Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median home value$299,800
Chicago $323,000
Median rent$1,215/mo
Chicago $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Chicago 33%
Berwyn
Cook County55,595 residents3 school districts
52
D+
Suburbgrade score
49th of 60 Chicago suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
52
Chicago median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
Launch-day rule. Residents is not counted for Berwyn yet: no poll responses so far. The overall score of 52 is computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. Answer the poll →
What living here is actually like
Written summary in preparation This page is waiting for its written summary, and for a person to check it. Until then it is excluded from search engines.
What Berwyn is like to live in, by category
Bars show Berwyn against Chicago. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency22nd pct
Chicago median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio14.4
Chicago median 13.7
Graduation rate—
Chicago median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Housing cost index94
Chicago 100
Eff. tax rate2.25%
Chicago 1.83%
Local sales tax8.96%
Chicago median 8.96%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Mean commute29.0 min
Chicago 30.3 min
Under 30 minutes51%
Chicago 51%
Transit stops / sq mi30
Chicago median 3.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 87/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés107
Chicago median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries13
Chicago median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks128
Chicago median 65 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 42/100
D−
Median household income$78,408
Chicago $90,887
Unemployment6.9%
Chicago 6.1%
Professional occupations32%
Chicago 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
—
No responses yet. Residents is excluded from the score until eight people answer.
Ask the people who live here
Twelve yes/no questions, one tap each. No dataset knows whether the yards are kept or whether anyone talks to their neighbours. Answers feed the Residents grade, which needs eight responses before it counts.
Nobody has answered for Berwyn yet. If you live here, you can be the first.
Is it quiet at night?
—
Do you feel safe walking after dark?
—
Can you walk to a grocery store?
—
Is it good for young children?
—
Are yards and streets well kept?
—
Tap either button to answer — no account neededAll twelve questions →
Better than Berwyn on housing & affordability
Berwyn's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Northbrook20 mi from BerwynA− 74 B Elmhurst9 mi from BerwynB 70 B− Glenview17 mi from BerwynB 72 B− Highland Park23 mi from BerwynB 71 B− Naperville20 mi from BerwynB 71 B− Park Ridge12 mi from BerwynB− 69 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Berwyn
Is Berwyn, IL a good place to live?
Berwyn scores 52 out of 100, 49th of 60 Chicago suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Berwyn expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $299,800, 7% below the Chicago median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.25%. $1,215/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Berwyn?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Berwyn sit at the 22nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 14.4 student–teacher ratio. Berwyn is served by J S Morton Hsd 201, Berwyn South SD 100 and Berwyn North SD 98. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Berwyn?
The mean commute is 29.0 min, with 51% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 30 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Berwyn?
Within two miles there are 13 groceries, 107 restaurants and cafés and 128 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Berwyn old or new?
The median home in Berwyn was built in 1939 or earlier — older than the Chicago median of 1971. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 53% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.