I live in Lake In the Hills and commute to and from my job in Glenview everyday. This is about a 1.5 hour commute each way in rush hour. My wife works in Hoffman Estates. We are looking for a good town to live in somewhere between, but maybe a little up north. We don't like the congestion of Arlington Heights, for instance. We would like a newer home ( < 10 years old) with 3-car garage, full basement, 2000+sqft for around $350k. We want to be in a good school district with no gangs and a good academic reputation. We like being on the boarder of country yet have a Super Target or Best Buy within 20 minutes of us. Does such a place exist or are we looking for something that doesn't exist?
2006-10-10 07:27:04 · 4 answers · asked by BAM 7 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Chicago
One of the primary goals of the move is to reduce the commute. So, Naperville is really nice, but wouldn't reduce our commute since it's so far south.
2006-10-10 07:31:59 · update #1
Melissa B has mentioned some good high end places. Desplaines, Palatine, Buffalo Grove, Mt Prospect and Prospect Heights are other possibilities.
I would get a Rand McNally or Chgo Tribune map of Chicagoland at the local bookstore or Walgreens and then take a drive on the way back from work in Glenview. You can check out the areas and the traffic at the same time.
2006-10-10 16:06:06 · answer #1 · answered by crambavet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the surrounding suburbs of Glenview are Niles, Morton Grove, Skokie, Park Ridge, Northbrook, Deerfield, Des Plaines. They are all very nice. I grew up in Morton Grove my whole life and have found it to be a great place to live. They have amazing schools and tons of parks for the kids. There are plenty of malls with Best Buy and Target in the area within 5 minutes. I would definetly look into it!
2006-10-10 10:57:15 · answer #2 · answered by Melissa B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I grew up in Glenview. In Glenview proper, you can find townhouses for about 350k.
A good in between place might be Schaumburg along Golf Rd. Between Schaumburg and west Glenview it takes only about 30 minutes. You can also look along Euclid/Lake Ave. So, that would include Prospect Heights, Mt. Prospect.
2006-10-12 06:41:48 · answer #3 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With your (sounds like nice income) I would suggest Naperville.
2006-10-10 07:29:37 · answer #4 · answered by Maggie 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋