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Transit Quality in Chicago

Chicago ranks T#5 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 91Exceptional. That puts it in the 97th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Illinois.

Transit Quality score
91
Exceptional
National rank
T#5 of 134
In Illinois
#1 of 1
Percentile
97th

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Chicago sits 41 points above the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

Ranked around Chicago

  1. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  2. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  3. T#5 Chicago, IL — this page 91
  4. T#8 Hartford, CT 90
  5. T#8 Oakland, CA 90

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL — this page 91

More about Chicago

Chicago scores 56 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: