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Board detail · Permit #2570
CScore 59/100
top 39% citywide

IL 1 billboard — Washington Heights

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

#5 of 14 boards in Washington Heights by score

South Halsted Street, Washington Heights, Chicago

For context: many commercial real estate investors target cap rates in the 5–8% range. This board's modeled 16.7% is above that band — not a substitute for your own diligence, but a starting comparison.

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Location
RouteIL 1
Nearest roadHalsted St
Nearby billboards0 within 0.25 mi
Report card
Traffic
C
25,800 vehicles a day
Visibility
D
route type and distance to the road
Audience
C
area income and population
Value
C
$7.04 per 1,000 views vs. $7 benchmark
Competition
A
no other structures within 0.25 mi

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
61/100
Visibility score
50/100
Demo fit score
61/100

Composite 59 = traffic 33.6 (55%) + visibility 10 (20%) + demo fit 15.3 (25%).

Who sees it
Vehicles passing daily25,800 (2023)
Est. monthly reach~490,000
Area income$88,365 · 60th pctl
Area population3,916 · 64th 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
$3,250–$3,750
Perch Estimate / year
$41,400
Effective CPM
$7.04
Modeled valuation
~$248,000
Est. cap rate
16.7%
Payback period
~6 yrs
Permit
#2570

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 $7.04 per 1,000 modeled monthly views, vs. the $7 Chicago benchmark — at model benchmark — fairly priced.

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Data as of September 2026