By the 1970s, the neighborhood had earned a reputation for affluence and quality residences. The neighborhood soon became a favorite residence of African American doctors from the nearby South Chicago Community Hospital.[4] In a community area of above average wealth compared to the Chicago statistical averages,[2] Pill Hill has above-average affluence compared to the rest of the community area according to the Encyclopedia.[1] The moniker is attributed to the preponderance of doctors employed at the nearby South Chicago Community Hospital who reside in the grand homes situated atop the Stony Island ridge.