Hermosa · Cook County · IL
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About the community
Hermosa is Community Area 20 on Chicago's Northwest Side, located roughly six miles northwest of the Loop. Its borders are largely defined by railroad tracks, running west to Cicero Avenue, with the Metra Milwaukee District North Line on the eastern edge and Belmont Avenue to the north. The community covers about 1.17 square miles and had a 2020 Census population of 24,062, making it one of the city's smaller but most densely populated neighborhoods at roughly 19,800 people per square mile. Per the 2018 to 2022 American Community Survey, the population is about 80.1 percent Hispanic or Latino of any race, with deep Puerto Rican and Mexican roots. The housing stock is dominated by early 20th century brick bungalows, two-flats, three-flats, and worker cottages, with nearly 63 percent of structures built before 1940. Buyers are drawn by transit access, including CTA bus routes, the nearby Blue Line, and the Metra Milwaukee District North Line, plus a price point well below many North Side neighborhoods.
Location
Located about six miles northwest of the Loop on Chicago's Northwest Side, bordered largely by railroad tracks, with Cicero Avenue as the western edge.
Population
24,062 residents as of the 2020 Census, within a compact 1.17 square miles, making it one of Chicago's most densely populated community areas at about 19,800 people per square mile.
Diversity
Predominantly Latino, about 80.1 percent Hispanic of any race per the 2018 to 2022 American Community Survey, with deep Puerto Rican and Mexican roots.
Walk Score
Walk Score of 83, rated Very Walkable and the 34th most walkable neighborhood in Chicago, where most errands can be done on foot.
Transit
Transit Score of 59 and Bike Score of 73, served by several CTA bus routes plus the nearby Blue Line and Metra.
Median home price
Redfin reports a median sale price around 472,000 dollars, with homes going pending in roughly 25 days.
Parks
Anchored by Kelvyn Park, the largest in the community at about 9.92 acres, with a fieldhouse, fitness center, gymnasium, and athletic fields.
Daily life in Hermosa is walkable and transit-friendly. The neighborhood earns a Walk Score of 83, ranking 34th most walkable in Chicago, meaning most errands can be accomplished on foot, and it carries a Bike Score of 73, rated Very Bikeable. Transit options include a Transit Score of 59 plus several CTA bus routes, the Blue Line at the nearby Logan Square station, and the Metra Milwaukee District North Line. The southeastern edge of Hermosa sits less than a quarter mile from the western end of the Bloomingdale Trail, also known as The 606, a 2.7-mile elevated linear park popular for walking and biking.
The neighborhood's culture is rooted in its Latino majority, and its commercial corridors along Armitage and other streets are filled with Mexican, Puerto Rican, and other Latin American eateries, with about 101 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops across Hermosa. Green space includes Kelvyn Park, the largest at about 9.92 acres with a fieldhouse, and Hermosa Park at 2240 North Kilbourn Avenue with about 4.63 acres of ball fields, courts, and a spray pool. On the housing side, Redfin reports a median sale price of roughly 472,000 dollars, with homes going pending in about 25 days. The housing stock skews toward vintage brick bungalows, two-flats, and worker cottages, with nearly 63 percent of structures predating 1940.
Neighborhoods
Browse the listings above. Detailed neighborhood pages with market stats, school info, and lifestyle take-downs land here as we roll them out.
Around town
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
The 606 Bloomingdale Trail
This 2.7-mile elevated linear park follows a former rail line and is one of Chicago's signature trails for walking, running, and biking. Hermosa's southeastern edge sits less than a quarter mile from its western terminus, putting the trail within easy reach.
Kelvyn Park
At about 9.92 acres, Kelvyn Park is the largest park in the Hermosa community area and includes a fieldhouse with a fitness center, gymnasium, and auditorium. Outdoors it offers walking paths, ball fields, tennis and basketball courts, and a playground with a spray pool.
Hermosa Park
This roughly 4.63-acre neighborhood park at 2240 North Kilbourn Avenue offers baseball and softball fields, a combination football and soccer field, and courts for basketball and volleyball. A playground with a sandbox and spray pool makes it a family-friendly summer spot.
The Walt Disney Birthplace
Walt Disney was born in this two-story cottage at 2156 North Tripp Avenue on December 5, 1901, in a home designed and built by his parents. The restored house is operated by a nonprofit and opens for special tours and neighborhood events.
Hermosa Latino Dining Corridor
Hermosa's Latino majority gives it a dense lineup of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and other Latin American restaurants, including Las Delicias de Puerto Rico at 4821 West Armitage. Walk Score counts about 101 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops across the neighborhood.
Logan Square Blue Line Station
The nearest CTA L rapid-transit stop to Hermosa is the Blue Line's Logan Square station, just east of the neighborhood, offering a direct ride to downtown and O'Hare. Combined with multiple bus routes and Metra, it anchors Hermosa's strong transit access.
How Hermosa got here
Hermosa began as one of the suburban communities of Jefferson Township, with the first verifiable European settlement in the early 1880s after railroads were built through the area. Landowner James F. Keeney began building houses in his subdivision in 1882 and helped convince the railroad to build a station, which he constructed at his own expense. The area was first officially named Garfield in honor of the late president, but was renamed Hermosa, meaning beautiful in Spanish, in 1885 so a new post office would not duplicate an existing Garfield name. Hermosa was annexed into the City of Chicago in the fall of 1889. By 1920 the population had swelled past 15,000, and during the 1920s much of the Kelvyn Park area was built out with brick bungalows and two-flats, with most of the community's building stock complete by the end of that decade.
Industry shaped Hermosa from the start, and its most famous resident company was the Schwinn Bicycle Company, which kept its headquarters and manufacturing base in Hermosa from 1895 to 1982. The neighborhood is also the birthplace of Walt Disney, born December 5, 1901, in the home his parents built at 2156 North Tripp Avenue. After mid-century population decline, the 1980s transformed Hermosa from roughly one-third Hispanic to two-thirds Hispanic by the end of the decade, with Puerto Ricans the largest group and a growing Mexican community. In recent years Hermosa has seen some gentrification pressure as neighboring Logan Square and Avondale prices rose, and the Hermosa Bungalow Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 2018.
The questions buyers actually ask
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