{"id":83,"date":"2016-09-15T00:19:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T00:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?post_type=studies&p=697"},"modified":"2016-09-15T00:20:39","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T04:20:39","slug":"where-does-the-train-of-rising-rents-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/where-does-the-train-of-rising-rents-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Does the Train of Rising Rents Stop?"},"content":{"rendered":"
An Analysis of Rents and the Elevated Rail\u00a0Lines<\/strong><\/p>\n Close your eyes and think of your least favorite things. If the \u2018L\u2019 and your monthly rent comes to mind, then you\u2019re in for a treat. The RentHop data science team has put together a map of median rents for one-bedroom apartments across the rail lines in Chicago. We cross-referenced our apartment listings to train entrance locations, taking the median of apartments within 500 meters. We set a minimum threshold of 50 listings for calculating each median, incrementally expanding the radius around a train stop if too few listings were initially returned. To prevent identical apartments that were listed multiple times, from inaccurately affecting the stats, we grouped duplicated listings.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Check out the map to see how rents are faring at your stop<\/strong><\/p>\n Stops where rents dramatically dropped off are highlighted in Green<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Bright Green<\/span><\/strong> represents a 20%+ drop in price in just one subway stop.<\/p>\n Darker Green<\/span><\/strong> represents a 10-20% drop in price from the previous stop.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Would you commute for extra cash? <\/strong><\/p>\n It’s no surprise that as you get farther away from Downtown Chicago, the more rents drop.<\/p>\n Often we\u2019re forced to think about more than just location when choosing a neighborhood and prices are high. While looking at prices by L stop we found an interesting trend, in the range of 2-3 miles outside of the Loop in any direction, prices dramatically drop off. <\/strong>Although the purpose of the study was to inform readers of what rents are geographically, we also gained some insight into where certain affluence cut-off areas are. Without digging too deep into the reason behind the prices, it\u2019s clear that some combination of commute time to the city center and gentrification plays a role in creating the price cliffs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a closer look at the prices and trends along the different \u2018L\u2019 lines.<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Red Line<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Red line has the widest range of price of any subway line, reaching the furthest south and all the way north to Evanston. We see that prices jump a little heading north from the Loop<\/strong>, then drop steadily after that, with southbound trains having a steeper slope.<\/p>\n On the Red Line heading south <\/strong>rents drop off even more drastically<\/p>\n Green Line<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Chicago\u2019s Green Line train reaches from the Loop to Harlem\/Lake to the west, and Cottage Grove & Ashland\/63rd<\/sup> to the South. It runs adjacent to the Red Line as well as the Pink and Blue lines for much of its length, and shares some similar price trends. The biggest price drop between any two stops occurs on the Green line.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Looking at our price-distance from the loop graph<\/i>, we see that prices actually jump a few percent at 2 miles west of the Loop, then drops off sharply (past Ashland).<\/p>\n Blue Line<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Blue line train serves much of West Chicago as well as reaching all the way to O\u2019Hare to bring visitors into the city. The city\u2019s largest university, UIC, is served by the Blue line as well as the expansive and expanding Medical District, with clear effects being seen on the rent prices near those stops.<\/p>\n Heading Northwest on the Blue Line <\/em>we see a price jump immediately outside the Loop, in River West. Continuing further will give you a series of very significant price drops.<\/p>\n Our price-distance graph <\/i>shows rent prices decreasing at approximately the same rate when heading away from the Loop, with slight increases before the 2-mile mark, and very quick declines from 2-6 miles. Prices mostly flatten out after that.<\/p>\n Pink Line<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Chicago\u2019s Pink Line train head west, adjacent to the Green Line, before turning south and west again. It\u2019s a shorter line, but there\u2019s still a few interesting data points with its rents as it heads west.<\/p>\n Our price-distance graph shows that rents don\u2019t start decreasing until 3 miles from the Loop. <\/i>After that they decline steadily but swiftly.<\/p>\n Brown<\/span> \/ Purple<\/span> Lines<\/strong><\/p>\n Our highest Median Rent was found around the Merchandise Mart <\/strong>at $2,302\/month. Price decrease were much more gradual on these northbound-only lines. The only drastic price-drop was at the Armitage stop, where rent is $300 less than at Sedgwick, <\/strong>an 18% savings.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Orange Line<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Orange line train head southwest from the Loop to Midway Airport. There wasn\u2019t an abundance of rentals in this region and the stops are pretty far apart. There is a big drop in prices between 35th<\/sup> and Western, $540 actually, <\/strong>but apartments are a bit scarce.<\/p>\n Don’t settle for less than you deserve<\/strong><\/p>\n In a city with such a diversity of people and choices there’s no reason one should feel as though they don’t have a choice. A little information goes a long way, and here at RentHop, we want to give you as much information and as many choices as you can handle. When calculating where to live, think about how much your commute is worth to you. It may be hard to hold on to the perfect neighborhood when you can save $4,000-$5,000 a year by living 10 minutes further away<\/strong>. When it comes down to it, you\u2019ll have to weigh the importance of location with how much you value your time.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re in the market for a new apartment, or were just influenced to move because of this study, be sure to check out the extensive selection of Chicago apartments for rent.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n RentHop, it\u2019s like apartment hunting.. but smarter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An Analysis of Rents and the Elevated Rail\u00a0Lines Close your eyes and think of your least favorite things. If the \u2018L\u2019 and your monthly rent comes to mind, then you\u2019re in for a treat. The RentHop data science team has put together a map of median rents for one-bedroom apartments across the rail lines in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-83","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-market-insights"},"yoast_head":"\n<\/a>
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