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Old 12-04-2007, 10:37 AM
 
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I work in hoffman estates. We are looking for houses in that area (range 350K - 450K). We are concerned about the school district (U-46) as we know that it is not gr8. Is anyone think that other than "School" is there any other concern for not to move to HS. Will you recommend any subdivisions?
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Old 12-04-2007, 10:45 AM
 
Location: Southern California
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I lived in an apartment/condo there for awhile.....its is one of my least favorite places in the suburbs....its really not my style anyway, I dont like that area. But I also didn't like living in a big building with lots of strangers, I am sure a house would be nicer.

Its ok. You are atleast close to I-90 and shopping and restaraunts.

As for crime....yeah there is more of it in the area that one would assume. Just a lot of people in a small space, and lots of apartments and condos. I would guess that leads to a bit more of a "transient" sort of community with more people coming and going in the school system.
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Old 12-04-2007, 11:29 AM
 
Location: Chicago's burbs
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I work in hoffman estates. We are looking for houses in that area (range 350K - 450K). We are concerned about the school district (U-46) as we know that it is not gr8. Is anyone think that other than "School" is there any other concern for not to move to HS. Will you recommend any subdivisions?
Hoffman Estates is a nice suburb, but much of it is not in Elgin's U-46 district. Hoffman Estates schools are good. I think only the newer far West section falls into U-46, so if you are worried about the school district, you should be able to find a home in HE that is not in U-46. Overall, HE is a good community.
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Old 12-04-2007, 11:34 AM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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Hoffman Estates is just kinda BLAH, if you ask me. Id look into Schaumburg if you want that area, its nicer and alot more entertaining.
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Old 12-04-2007, 12:26 PM
 
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I question the amount of crime. I wonder how much of it is retail theft (shoplifting) as there are so many strip malls and of course Woodfield Mall is close by.
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Old 12-04-2007, 12:36 PM
 
Location: Southern California
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I don't know. I lived in a very large condo/apartment complex and I always just had a weird feeling, never really felt totally safe. My roommate was a weirdo too with weird friends, that didnt' help!

I dont want to generalize, it just seems that since you will have a lot of lower income and younger people in apartments and condos, it might be a bit more transitory in nature and the crime will be a bit higher than some of the really slow suburbs.

Hoffman is definitley not a crime hotpsot, its just that I have had better experiecnes elsewhere....and it is close to Hanover Park which is not the greatest....then on the other hand South Barrington is to the north of Hoffman which is really pretty safe.
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Old 12-04-2007, 01:26 PM
 
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Crime should not be a major concern in most parts of Hoffman Estates. I'm not doubting there might have been some creepy people in a big apartment building, but most of HE is dominated by subdivisions filled with medium-sized single family homes.

As sbd78 said, a lot of the Western side of HE where the newer homes are falls into U46. If you're only dealing with elementary school age kids, you might be OK in U46 for awhile since a lot of those subdivisions have their own schools which aren't really affected by the Elgin scene.
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