Greater Grand Crossing
Community area in Chicago · #69
Side: South Side
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About South Side
Bridgeport, Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Woodlawn and South Shore.
What stands out
- Most detached houses on the South Side (31% of homes)
- Among the oldest housing on the South Side (52% built 1939 or earlier)
- Among the most affordable homes on the South Side (median $190K)
Living here
- Housing
- Lower housing cost. Median home $190K · renters pay $1,090/moSurvey estimates for 2020–2024, not current prices. Rent is what renting households pay, utilities included, counting long-time tenants and subsidized homes, so it sits below what a new lease costs. Use them to compare community areas, not to budget.
- To the Loop
- 30–45 min. About 42 min by transit, weekday morning
- Getting to work
- Mixed. 64% drive · 29% transit · 3% walk or bike
- Households
- Mostly renters. 64% rent
- Tree canopy
- 15–25%. 16% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
- Home types
- Detached 31% · Attached 2% · 2–19 units 59% · 20+ units 7%
- Built
- 1939 or earlier 52% · 1940–79 37% · 1980–99 7% · 2000 or later 4%
- Ages
- Under 15 17% · 15–24 12% · 25–44 28% · 45–64 25% · 65+ 18%
- Language at home
- English only 90% · Spanish 8%English only, or the language besides English that each person 5 or older speaks at home. For small areas the Census groups some languages: Polish shares a group with Russian and other Slavic languages.
- Recent immigrants
- 3% born abroad, came to the US 2010 or laterShare of residents, from the 2020–2024 survey. Toronto counts a shorter window (2016–21), so the two cities don't compare directly.
American Community Survey 2020–2024 and CTA/Metra schedules, Greater Grand Crossing. Tiers compare community areas across Chicago.