Possibly Relocating to Beverly From Houston (Chicago, Evergreen Park: real estate, apartments, houses)

[loquacious08]

Everyone, my husband was offered an awesome employment opportunity in Chicago. Many have recommended Beverly. We have a son who will attend private school. Our household income is over $200,000. What do you all think about Beverly? Are there any parts we should avoid or avoid it all together? I do not want to be avoiding bullets in my neighborhood. We will be talking to our real estate agent soon. Thanks!

Houston Native

[jonnynonos]

I remember you were posting before. I have not spent much time in Beverly but I personally don't like it very much and would rather live closer to the city center, like Bridgeport.

Beverly to me just seemed like a suburb in the city. On one side you have a ghetto and on the other you have Evergreen Park. You are a million miles away from anything of interest.

With that income you could live in a lot of places in the city.

[marothisu]

Depends on what you want in a neighborhood. Beverly is a nice community but a little far away from some stuff. What exactly are you looking for? johnny is right that you could live in many areas of the city on that income.

[loquacious08]

Originally Posted by marothisu

Depends on what you want in a neighborhood. Beverly is a nice community but a little far away from some stuff. What exactly are you looking for? johnny is right that you could live in many areas of the city on that income.

Thanks guys! We want a sense of community in a single family house. Also, a great and safe place to raise our 7 year old son who plays and LOVES baseball. I do not like apartments. In Houston we own a home and know our neighbors. Which parts of Beverly is ghetto? I had no idea that there are ghetto parts of that community.

[marothisu]

Do you have an idea of which private schools your son may go to? On the opposite side of the city I'd suggest an area like Lincoln Square. It's not CHEAP for a SFH, but the ones there are beautiful and there's a lot of green space, but there's also a great sense of community. Ravenswood next to it as well, which is very similar (and our Mayor lives in these areas actually). Very walkable and a CTA train goes through it too (25-35 minutes to "downtown."). If you want something in a similar area to here but a cheaper home, then you could look at an area like Irving Park. Lincoln Square and Ravenswood is very very safe and Irving Park is pretty safe.

Anyway here's a video for Lincoln Square. It's a small handful of years old. Also, nothing wrong with Beverly, just giving you some other options. Also, if either one of you will be working in an office - do you know where in town? That may factor into all of this.

[loquacious08]

Originally Posted by marothisu

Do you have an idea of which private schools your son may go to? On the opposite side of the city I'd suggest an area like Lincoln Square. It's not CHEAP for a SFH, but the ones there are beautiful and there's a lot of green space, but there's also a great sense of community. Ravenswood next to it as well, which is very similar (and our Mayor lives in these areas actually). Very walkable and a CTA train goes through it too (25-35 minutes to "downtown."). If you want something in a similar area to here but a cheaper home, then you could look at an area like Irving Park. Lincoln Square and Ravenswood is very very safe and Irving Park is pretty safe.

Anyway here's a video for Lincoln Square. It's a small handful of years old. Also, nothing wrong with Beverly, just giving you some other options. Also, if either one of you will be working in an office - do you know where in town? That may factor into all of this.

Thanks marothisu. We will look into those neighborhoods. We haven't decided which private school, but our son is attending one. IT was told Beverly was nice, but may remove it from our list.

[jonnynonos]

There isn't a ghetto in Beverly. It borders the ghetto. You could say the same thing about a lot of nice Chicago neighborhoods. My point was only that it's a pretty boring place that isn't close to anything that cool. You have to go downtown to find anything very interesting.

Whereas if you're in Lincoln Square, for instance, you are relatively close to virtually everything worthwhile the city has to offer.

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by loquacious08

Thanks marothisu. We will look into those neighborhoods. We haven't decided which private school, but our son is attending one. IT was told Beverly was nice, but may remove it from our list.

Beverly is nice, but it basically borders the suburbs so it's far out there. Lincoln Square on the other hand, is in the city, but it's in a quiet area, but with a lot to do, or relatively close to other good things the city has to offer.

I took my parents to Lincoln Square last month. They don't live in a big city, though my dad grew up in LA and my mom in NYC (they left both 40+ years ago). They really liked it and remarked how the houses were beautiful, it was quiet, but there was still a lot to do within just short walking distance, even if you owned a nice SFH.

[loquacious08]

Originally Posted by jonnynonos

There isn't a ghetto in Beverly. It borders the ghetto. You could say the same thing about a lot of nice Chicago neighborhoods. My point was only that it's a pretty boring place that isn't close to anything that cool. You have to go downtown to find anything very interesting.

Whereas if you're in Lincoln Square, for instance, you are relatively close to virtually everything worthwhile the city has to offer.

Got it. Thanks. I just want a list for our real estate agent. BTW, I've never posted on this website.

[jonnynonos]

I would second Lincoln Square, as well as Andersonville, Ravenswood, and if you are interested in the south side Bridgeport. Lincoln Park, Lakeview and Old Town are also nice.