60609 · Chicago · 15,323 buildings tracked
Building Quality
Average building score
Safety
Based on violent crime rate
Maintenance
Violations per building
Responsiveness
Complaints per building
Buildings
15,323
Violations
30,284
Complaints
4,016
Reviews
0
Safer than 5% of neighborhoods
Fewer violations than 0% of neighborhoods
Better rated than 24% of neighborhoods
7,276
Total Incidents
2,645
Violent
2,220
Property
2,411
Quality of Life
2.0
Below avg
0.3
Below avg
0
Tenant reviews
7,276
Total incidents
Median rent with 25th-75th percentile range
Based on listing data. Shaded area shows 25th-75th percentile range.
Back of the Yards takes its name from the old Union Stock Yards — today it is a working-class, predominantly Mexican neighborhood with affordable housing, strong parish communities, and a growing commercial strip on Ashland.
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In the last 12 months, the 60609 zip code had 7,276 reported crime incidents, including 2,645 violent crimes and 2,220 property crimes. The area receives a safety score of 4.5 out of 5. Check the full crime breakdown on Lucid Rents for details.
Back of the Yards (60609) has 15,323 tracked buildings with an average building quality score of 4.4 out of 5. Building scores are based on violations, complaints, and tenant reviews.
Buildings in the 60609 zip code have a combined 30,284 housing violations on record (an average of 2.0 per building). You can browse individual buildings on Lucid Rents to see their specific violation history.
The largest landlord in Back of the Yards (60609) is CHICAGO CITY OF, managing 20 buildings in this zip code. View their full portfolio and tenant reviews on Lucid Rents.
Back of the Yards (60609) has 15,323 tracked buildings with 30,284 violations and 4,016 complaints. Visit the Lucid Rents neighborhood rankings to see how Back of the Yards (60609) compares to other Chicago neighborhoods by safety, building quality, and maintenance.
Back of the Yards (60609) recorded 7,276 crime incidents over the past 12 months: 2,645 violent crimes, 2,220 property crimes, and 2,411 quality-of-life incidents. See the full trend data on the Lucid Rents crime page for 60609.
Many buildings in Chicago have rent-stabilized units. Browse buildings in Back of the Yards (60609) on Lucid Rents to check the rent stabilization status of individual buildings in the 60609 zip code.
Limited Transit
143 transit stops nearby
143
Bus Stops
U.S. Census ACS estimates
63,241
$47k
60%
35.4