Find Apartments on Chicago’s Far North Side

Far North Side

Apartments for rent on the Far North Side of Chicago are found in a wide array of neighborhoods. Thus, a sizable chunk of the city’s apartment renters call the Far North Side home. This region extends northward along the Lake Michigan shoreline and westward to O’Hare International Airport. This region includes neighborhoods that are famous for apartments that offer serene lake views as well as access to spacious parks and green areas.

Some of Chicago’s most diverse neighborhoods, such as Albany Park and Rogers Park, are included in this region. Major transit routes in this part of the city include the northern terminus of Lake Shore Drive, the Kennedy and Edens expressways, and the CTA Red and Brown Line trains make stops throughout Far North Side neighborhoods.

With such a variety of neighborhoods and a wide swath of Chicago’s territory included in this region, the choices for apartment rentals are abundant and diverse. Have your choice from high-rise buildings clustered by the beach or single-family homes spread out along quiet streets.

Edgewater
Edgewater apartments for rent are available in everything from vintage apartments, studios and 1-, 2-, or 3-bedroom apartments that are near Lake Michigan. Foster and Hollywood beaches are magnets for sports enthusiasts and sun-bathers every summer.
Rogers Park
Apartments in Rogers Park Chicago tend to be in classic courtyard buildings, with the occasional mid-rise or two-flat apartment building thrown in for good measure. Rogers Park is the northernmost neighborhood within Chicago’s city limits.
Lincoln Square
Apartments for rent in Lincoln Square Chicago can be found in vintage buildings, some renovated and updated with modern fixtures and finishes, but many reflecting an old school charm that locals adore.
Ravenswood
Ravenswood apartments in Chicago are available to rent in classic pre-war courtyard buildings, houses, two-flats and trendy loft apartments. Public transit is quite easy from this North Side neighborhood with both Metra and CTA rail service.
Andersonville
There are many vintage apartments for rent in the historic neighborhood of Andersonville.
Uptown
Apartments for rent in Uptown Chicago are often vintage but there's been a renewed spate of building going on in this Far North Side community that offers good access to Lake Michigan.
Albany Park
One of Chicago’s most diverse and rapidly growing neighborhoods. More than 40 different languages are spoken on the streets and in the local schools.
West Ridge
Apartments for rent in West Ridge are available in studios, 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms and single family homes are also part of the available housing in this Far North Side community.
Arcadia Terrace
Apartments for rent in Arcadia Terrace Chicago are available in studios, 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms.
Lakewood Balmoral
Apartments for rent in Lakewood Balmoral Chicago are in a quiet patch of the North Side that’s tucked into the greater Edgewater neighborhood. Locals enjoy visiting the shops and restaurants on Clark Street in nearby Andersonville.
Peterson Park
Peterson Park apartments can be found in courtyard buildings, traditional two- and three-flats, mid-rise apartment buildings, and some newly constructed homes in this Northwest Side neighborhood.
Ravenswood Manor
Apartments for rent in Ravenswood Manor can be found in studio apartments, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom configurations.
Peterson Woods
Apartments for rent in Peterson Woods are available in studios, 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms.
Buena Park
Buena Park apartments are often found in courtyard buildings and some newer apartments are popping up in this neighborhood near the lake.
Margate Park
Apartments for rent in Margate Park can be found in studio apartments, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom configurations. Some units offer Lake Michigan views in this enclave near the lakefront.
Sheridan Park
Sheridan Park apartments can be found in courtyard buildings, traditional two- and three-flats, and there are a few classic Art Deco-inspired buidlings in this North Side enclave.
North Park
Apartments for rent in North Park come in the usual array of studios on up to multi-bedroom configurations, with the added perk for renters to have access to spacious green areas all over the neighborhood.
Hollywood Park
Apartments for rent in Hollywood Park put renters nearby idyllic parks and public pathways.Renters can find studios, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments in Hollywood Park.
Mayfair
Apartments for rent in Mayfair come studio apartments, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom layouts. Mayfair apartments have easy access to the major expressways as well as decent proximity to O'Hare Airport.
North Mayfair
Apartments for rent in North Mayfair can be found in studio apartments, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom configurations. Detached single family homes are frequently found along the side streets of this Northwest Side enclave.
Edison Park
Apartments for rent in Edison Park can be found in studio apartments, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom configurations.
Sauganash
Apartments for rent in Sauganash can be found in studio apartments, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom configurations. Townhomes and two-flats are quite popular here, too.
Jefferson Park
Jefferson Park apartments are mingled in with a plethora of single family homes, and easy access to the Blue line and O'Hare Airport make this a convenient neighborhood for many Chicagoans.
St. Ben's
St. Ben's apartments are typically found in vintage two- or three-flat buildings and many detached single family homes can be sighted on the cozy side streets of this North Side community.
Budlong Woods
Apartments for rent in Budlong Woods can be found in two- and three-flat buildings, plenty of single family homes for rent in this quiet Northwest Side neighborhood.
Bowmanville
Bowmanville apartments can be found in courtyard buildings, traditional two- and three-flats and there are a number of single family homes for rent.
Norwood Park
Apartments for rent in Norwood Park are available in studios, 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms. Detached single family homes are quite common in this Far Northwest Side neighborhood.
Forest Glen
Apartments for rent in Forest Glen are available in studios, 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms.
Edgebrook
Edgebrook is a quiet Northwest Side neighborhood that makes good on the Chicago motto of "City in a Garden"
O'Hare
Apartments for rent in O’Hare Chicago are found in mid-rise condo buildings, two- and three-flat apartment buildings and single family homes for rent are common as well.