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Burnside Chicago, IL

In Cook County, Illinois, travel 11 miles south of the Chicago Loop to find Burnside, a neighborhood named for a Civil War general and Illinois Central Railroad treasurer. One of the Windy City's smallest neighborhoods, it features Burnside Playlot Park, where locals gather to play baseball and basketball and enjoy the well-equipped soft-surface playground. A variety of apartments for rent dot the cozy residential Burnside landscape, rich with history from the late 1800s. Residents of this South Side Chicago neighborhood savor the fish and chicken dishes at Popup Dropoff and make frequent stops for takeout from Gianna's Pizza. South Cottage Grove Avenue, a major north-south thoroughfare, gives residents a choice between public transportation and private vehicles to attend classes, concerts, and athletic events at nearby Chicago State University.

Rent Trends

As of August 2026, the average apartment rent in Burnside is $689 for a studio, $915 for one bedroom, and $1,073 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Burnside has decreased by -3.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 267 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $689/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 500 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $915/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 631 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,073/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Burnside

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Strong Public Transit

Transit

80 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Reviews of Burnside - Chicago, IL

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11 years and 3 months agoNiche Review

There are no attractions in this area, unless you count Chicago State University as an attraction.

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11 years and 3 months agoNiche Review

Every area of Chicago gets cold weather and snowstorms. My neighborhood sits on a down slope so when it rains a lot, there is a great deal of flooding that happens in people's basements.

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11 years and 3 months agoNiche Review

Not many options for people used to working in professional fields.

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.