Yorkville or Montgomery, IL (Chicago, Aurora: fit in, for sale, crime rate)

[jenrik2714]

Hello,
I am looking for a single family house in either Yorkville or Montgomery (the portion that feeds into the Oswego Schools). Are these communities pretty good for families? How are the schools in Yorkville...Oswego? How about the diversity? we are a latino family...how would we fit in these communities?

[Drover]

Originally Posted by jenrik2714

Hello,
I am looking for a single family house in either Yorkville or Montgomery (the portion that feeds into the Oswego Schools). Are these communities pretty good for families? How are the schools in Yorkville...Oswego? How about the diversity? we are a latino family...how would we fit in these communities?

For info on schools, see greatschools.net or schoolmatters.com.

Yorkville is as white as a sheet, but Latinos have been making their way out to the suburbs for about 10 to 15 years now. It won't be long before they reach Yorkville, so you might as well lead the advance team and help get the locals used to it. Montgomery has a substantially larger Latino population at about 15%. Yorkville has a much lower crime rate than Montgomery, which borders a not-great part of Aurora. However, much of the growth in Montgomery is taking place away from the problem areas.

One thing to understand is that both these places are undergoing enormous growth. In both cases their populations have nearly doubled in just the last 5 years. Actually Montgomery's has more than doubled in the last 5 years. Yorkville is on the very super-outer edge of the suburbs right now but in 10 years it will probably be completely immersed. In fact Montgomery already is.

[prairiestate]

Both have an attracttive, small town core, surrounded by nice, albeit sprawling, subdivisions. The reason these towns exist is basically to house families. Don't worry about being a Latino family. Nearby Aurora is majority Hispanic, and Chicago has the 2nd largest Mexican population in the country. Everyone in Chicagoland is used to a significant Latino presence now, even out bordering the cornfields.

[jenrik2714]

I drove out to Lakewood Creek Subdivision in Montgomery and I liked it. We are putting our townhome for sale in Aurora (Oakhurst Subdivision) and we will have to wait and see. We are considereing Plainfield as well plus Oswego. I heard they are putting a Super Walmart and Meijer that way. I like those stores.

[Anne from Oswego]

Originally Posted by jenrik2714

Hello,
I am looking for a single family house in either Yorkville or Montgomery (the portion that feeds into the Oswego Schools). Are these communities pretty good for families? How are the schools in Yorkville...Oswego? How about the diversity? we are a latino family...how would we fit in these communities?

Oswego Schools are over crowd & taxes are very high.....
your best bet be to move to Montgomery....
Good Luck!!!

[davidbjordan]

You can find a house in boulder hill, montgomery. I know of some people who have there houses for sale. Oswego schools, and there is a diversity of ethnic backgrounds. Oswego is great too, but taxes are more and the schools are increasing in class size. Yorkville has good housing, less taxes and schools are good.