Mount Prospect (Chicago, Schaumburg: low income, for sale, apartments)

[labnu]

any info on relocating to mount prospect? Bad neighborhoods or areas that are shady? Hispanics? Crime? commute via metra? Homes? whatever info you guys have is appreciated!

[SPTLSS1]

My in laws live in Mt. Prospect. There are a nice mix of homes but they are not inexpensive. A house on her street is currently listed for over $650K and it's nothing special. Some newer tear downs are quite large and very $$$.

At the opposite end of my in laws street are low income apartments and several more around the corner. She lives close to the UAL HQ.

She has never had any crime issues and have lived there for 10 plus years. Convenient to 90 and downtown A.H. and Schaumburg so they have shopping, dining, etc.

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[middle-aged mom]

Mount Prospect has homes for sale ranging from $245K to $2.4 million. Half of these homes are priced under $400K.

Commute to Chicago on an express train is about 30 minutes and it does not get much better than this.

I would not be fearful in any area of Mount Prospect.

According to the Census population of 2000 about 12 percent of the population is Hispanic.

[crbcrbrgv]

I once dated a girl that lived by Euclid/River in the far East/Northeast part of Mount Prospect. She always used to say "stay away from Boxwood Ave. apartments because they are all Mexican and full of crime". Last I heard, she married a Mexican guy from that area and now have two little Mexican Jews running around their place in the city. Go figure.

[Chinolala]

Too funny, Crb! MP is nice - some parts are nicer then others, but it's all good. I like the area around downtown Mount Prospect the best...along Northwest Highway, by the Metra station The homes are older, but have lots of character and I like being close to the downtown area. If I lived in MP, I'd look around there.