side

The neighborhood known as Near West Side extends from the Chicago River’s South Branch to Rockwell, and from Kinzie to 17th Street. You can start your children’s education in a magnet school, advance them through college prep, and watch them through medical school, all on the Near West Side. And after that, downtown Chicago is just minutes away.

The landmark feature of this neighborhood may well be St. Patrick’s Church, Chicago’s oldest house of worship. This grand church is an enduring symbol of immigrant life.

Nearby Little Italy and University Village mix the old and the new, within five minutes of downtown, you can still see children playing soccer in the neighborhood.

The excitement and atmosphere of Near West Side, its proximity to the Loop, and variety of alternately classic and edgy restaurants is the primary reason people move to the neighborhood. It appeals to a particular type of person, couple or family, who are looking for restaurants, art galleries, and other interesting, hip locations.

New homes for sale in Near West Side are two-story and two-flat wood frames with decorative brick facades and stone sills built in the traditional style. Low-income households with subsidies will find them affordable, many priced at a market rate of between $150,000 and $250,000.

The Eisenhower Expressway (Interstate Highway 290) is accessible from the area, and CTA Blue and Green Lines have stops in Near West Side.

The median income here is $29,588, and the demographics break down as 52% Black, 25% white, 10% Asian, and 10% Hispanic.