Relocating to Chicago from Nashville? (Aurora, Naperville: safe neighborhoods, school, property taxes)
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I'm finding a good amount of apartments in Lincoln Square. I found one in Roscoe Village, which is extremely close to transportation and looks pretty nice. I found none in Lincoln Park/Lakeview that would be bigger than the one I have by the loop and in a good condition.
I think Lincoln Square and Roscoe Village are great options. Look for Bell and Audubon schools in Roscoe Village area. Coonley and Waters in Lincoln Square area.
I agree commuting is really the only big negative. Wish there were more express trains into Geneva. Outside of Mill Creek neighborhood I found there is nothing past Randall Road except for small towns. Nothing wrong with that, but OP was looking for suburban area's, not country. Elburn is waaaaay out there.
Also for the OP, parts of St. Charles are waaay out there was well, you want to stay east of Randall. Best of luck!
Chicago in general is not a good place to raise kids,even in the nice neighborhoods. All the bums, drunk 20 yr olds, muggers etc etc. Its a reason why most people with kids move to the suburbs. Child abuductions also happen more in the city than the burbs.You dont want to have to take your child on the red or blue line. I would suggest to you oak park or evanston Those are burbs that are really close to the city via public transportation. The city is not safe enough for a young woman to walk around with a child
Chicago in general is not a good place to raise kids,even in the nice neighborhoods. All the bums, drunk 20 yr olds, muggers etc etc. Its a reason why most people with kids move to the suburbs. Child abuductions also happen more in the city than the burbs.You dont want to have to take your child on the red or blue line. I would suggest to you oak park or evanston Those are burbs that are really close to the city via public transportation. The city is not safe enough for a young woman to walk around with a child
This is funny. Sure if you want your child to grow up in an homogenous, ignorant, close minded, anti social environment, that gets scared when they see a homeless person or assumes that most youth that grow up in the city are ghetto or punks (I have experienced this first hand) then the suburbs are perfect. Of course not all suburbs are like this, but I have come across plenty of suburban people who are like this.
The suburbs are actually getting more dangerous and the city is getting safer. That poor girl that was killed in a suburb about a month ago that walked in on a home invasion, actually was a daughter of family who decided to move to the burbs to be safer from the city. Yet, my sister who was raised in the city for the last 28 years has yet to have been mugged, molested, raped, etc. Neither has my mother, grandmother, aunt cousin, or female friends many who have been living in the city 30+ years. Oh I could just go on. Crime can happen anywhere, it's ignornat to think it only happens in one place.
Prices in Naperville have really fallen. There's a house in my neighborhood that is going for 249k right now - its an easy walk to the train. It is a fixer upper, but the sellers are replacing the roof, according to the listing:
Again, you'll be looking at an older, smaller home. But, its 203, easy walk to the train, decent walk to downtown. These are homes that would have been torn down a few years ago.
Even if you look a little more expensive, you could probably negotiate down:
If you work downtown, the west side Naperville and Aurora are great locations in the suburbs from a commuting perspective because of easy access to the Route 59 train station and the large number of express trains. Same with access to the Naperville train station from central Naperville. I leave my apartment at 6:40am to catch the 7:00am train, the ride is an easy 45 minutes (I can read or nap or work on my laptop), then I have a ten minute walk to work.
The important thing to keep in mind regarding a train commute is, it's not wasted time; someone else is doing the driving so you can relax or if you choose, make productive time of the commute. I personally wouldn't want to live any further west because of the commute time, but agree with those who love the Tri-Cities area ... it's a great area.
We paid extra to be able to walk to the train, and gave up a bathroom. Even a year and a half ago (when we bought our house), we could have bought at sub 300k prices if we looked down over by Trader Joe's or Caseys. That's past downtown, to the west of Washington. But, you'd probably have to take a bus to the train station. That adds to the commute time.
Last edited by platys; 11-22-2011 at 03:01 PM..
Reason: I meant washington, not ogden
Chicago in general is not a good place to raise kids,even in the nice neighborhoods. All the bums, drunk 20 yr olds, muggers etc etc. Its a reason why most people with kids move to the suburbs. Child abuductions also happen more in the city than the burbs.You dont want to have to take your child on the red or blue line. I would suggest to you oak park or evanston Those are burbs that are really close to the city via public transportation. The city is not safe enough for a young woman to walk around with a child
I highly doubt you're letting 'kids' take public transportation in the burbs either.
This is funny. Sure if you want your child to grow up in an homogenous, ignorant, close minded, anti social environment, that gets scared when they see a homeless person or assumes that most youth that grow up in the city are ghetto or punks (I have experienced this first hand) then the suburbs are perfect. Of course not all suburbs are like this, but I have come across plenty of suburban people who are like this.
The suburbs are actually getting more dangerous and the city is getting safer. That poor girl that was killed in a suburb about a month ago that walked in on a home invasion, actually was a daughter of family who decided to move to the burbs to be safer from the city. Yet, my sister who was raised in the city for the last 28 years has yet to have been mugged, molested, raped, etc. Neither has my mother, grandmother, aunt cousin, or female friends many who have been living in the city 30+ years. Oh I could just go on. Crime can happen anywhere, it's ignornat to think it only happens in one place.
Yes, you are so much more cultured than all of us ignorant suburbanites.
Someone living in 85% white Lincoln Park is exposed to so much more diversity than 20-25% African American, 20-25% hispanic, 10% Asian, and 45-50% white Bolingbrook.
Besides just sounding ignorant, judgemental and hostile, your post is actually contradictory, you say that:
Sure if you want your child to grow up in an homogenous, ignorant, close minded, anti social environment, that gets scared when they see a homeless person or assumes that most youth that grow up in the city are ghetto or punks (I have experienced this first hand) then the suburbs are perfect.
Then you say:
The suburbs are actually getting more dangerous and the city is getting safer.
Well then if that is the case, then you have to come to the conclusion that suburbs are becoming closer to being exposed to the issues of the real world?
The one thing you said that was true and intelligent, is that crime can happen anywhere, and that it is ignorant to think that it only happens in one place.
But this arrogant, judgemental attitude by Chicago proper residents that Chicago proper residents are better than suburbanites NEEDS TO STOP.
There is a lot of variety to the suburbs. Just like there is a lot variety to the city. Some are diverse, some are not.
People move to the suburbs (and by suburbs I use that term very generally). I like trees everywhere, I like some lawns, and fields. I love diversity, but I also love integration (which I find the suburbs to be more of), and don't mind driving through rough areas in the suburbs. (I actually drive through Maywood a few times a week, and feel completely comfortable.
Your argument might have had merit 20-30 years ago, but today the suburbs are more diverse, while the city has become more divided between the haves and have nots.
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