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Lower West Side, Chicago
The Lower West Side is better known as Pilsen — the 18th Street corridor, the National Museum of Mexican Art, and one of the country's most significant Mexican-American cultural centers. Its two-flats and cottages anchor an intense affordability and anti-displacement debate.
Cook County · FIPS 17031 · Community Area #31
- Parcels
- 7,719
- City Council wards
- Ward 25 · 12 · 28
- Side
- West Side
- Next reassessment
- 2027
Parcel and ward figures are from the Cook County parcel record (as of 2026-07-24). Every Chicago property is reassessed by the City triad in 2027.
Example Lower West Side parcels
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How Lower West Side compares
Lower West Side’s standing across Civic Worth’s civic maps. Open any measure to see it on the map.
- 311 requests resolved within 7 days63% share resolved within 7 days · #7 of 77 · as of Oct 8, 2026
- Code violations & blight pressure68.8 building-code violations per 1,000 parcels · #20 of 77 · as of Oct 8, 2026
- Development pulse (building permits)49.2 permits per 1,000 parcels · #6 of 77 · as of Oct 8, 2026
- Rent burden (studio)24.9% fair-market rent as % of median income · #50 of 77 · as of Oct 8, 2026
- Aging housing stock138 median age of homes (years) · #1 of 76 · as of Oct 8, 2026
- Housing market heat (recent sale prices)$446,500 median recent sale price · #12 of 77 · as of Oct 8, 2026
Every Chicago property gets reassessed in 2027
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City-owned land for sale in Lower West Side
Vacant city lots on the market through ChiBlockBuilder, deadline listings first.
- 2082 S EMERALD AVE$136KWard 25RT-4Apply by Nov 16, 2026
- 900 W 18TH ST$4.3MWard 25M1-2
- 2588 S BLUE ISLAND AVE—Ward 25C1-3
- 1903 S CANALPORT AVE—Ward 25C1-2
- 2592 S BLUE ISLAND AVE—Ward 25C1-3
- 843 W 16TH ST—Ward 25M1-2
- 2423 S HOYNE AVE—Ward 25PMD 11
- 2590 S BLUE ISLAND AVE—Ward 25C1-3