Moving to Hinsdale or somewhere near there... (Naperville, Oak Park: section 8, apartment complex)

[atbinthemix]

Actually work is taking me to Adventist Hosp in Hinsdale and I've been browsing around for apartments online in a variety of locations(oak brook, westmont, downers grove, la grange, willow brook etc...) yet everything i see online has a horrid review. (everyone complains about section 8's? - pray tell what is that?)

Are there any good apartment complexes in or around Hinsdale? Any recommendations of where to live? I don't mind a 20-30 minute commute if need be.

How is Hinsdale and the surround areas in general? typical suburb? made more for families rather than a single guy bumming it up?


Any thoughts are appreciated, thanks.

[Chummy Waters]

Uhhhh, what? What the heck are you reading atbin? Hinsdale is insanely expensive and upper class. One of the richest towns in the burbs. Oak Brook even more so. All of the other towns you mentioned are nice suburbs. As far as apartments go, I'd recommend apartmentratings.com. Sec. 8 are govt. subsidized renters. Hinsdale has very little apartment stock. You'll probably end up in Willowbrook, La Grange, Darien or Westmont. Many of these towns have smaller apt. complexes along their metra train cooridor. Nightlife is dead. Hinsdale is dry. They are mostly quiet family towns. You probably need to go north/south or to the city for nightclubs. Good luck.

[atbinthemix]

i could care less about the nightlife, ill be working like a dog


perhaps more of what im seeing is just disgruntled old tennants badmouthing the management. thats mainly whats on apartmentratings for most of the major buildings

[chet everett]

There are some larger apartments in unincorporated eastern DuPage along Rte 83 that have Hinsdale mailing addresses. Pretty crummy reputations. They feed into Hinsdale South HS, but are really not convenient to the hospital.

As the hospital is just north of the Metra tracks and close to the east edge of Hinsdale it is convenient to take the train and rent anywhere that you can reasonably commute via BNSF. If you want to drive you can easily live in about a 10-25 mile radius that would reach Oak Park, Forest Prk, LaGrange, Downers Grove, Naperville.

Hinsdale itself is very much family oriented. Frankly the surrounding areas are too, though they are not as pricey. Depending on your age and expectation you may better off looking toward the far end of the commute circle that I outlined...

[atbinthemix]

Originally Posted by chet everett

There are some larger apartments in unincorporated eastern DuPage along Rte 83 that have Hinsdale mailing addresses. Pretty crummy reputations. They feed into Hinsdale South HS, but are really not convenient to the hospital.

As the hospital is just north of the Metra tracks and close to the east edge of Hinsdale it is convenient to take the train and rent anywhere that you can reasonably commute via BNSF. If you want to drive you can easily live in about a 10-25 mile radius that would reach Oak Park, Forest Prk, LaGrange, Downers Grove, Naperville.

Thank you bringing up the rail system, I didn't notice that actually, that does expand my horizons a bit. I'd prefer to not use my car.

[ToriaT]

Hinsdale is a lovely place and I would love to live there. I am not sure if there are any apartments. You could also try Clarendon Hills. Hinsdale has a nice downtown center. Possibly some of the flats above the stores are apartments and might be rented out.

I looked on craigslist and there are houses and apt for rent in hinsdale right now.

1 Bedrooms Available in Hinsdale (http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/apa/961716152.html - broken link)

There are a couple of houses for rent too.

[chet everett]

There are a handful of apartment in Hinsdale's downtown. mostly walkups over retail. There is are some large condo /townhouse developments on Hinsdale's north edge that have rentals, very much a retiree market.

Just west of HInsdale Central High School off od 55th St there is mid sized apartment complex -- lots of folks fit to get in for the schools.

All-in-all a single guy is going to be a rarity in town, which depending on one's orientation might be a good thing...

[Chummy Waters]

Originally Posted by atbinthemix

i could care less about the nightlife, ill be working like a dog


perhaps more of what im seeing is just disgruntled old tennants badmouthing the management. thats mainly whats on apartmentratings for most of the major buildings

Yeah, aptratings is perfect for that, the less disgruntled tenants- the better the place is.
Anyway, if your taking the train, that's perfect. The hospital is right on the Metra line, and if you don't mind the noise, there are tons of apartments along that line. You might have to drive the cooridor to find a place, because they are mostly smaller complexes and single apts., but it's probably worth it. Good luck!