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Board detail · Permit #016-30725
CScore 58/100
top 41% citywide

I-94 billboard — West Town

Average site — traffic or visibility is middling. Compare against nearby alternatives.

#47 of 91 boards in West Town by score

809, North Racine Avenue, Noble Square, West Town, Chicago
2 faces on this structure. Permits: #016-30725, #016-31520

For context: many commercial real estate investors target cap rates in the 5–8% range. This board's modeled 16.6% is above that band — not a substitute for your own diligence, but a starting comparison.

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Location
NeighborhoodWest Town ↗
RouteI-94
Nearest roadChicago Ave
Nearby billboards7 within 0.25 mi
Report card
Traffic
F
18,700 vehicles a day
Visibility
A
route type and distance to the road
Audience
B
area income and population
Value
F
$9.27 per 1,000 views vs. $7 benchmark
Competition
C
6 other structures within 0.25 mi (A means uncluttered)

The overall grade blends traffic, visibility, and audience. Value and competition are extra lenses and are not in the overall score. See Methodology.

Site quality
Traffic score
38/100
Visibility score
85/100
Demo fit score
79/100

Composite 58 = traffic 20.9 (55%) + visibility 17 (20%) + demo fit 19.8 (25%).

Who sees it
Vehicles passing daily18,700 (2022)
Est. monthly reach~232,000
Area income$173,082 · 96th pctl
Area population3,406 · 50th pctl

Reach is a modeled vehicle-pass estimate (traffic × visibility), not a verified impressions count. Income/population are for the Census tract this board sits in — percentile is rank among all Chicago tracts in this dataset (higher = wealthier/denser).

The money
Perch Estimate / month
$1,750–$2,250
Perch Estimate / year
$25,800
Effective CPM
$9.27
Modeled valuation
~$155,000
Est. cap rate
16.6%
Payback period
~6 yrs
Permit
#016-30725

Revenue modeled from traffic × visibility at a $7 CPM (cost per 1,000 impressions/month — the standard way outdoor ad space is priced) benchmark, clamped to real Chicago market ranges by road type (source: public OOH rate data, see Methodology). Valuation assumes a 6× annual-revenue multiple (rough rule of thumb, not a real appraisal or listing).

Effective CPM works out to $9.27 per 1,000 modeled monthly views, vs. the $7 Chicago benchmark — above model benchmark — priced at a premium.

Value history

Tracking started here — check back after future data updates to see how this board's estimate moves.

2026-09-18C58$1,750–$2,250
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Data as of September 2026