{"id":22,"date":"2022-10-18T19:37:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T00:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestchicagoneighborhoods.com\/?locations=hermosa"},"modified":"2023-01-03T01:42:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T07:42:35","slug":"living-in-hermosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/box5915.temp.domains\/~theralph\/living-in-hermosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Living In Hermosa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hermosa, the 20th Chicago community area, is located on the city’s northwest side. Hermosa is well known for its tall, triangle-like shape on the Chicago community map. It occupies 1.17 square miles<\/a> (3.03 km2) of the total land area in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The neighborhood is primarily a Hispanic blue-collar city with a solid industrial base. The average household in the Hermosa district earns $46,915<\/a>. Despite having a lower median household income than the rest of the city, just 19.9 percent of Hermosa households are poor, which is lower than Chicago’s 22.6 percent poverty rate<\/a>. According to the University of Illinois, Chicago’s gentrification index, Hermosa has experienced a modern decline from 1970 to 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hermosa is surrounded by various Chicago Northwest and Westside communities and provides easy access to several parks, shops, and community amenities. The various eateries, cafes, grocery stores and shopping centers add to the neighborhood’s charm. Hermosa Park and Kelvyn Park are two famous parklands in the community; people usually describe the neighborhood as these parks. Ken-Well Park and Keystone Playlot Park are other favorite recreational spots in Hermosa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People prefer to live in Hermosa because of its accessible location<\/a> to work, proximity to downtown, and healthy public transportation alternatives. It is 8.3 miles<\/a> (13.3 km) away from the downtown Chicago Loop. The quickest way to travel to the city’s central business district is via car \u2013 the journey takes around ten minutes. The transit opportunities for Hermosa residents are pretty diverse. Apart from boasting a good walkability index, the neighborhood is served by several CTA bus routes, the Blue Line and Metra’s Milwaukee District \/ North and West Line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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