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

Map and ranking of Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Renters) across Chicago's 50 wards. Highest: Ward 9 (67.3%). Lowest: Ward 1 (31.6%). Chicago avg: 48.3%.
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Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Renters) · all 50 Chicago wards · 2020–24

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Chicago citywide · Cost Burdened: Spending 30% or More on Housing (Renters) 48.3%
Highest ward Ward 9: 67.3%
Lowest ward Ward 1: 31.6%
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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: Renter-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 32% 25th pct 43% Median 49% 75th pct 58% Max 67%

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

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#1 Ward 9 Anthony Beale 67.3%+19 pts
#2 Ward 6 William E. Hall 66.9%+18.6 pts
#3 Ward 21 Ronnie L. Mosley 65.1%+16.7 pts
#4 Ward 37 Emma Mitts 63.7%+15.3 pts
#5 Ward 17 David Moore 63.5%+15.1 pts
#6 Ward 24 Monique L. Scott 62.4%+14.1 pts
#7 Ward 16 Stephanie D. Coleman 62.3%+13.9 pts
#8 Ward 28 Jason C. Ervin 60.1%+11.8 pts
#9 Ward 13 Marty Quinn 60%+11.7 pts
#10 Ward 29 Chris Taliaferro 59.1%+10.8 pts
#11 Ward 8 Michelle Harris 59.1%+10.8 pts
#12 Ward 18 Derrick G. Curtis 58.6%+10.2 pts
#13 Ward 7 Gregory Mitchell 58%+9.7 pts
#14 Ward 5 Desmon C. Yancy 56.4%+8 pts
#15 Ward 20 Jeanette B. Taylor 55.3%+6.9 pts
#16 Ward 15 Raymond Lopez 54.7%+6.4 pts
#17 Ward 10 Peter Chico 53.9%+5.5 pts
#18 Ward 3 Pat Dowell 53.9%+5.5 pts
#19 Ward 14 Jeylu B. Gutierrez 53.6%+5.2 pts
#20 Ward 50 Debra Silverstein 53.4%+5.1 pts
#21 Ward 48 Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth 53.3%+4.9 pts
#22 Ward 4 Lamont J. Robinson 52.1%+3.8 pts
#23 Ward 31 Felix Cardona, Jr. 51.8%+3.5 pts
#24 Ward 30 Ruth Cruz 50.1%+1.7 pts
#25 Ward 49 Maria E. Hadden 49.9%+1.6 pts
#26 Ward 19 Matthew J. O’Shea 48.9%+0.5 pts
#27 Ward 26 Jessica Fuentes 48.4%+0 pts
#28 Ward 22 Michael D. Rodriguez 48.3%-0 pts
#29 Ward 23 Silvana Tabares 47.7%-0.7 pts
#30 Ward 38 Nicholas Sposato 47.5%-0.8 pts
#31 Ward 40 Andre Vasquez, Jr. 47%-1.4 pts
#32 Ward 12 Julia M. Ramirez 45.4%-2.9 pts
#33 Ward 27 Walter Redmond Burnett 45.3%-3.1 pts
#34 Ward 46 Angela Clay 44.4%-3.9 pts
#35 Ward 11 Nicole T. Lee 44.4%-4 pts
#36 Ward 2 Brian Hopkins 44.2%-4.2 pts
#37 Ward 39 Samantha Nugent 44.2%-4.2 pts
#38 Ward 36 Gilbert Villegas 42.6%-5.7 pts
#39 Ward 41 Anthony Napolitano 41.2%-7.1 pts
#40 Ward 33 Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez 40.2%-8.2 pts
#41 Ward 25 Byron Sigcho Lopez 39.7%-8.6 pts
#42 Ward 44 Bennett R. Lawson 39.7%-8.7 pts
#43 Ward 45 James M. Gardiner 38.9%-9.5 pts
#44 Ward 42 Brendan Reilly 38.7%-9.7 pts
#45 Ward 34 William Conway 38.6%-9.8 pts
#46 Ward 43 Timmy Knudsen 38.3%-10.1 pts
#47 Ward 35 Anthony Quezada 35.5%-12.9 pts
#48 Ward 47 Matthew J. Martin 34.2%-14.2 pts
#49 Ward 32 Scott Waguespack 31.9%-16.5 pts
#50 Ward 1 Daniel La Spata 31.6%-16.8 pts
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