Homewood vs. Flossmoor (updated information) (Chicago, Naperville: to buy, schools, taxes)

[deechee]

I hope that one day threads like this will be seen as discriminatory and rude.

[ajolotl]

Originally Posted by deechee

I hope that one day threads like this will be seen as discriminatory and rude.

Deechee: I thought you were defrocked as a result of the witch hunt? If not, and you are legit and not posting from Gooibag's IP, then is it true that your friend Opkl was bogus? I just have to know ...

[deechee]

Originally Posted by ajolotl

Deechee: I thought you were defrocked as a result of the witch hunt? If not, and you are legit and not posting from Gooibag's IP, then is it true that your friend Opkl was bogus? I just have to know ...

Ummm....? I have not one idea what you're talking about. I'm just an innocent college student

I have no idea how to post something from someone else's IP, let alone how to hook up my computer to the wireless printer! I didn't know Opkl was bogus????

[ajolotl]

His account was terminated when all of Gooibag's aliases and adopted personas were swiped. I thought maybe you were one of them.

[FleeTheRustBelt]

Originally Posted by SlickPoetry

Chicago Heights is NOT majority black. Last estimates say it is 41% whites, 40% blacks, and 29% hispanic or other. I expect that in the 2010 census it will be almost equally-split among the three, at 33% each. Hispanic are booming in the heights.

I believe the only suburbs that are really majority black in the south burbs are Ford Heights, Robbins, and Harvey. Others, like Olympia Fields and Park Forest, are about 50-50 with blacks and whites. Some, like tinley and orland, are 75--90% white.

I'd be pretty willing to bet that non-Hispanic whites are outnumbered in Da Heights by Hispanics and blacks now.

PF is 50-50 only according to the outdated 2000 census data. Its high school is over 80% black now, although small parts of Chicago Heights and Matteson also go to that school. Olympia Fields was majority black in 2000.

[deechee]

Originally Posted by ajolotl

His account was terminated when all of Gooibag's aliases and adopted personas were swiped. I thought maybe you were one of them.

Haha, and to think I just complained on some other forum about this. I am a real person, and definitely an actual resident of S Chicagoland! Lol sorry if you have it mixed up...now I need to get up and turn down the air conditioning before I totally forget.

Originally Posted by FleeTheRustBelt

I'd be pretty willing to bet that non-Hispanic whites are outnumbered in Da Heights by Hispanics and blacks now.

PF is 50-50 only according to the outdated 2000 census data. Its high school is over 80% black now, although small parts of Chicago Heights and Matteson also go to that school. Olympia Fields was majority black in 2000.

Olympia Fields, regardless of whatever majority race, is a very affluent, safe, and welcoming place to be/live. Although I wouldn't want to live there, as I probably wouldn't like the large homes and lack of shopping or restaurants, and so on, I would recomment that town to ANY person of any race to live there. Just remember, that place is very wealthy.

[FleeTheRustBelt]

Originally Posted by deechee

Olympia Fields, regardless of whatever majority race, is a very affluent, safe, and welcoming place to be/live. Although I wouldn't want to live there, as I probably wouldn't like the large homes and lack of shopping or restaurants, and so on, I would recomment that town to ANY person of any race to live there. Just remember, that place is very wealthy.

I was just pointing out the demographics, not saying it was good or bad one way or another. Oly Fields IS quite expensive and exclusive, especially for the south suburbs. You really don't think there's enough shopping or restaurants near there? It's not far at all from Homewood and Matteson, which offer plenty.

[deechee]

Originally Posted by FleeTheRustBelt

I was just pointing out the demographics, not saying it was good or bad one way or another. Oly Fields IS quite expensive and exclusive, especially for the south suburbs. You really don't think there's enough shopping or restaurants near there? It's not far at all from Homewood and Matteson, which offer plenty.

I have no problem with your post, just thought I'd reinforce that it's not a bad area. Sometimes people (not you obviously) have problems with areas that are majority African American. I do not, and I hope that no one would miss out on moving to Olympia Fields because of that.

As far as shopping and dining goes, I just notice that there isn't -much- shopping or dining compared to its neighbors: CC Hills, Homewood, Flossmoor, and Matteson.

I would definitely consider Olympia Fields, Frankfort, Mokena, Flossmoor, and Homewood to be the gems of South Chicagoland.

Honorable mentions go to Tinley Park and its twin Orland Park. I didn't mention those because of the traffic congestion, and just general busy areas. I wouldn't want to live in either suburb.

[chicago_60611]

Originally Posted by oldhousegirl

Did you end up in Flossmoor?

Sorry for the late reply, been kind of busy with work, but Homewood in answer to your question

[visioncity]

Yes,
by all means buy a home in Homewood or Flossmoor. The empty-nesters and retired people are moving/dying and leaving behind wonderful homes that have been well kept. The insane taxes keep the undesirables at bay. There are many parks, a downtown and the schools rank well (go to Interactive Illinois Report Card). CRIME in Homewood is mostly near I-80 where the big box stores are and not where the residential is.

I grew up in Roseland and Calumet City in the 70's and 80's and things have changed a lot. I have lived in Hyde Park and currently Pilsen. I would have stayed in Pilsen, but the developers, yuppie-hipsters, poor schools, crime and the diminishing art scene killed it for me.

Homewood is just fine for my family.