Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners) by Ward — Chicago

Map and ranking of Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners) across Chicago's 50 wards. Highest: Ward 16 (43.3%). Lowest: Ward 32 (20.4%). Chicago avg: 28.8%.
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Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners) · all 50 Chicago wards · 2020–24

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Chicago citywide · Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners) 28.8%
Highest ward Ward 16: 43.3%
Lowest ward Ward 32: 20.4%
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Note: Housing costs include gross rent for renters and selected monthly owner costs for owners, including costs beyond mortgage payments. Each percentage uses only units in the selected tenure and mortgage group with a computed ratio. Spending 50% or more is part of the 30% or more group.

Universe: Owner-occupied housing units with a computed housing-cost-to-income ratio · Geography: Census Block Group · Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates

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Min 20% 25th pct 26% Median 30% 75th pct 33% Max 43%

Ward ranking: Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Owners)

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#1 Ward 16 Stephanie D. Coleman 43.3%+14.5 pts
#2 Ward 28 Jason C. Ervin 39.2%+10.4 pts
#3 Ward 29 Chris Taliaferro 36.2%+7.4 pts
#4 Ward 42 Brendan Reilly 35.7%+6.9 pts
#5 Ward 24 Monique L. Scott 35.5%+6.7 pts
#6 Ward 6 William E. Hall 34.8%+6 pts
#7 Ward 17 David Moore 34.3%+5.5 pts
#8 Ward 26 Jessica Fuentes 34.3%+5.5 pts
#9 Ward 20 Jeanette B. Taylor 33.5%+4.8 pts
#10 Ward 37 Emma Mitts 33.4%+4.6 pts
#11 Ward 4 Lamont J. Robinson 33.1%+4.3 pts
#12 Ward 2 Brian Hopkins 33.1%+4.3 pts
#13 Ward 31 Felix Cardona, Jr. 32.7%+3.9 pts
#14 Ward 35 Anthony Quezada 32.6%+3.8 pts
#15 Ward 33 Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez 31.7%+3 pts
#16 Ward 48 Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth 31.7%+2.9 pts
#17 Ward 22 Michael D. Rodriguez 31.3%+2.5 pts
#18 Ward 14 Jeylu B. Gutierrez 31.2%+2.4 pts
#19 Ward 11 Nicole T. Lee 31%+2.2 pts
#20 Ward 18 Derrick G. Curtis 30.9%+2.1 pts
#21 Ward 50 Debra Silverstein 30.6%+1.8 pts
#22 Ward 15 Raymond Lopez 30%+1.3 pts
#23 Ward 21 Ronnie L. Mosley 30%+1.2 pts
#24 Ward 30 Ruth Cruz 29.8%+1 pts
#25 Ward 3 Pat Dowell 29.7%+0.9 pts
#26 Ward 9 Anthony Beale 29.5%+0.7 pts
#27 Ward 45 James M. Gardiner 29.2%+0.4 pts
#28 Ward 39 Samantha Nugent 29.1%+0.3 pts
#29 Ward 7 Gregory Mitchell 28.9%+0.1 pts
#30 Ward 38 Nicholas Sposato 28.8%-0 pts
#31 Ward 25 Byron Sigcho Lopez 28.6%-0.2 pts
#32 Ward 8 Michelle Harris 28.5%-0.2 pts
#33 Ward 44 Bennett R. Lawson 28.5%-0.3 pts
#34 Ward 5 Desmon C. Yancy 27.8%-1 pts
#35 Ward 27 Walter Redmond Burnett 27.6%-1.2 pts
#36 Ward 43 Timmy Knudsen 26.6%-2.2 pts
#37 Ward 36 Gilbert Villegas 26.4%-2.4 pts
#38 Ward 12 Julia M. Ramirez 26.3%-2.5 pts
#39 Ward 46 Angela Clay 25.1%-3.7 pts
#40 Ward 10 Peter Chico 24.6%-4.2 pts
#41 Ward 40 Andre Vasquez, Jr. 24.5%-4.3 pts
#42 Ward 49 Maria E. Hadden 24%-4.8 pts
#43 Ward 41 Anthony Napolitano 23.1%-5.7 pts
#44 Ward 47 Matthew J. Martin 22.9%-5.9 pts
#45 Ward 23 Silvana Tabares 22.6%-6.2 pts
#46 Ward 13 Marty Quinn 22.5%-6.3 pts
#47 Ward 1 Daniel La Spata 22.3%-6.5 pts
#48 Ward 34 William Conway 22.3%-6.5 pts
#49 Ward 19 Matthew J. O’Shea 21.8%-7 pts
#50 Ward 32 Scott Waguespack 20.4%-8.3 pts
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