Neighborhood report
Living in West Side, Joliet: rent, commute and schools
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This report lists published facts with their sources. It doesn’t rate neighborhoods or say who an area suits, and it doesn’t include demographic or crime data. Boundary: All Census tracts with at least half of their 2020 housing units inside Joliet city limits whose interior point lies west of the Des Plaines River (33 tracts). This includes the near West Side and the newer far-west subdivisions out to the Kendall County line; it is a Census-tract approximation, not an official City boundary.
Rent in West Side
Median gross rent (Census)
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Homes that are rented
22%
Median asking rent here
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0 active listings
Mean commute
29 min
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (tables B25064, B25031, B25001, B25003, B25024, B08013, B08303, B08301), 2020-2024
Gross rent includes contract rent plus utilities paid by the renter. Asking rents are from active listings on this site.
Housing mix
46,851 housing units, 22% renter-occupied.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (tables B25064, B25031, B25001, B25003, B25024, B08013, B08303, B08301), 2020-2024
Commute and transit
- Mean commute (workers 16+)
- 29 min
- Commute by public transit
- 1.2%
- Work from home
- 9.8%
- Joliet station (Heritage Corridor, Rock Island) · 4.6 mi straight-line from the area centerScheduled weekday trips to LaSalle Street Station: fastest 60 min, typical 71 min
- Lockport station (Heritage Corridor) · 6.3 mi straight-line from the area centerScheduled weekday trips to Chicago Union Station: fastest 60 min, typical 60 min
Source: Metra GTFS schedule data (scheduled weekday trips on 2026-11-18), 2026-10-22
Parks and groceries nearby
Within 1 mile of the area center: 4 parks or preserves, 0 grocery stores (OpenStreetMap).
Parks and forest preserves
- Longleat Park · 0.5 mi
- Whiteford Field · 0.7 mi
- Briese Park · 0.8 mi
- Autumn Lakes Park · 0.9 mi
- DuPage River Trail Park · 1.1 mi
- Sunset Parkway Park · 1.3 mi
- John Leach Memorial Park · 1.4 mi
- Inwood Park · 1.4 mi
Grocery stores
- Gordon Food Service Store · 1.3 mi
- Aldi · 1.5 mi
- Mariano's Fresh Market · 1.6 mi
- Walmart Supercenter · 1.9 mi
- Aldi · 1.9 mi
- Walmart Supercenter · 2.0 mi
- Food 4 Less · 2.1 mi
- Jewel-Osco · 2.1 mi
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), 2026-11-01
Schools
School districts whose boundaries overlap this area: Joliet Township High School District 204, Joliet Public School District 86, Plainfield School District 202, Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C, Minooka Community High School District 111, Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201, Oswego Community Unit School District 308. Attendance depends on the exact address; confirm with the district.
Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set (2025-26 school year), 2026 Report Card (2025-26)
Things to do nearby
Current rentals in West Side
No active listings here right now. See all Joliet rentals.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (tables B25064, B25031, B25001, B25003, B25024, B08013, B08303, B08301) · as of 2020-2024
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line: 2020 census tracts, 2024 Joliet city boundary, Des Plaines River (areal hydrography), 2020 block housing counts · as of 2024
- Metra GTFS schedule data (scheduled weekday trips on 2026-11-18) · as of 2026-10-22
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · as of 2026-11-01
- Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set (2025-26 school year) · as of 2026 Report Card (2025-26)