Bridgeport—20 Best Towns and Neighborhoods in Chicago and the Suburbs

Bridgeport—20 Best Towns and Neighborhoods in Chicago and the Suburbs

By Dennis Rodkin
Chicago Magazine


Average house price: $314,784


Transportation * * * (out of 4) Well situated to both CTA and main urban thoroughfares


Schools * * * A number of public and private grade schools serve the neighborhood, including the standout Sheridan (elementary) Math & Science Academy.


Shopping * * * Bridgeport is strong on dining; for retail, residents can head up to the new Roosevelt Road shopping centers.


Plus: White Sox baseball and a budding gallery district


Over the past decade, an influx of artists and bargain-hunting homeowners has been adding a new layer to Bridgeport’s old-line ethnic working class. The newcomers are drawn by the neighborhood’s proximity to the Loop and public transportation, as well as by the mix of old ethnic restaurants and younger, artier places, such as the Zhou B. Art Center (and café) on 35th Street. One of the city’s most unlikely parks is here, too: the lovely 27-acre Stearns Quarry Park, a cleaned-up old quarry that was once a dump but now serves as a green space and urban fishing hole.

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