Owner-Occupied Households in 1–4-Unit Buildings by Community Area — Chicago

Map and ranking of Owner-Occupied Households in 1–4-Unit Buildings across Chicago's 77 neighborhoods. Highest: Forest Glen (86.3%). Lowest: Loop (1.7%). Chicago avg: 34.6%.
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Part of Households in 1–4-unit buildings (City garbage collection) — not comparable with a whole category

Owner-Occupied Households in 1–4-Unit Buildings (% of households) · all 77 Chicago neighborhoods · 2020–24

Part of Households in 1–4-unit buildings (City garbage collection) — not comparable with a whole category

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Chicago citywide · Owner-Occupied Households in 1–4-Unit Buildings (% of households) 34.6%
Highest community area Forest Glen: 86.3%
Lowest community area Loop: 1.7%
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Note: For 1–4-unit buildings, Chicago charges $9.50 a month per dwelling unit for City garbage collection. Larger buildings hire private haulers. Owner-occupants 65 and older are eligible for a 50% discount ($4.75 per month) as part of their sewer exemption. Eligibility does not automatically imply enrollment. Community-area figures apply the method from our analysis What Wards Would Be Most Impacted By Increasing Chicago’s Garbage Fee? (October 2026), which reported wards.

Universe: Households · Geography: Census Tract · Source: ACS 2020–2024

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Min 2% 25th pct 26% Median 41% 75th pct 61% Max 86%

Community Area ranking: Owner-Occupied Households in 1–4-Unit Buildings (% of households) (Part of Households in 1–4-unit buildings (City garbage collection))

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#1 Forest Glen 86.3%+51.7 pts
#2 Beverly 83.9%+49.3 pts
#3 Mount Greenwood 82.9%+48.2 pts
#4 Ashburn 82.8%+48.2 pts
#5 Garfield Ridge 82.8%+48.1 pts
#6 Norwood Park 76%+41.4 pts
#7 Washington Heights 72.5%+37.9 pts
#8 Calumet Heights 70.8%+36.2 pts
#9 Morgan Park 70.6%+36 pts
#10 West Lawn 70.5%+35.9 pts
#11 Dunning 69.8%+35.2 pts
#12 Edison Park 69.6%+35 pts
#13 West Elsdon 68.9%+34.3 pts
#14 McKinley Park 67.3%+32.7 pts
#15 Hegewisch 66.3%+31.6 pts
#16 Avalon Park 65.8%+31.2 pts
#17 Clearing 64.5%+29.9 pts
#18 East Side 64.1%+29.4 pts
#19 Archer Heights 63.1%+28.5 pts
#20 Jefferson Park 60.8%+26.2 pts
#21 West Pullman 59.3%+24.7 pts
#22 Gage Park 58.1%+23.5 pts
#23 Pullman 57.2%+22.6 pts
#24 Portage Park 56.3%+21.7 pts
#25 Brighton Park 55%+20.4 pts
#26 Roseland 54.5%+19.8 pts
#27 Montclare 53.9%+19.3 pts
#28 Burnside 53.1%+18.5 pts
#29 Chicago Lawn 53.1%+18.5 pts
#30 South Deering 53.1%+18.5 pts
#31 West Englewood 51.3%+16.7 pts
#32 Belmont Cragin 51.3%+16.7 pts
#33 Auburn Gresham 49.6%+15 pts
#34 Bridgeport 48%+13.4 pts
#35 Hermosa 46%+11.4 pts
#36 North Center 45.3%+10.7 pts
#37 South Lawndale 44.2%+9.6 pts
#38 South Chicago 42.1%+7.5 pts
#39 Irving Park 40.8%+6.2 pts
#40 Austin 40.5%+5.9 pts
#41 North Park 38.6%+4 pts
#42 Humboldt Park 38.6%+4 pts
#43 Avondale 38.4%+3.8 pts
#44 New City (Back of the Yards) 37.3%+2.7 pts
#45 Chatham 37.1%+2.5 pts
#46 West Ridge 35.1%+0.5 pts
#47 Greater Grand Crossing 33.7%-0.9 pts
#48 Albany Park 32.9%-1.7 pts
#49 Englewood 32.1%-2.5 pts
#50 West Garfield Park 31.2%-3.4 pts
#51 Logan Square 29.7%-4.9 pts
#52 East Garfield Park 28.7%-5.9 pts
#53 Fuller Park 28.6%-6 pts
#54 West Town 28%-6.6 pts
#55 Lincoln Square 27.9%-6.8 pts
#56 Lower West Side 27.7%-6.9 pts
#57 Armour Square 27.4%-7.2 pts
#58 North Lawndale 26.3%-8.3 pts
#59 Lincoln Park 24.3%-10.3 pts
#60 Grand Boulevard 21.9%-12.8 pts
#61 Kenwood 20.6%-14 pts
#62 South Shore 19.2%-15.4 pts
#63 O'Hare 16.4%-18.2 pts
#64 Oakland 16.2%-18.4 pts
#65 Woodlawn 14.8%-19.8 pts
#66 Lake View 14.7%-19.9 pts
#67 Hyde Park 14%-20.6 pts
#68 Edgewater 13.5%-21.1 pts
#69 Near South Side 12.4%-22.2 pts
#70 Rogers Park 10.6%-24.1 pts
#71 Douglas 10.5%-24.1 pts
#72 Riverdale 10.4%-24.2 pts
#73 Near West Side 10.1%-24.6 pts
#74 Uptown 6.9%-27.7 pts
#75 Washington Park 6.2%-28.4 pts
#76 Near North Side 4.6%-30 pts
#77 Loop 1.7%-32.9 pts
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