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Place Report

Washington Heights Community Area

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About the Community Area Place type statistics GIS geography area size metadata extra accessory info
Surrounding Places elected official alderperson ward community area boundary personal school attendance election voting CHA authority map
News & Developments Gallery rendering pdf file upload images
Cannabis Compliance weed marijuana pot 420 dispensary craft grow cultivation infuser processor
Amenities & social infrastructure banks grocery stores convenience medical dental office library café coffee shop facilities health fire stations public sector TIF NOF recovery plan SBIF investments grant research
Building permits & data projects 311 basement flooding reports fly dumping vacant vacancy footprint browser contractors architects subcontractors top pending applications market fundamental
Proposed Projects zoning, lead generator generation leads
Property Sales Browser comps, comparative analysis
Zoning & Other Ordinances tax break city council vote voting property incentive abatement class board of appeals zba
Incentives Checker QCT CRA LIHTC funding financing grant tax break down payment assistance MMRP DPA IRA inflation reduction act environmental justice communities
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Additional Snapshots
 Environmental & Land Use Snapshot pollution air quality AQI solar panel efficiency flood permit inspection energy EUI electricity water phase underground storage tank weather
 Demographics CRA community reinvestment act businesses mortgage demographics race ethnicity population income broadband TIF NOF neighborhood opportunity fund grant affordable business
 Logistics Snapshot TDL COD cargo amazon distribution warehouse industrial UPS FedEx USPS DHL airport intermodal yard trucking fulfillment ecommerce e-commerce traffic crashes railroads
 Housing & Landmarks Snapshot affordable housing historic landmark district national register historic survey CHRS
 Zoning Map Explorer

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Chicago Health Atlas

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Demographics

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Greenhouse gas emissions

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Quick population stats

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MetricValue
Population in 201026,493
Population in 202025,065
Population change-1,428
Population change (%)-5.39%
Households in 20109,482
Households in 20209,538
Households change56
Households change (%)0.59%
Dwelling units in 201010,365
Dwelling units in 202010,451
Dwelling units change86
Dwelling units change (%)0.83%

Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, as processed by Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) (access the data)


About the Community Area Place type

Washington Heights is one of 77 community area Places in our database.

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Overlapping municipalities & counties

Washington Heights spans 1 county in 1 state:
> Cook, IL

Dimensions of Washington Heights
  • The area of Washington Heights is 2.86 square miles / 1,828.19 acres
  • The perimeter length of Washington Heights is 8.0 miles / 42,222.6 feet

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Additional Snapshots

Environmental & Land Use

Tree coverage, flood risk, solar energy funding, building energy data, and inspections, permits, and storage tanks.

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Washington Heights

Logistics

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Washington Heights

Demographics

Demographics & density

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Washington Heights

Housing & Landmarks

Affordable housing data, Chicago Historic Resources Survey, and landmarks data.

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Surrounding Places Places that overlap or border Washington Heights

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Cannabis Compliance

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Amenities & Social Infrastructure within Washington Heights

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Buildings data

Building permits in Washington Heights

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Pending building permit applications in Chicago in Washington Heights

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Year-over-year permits

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Top contractors in Washington Heights

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Top general contractors

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Top owners & developers

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Top architects

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Building footprints

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Violations data

Building violations in Washington Heights

Building violations found here or nearby

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Administrative hearings (a kind of court) for building violations at or near Washington Heights

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Violations for bank-owned buildings in Washington Heights

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Properties

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Property Sales Browser sales comps latest transaction on 3/19/2026 316 transactions in the last 180 days

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Proposed Projects

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Proposed TIF-funded projects

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Zoning changes & Ordinances

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Zoning Board of Appeals

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The data starts in the 1970s, is updated several times monthly, and includes information about variations, special uses, and administrative adjustments heard by the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)

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Development & financial incentives

Incentives Checker

Areas that overlap Washington Heights that offer development or financial incentives

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Incentives Checker determines if any of 43 financial and development incentives might apply to every Property Report and Place Report in Illinois.

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