Living in Bucktown Chicago

Bucktown Apartments for Rent

Bucktown is the 17th most walkable neighborhood in Chicago with 17,318 residents.

Bucktown has excellent public transportation and is very bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: Wicker Park, DePaul, East Ukrainian Village, Ukrainian Village, Noble Square, Roscoe Village and Goose Island.

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Bucktown is a Walker’s Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car.

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Daily errands do not require a car in Bucktown Chicago.

Bucktown is the 17th most walkable neighborhood in Chicago with a Walk Score of 91.

Find apartments in Chicago's most walkable neighborhoods: Near North Side, East Ukrainian Village and West Loop.

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Bucktown Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Bucktown to other Chicago neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
15	West Town	91	74	89	21,561
16	Uptown	91	79	82	48,579
17	Bucktown	91	72	80	17,318
18	River West	90	79	87	1,298
19	Edgewater	89	72	85	56,505

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Eating & Drinking

There are about 344 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Bucktown.

People in Bucktown can walk to an average of 16 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

Sam's Red Hots

Gallery Cabaret

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thumbnail for Silver Cloud Bar & Grill Bucktown - Possibly the best grilled cheese in the city.

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Bucktown has Excellent Transit

Transit is convenient for most trips. Find Bucktown Chicago apartments for rent near public transit.

Public Transit Routes

Bucktown has excellent public transportation and about 10 bus, 2 rail and 1 subway lines passing through it.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Bucktown on public transit.

Bucktown has about 15 car shares from RelayRides, Zipcar, I-GO and Getaround.

Bucktown is Very Bikeable

Biking is convenient for most trips.

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Crime in Bucktown

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Bucktown has less personal crime and more property crime per person than the Chicago average.

Bucktown Crime Rate

Compared to all Chicago neighborhoods.

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Holstein Park

Senior Citizens Memorial Park

Silver Cloud Bar & Grill

Walgreens Store

Bridge at Damen

Red Flame Pizza

thumbnail for Gallery Cabaret Bucktown - Considered to have the greatest open mic night in Chicago. Smashing Pumpkins performed here loooong ago

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