The Loop holds more of Chicago’s individual landmarks than any other community area — 77 of the register’s 409 placed entries, roughly one in five — with the Near North Side (43) a distant second and a pair of ties behind it. This list runs twelve areas rather than ten because the cut lands in the middle of a three-way tie at 12, and every tie is listed in full. The unit is precise: entries on the city’s individual-landmark register, placed per community area under the convention our full analysis states — 409 of the register’s 412 entries place, and the remainder are documented there. Landmark districts are a separate instrument this list does not count. These are designation records, and this page takes no position on where anyone should live.
1. Loop — 77 individual landmarks
Loop holds 77 placed entries on the individual-landmark register. Roughly one placed landmark in five sits downtown.
2. Near North Side — 43 individual landmarks
Near North Side holds 43 placed entries on the individual-landmark register.
3 (tie). Lincoln Park — 24 individual landmarks
Lincoln Park holds 24 placed entries on the individual-landmark register. Tied with the Near West Side at 24.
3 (tie). Near West Side — 24 individual landmarks
Near West Side holds 24 placed entries on the individual-landmark register. Tied with Lincoln Park at 24.
5 (tie). Austin — 15 individual landmarks
Austin holds 15 placed entries on the individual-landmark register. Tied with Grand Boulevard at 15.
5 (tie). Grand Boulevard — 15 individual landmarks
Grand Boulevard holds 15 placed entries on the individual-landmark register. Tied with Austin at 15.
7 (tie). Edgewater — 14 individual landmarks
Edgewater holds 14 placed entries on the individual-landmark register. Tied with West Town at 14.
7 (tie). West Town — 14 individual landmarks
West Town holds 14 placed entries on the individual-landmark register. Tied with Edgewater at 14.
9. Uptown — 13 individual landmarks
Uptown holds 13 placed entries on the individual-landmark register.
10 (tie). Douglas — 12 individual landmarks
Douglas holds 12 placed entries on the individual-landmark register. Part of the three-way tie at 12 that closes this list.
10 (tie). Hyde Park — 12 individual landmarks
Hyde Park holds 12 placed entries on the individual-landmark register. Part of the three-way tie at 12.
10 (tie). Near South Side — 12 individual landmarks
Near South Side holds 12 placed entries on the individual-landmark register. Part of the three-way tie at 12.
Questions these numbers can answer
Which Chicago area has the most landmarks? The Loop, with 77 placed individual-landmark entries — roughly one in five of the 409 that place citywide. The Near North Side is second at 43.
How many individual landmarks does Chicago have? The register our analysis read in August 2026 carries 412 individual landmarks, of which 409 place on the community-area map. Landmark districts — whole areas designated at once — are a separate list not counted here.
Does every area have one? No — 53 of the 77 community areas hold at least one placed entry, and 24 hold none.
Where these numbers come from
The city’s Individual Landmarks dataset (uct4-hrvh) as read by our register analysis in August 2026: 412 entries, each placed by its own recorded footprint against the community-area boundaries under a stated one-entry-one-area convention, with 409 placing and the exclusions accounted for in the analysis’s methods. The designation-pace arc, the era table, and the every-area map: Chicago Has 412 Individual Landmarks. More Than Half Were Designated Under One Mayor.
Computed by KCM Desk from records retrieved August 9, 2026. If you spot an error, corrections come first.