5500 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
🚶 12-min walk to UChicago
Pre-war vintage with bay windows and real hardwood floors — the apartment looks like the inside of a Hyde Park novel. Heat is included (it's a 1925 building) which materially changes the winter cost equation. The trade is no in-unit laundry on most lines and the 12-minute walk to the Quad becomes a 20-minute slog in February. Worth it if you do 80% of your work from home.
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Rent uses this building’s low-end listed price. All other line items use sourced Hyde Park benchmarks. (last_updated: May 2026)
| Rent (your share, low end of this building's range) | $1,450 |
| Utilities (gas / electric / water) | $80 |
| Internet | $35 |
| Phone | $40 |
| Groceries | $380 |
| Dining out | $200 |
| Transit | $75 |
| Health insurance (school plan) | $280 |
| Estimated monthly total | $2,540 |
Source: Rent share = midpoint of MAC Properties + Draper & Kramer 2-bed listings divided by 2 occupants, May 2026. Utilities + internet from Chicago Department of Energy benchmarks. UChicago student health plan rate (Aetna 2025-26 academic year). Grocery / dining / transit from Cost of Living Index 2025 (Chicago, 60615 ZIP).
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