we dont want it to be too expensive and yet not ghetto. Some where close that way we can get to and from work without alot of traveling. Plus somewhere there are shopping for groceries and everything.
2007-01-14 06:50:54 · 5 answers · asked by wrong4right02 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Chicago
Oak Park is not too far from the City, it's probably take you about 15-20 minutes to get into downtown area by car, maybe even the same amount of time by train (Metra). Elmhurst is also pretty close also. Both towns are pretty nice to live in.
2007-01-14 12:21:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lived in Naperville, IL for about 7 years. It is located about 45 minutes away from the city (not including traffic). The taxes are a little higher than some of the surrounding areas, but it is a good area with nice houses and excellent schools. It also has many good shopping areas and grocery stores. Naperville was also named on a top 5 list (I'm not sure of the exact reference) of the safest places to live in America.
2007-01-14 15:24:25 · answer #2 · answered by cdaae663 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Naperville, a suburb about 35 miles away from Chicago is probably your best bet. It was recently featured in money magazine as the 2nd best place in the United States to raise a family. There are homes in the price range from 200,000 (mind you they are going to be small and old) to around 3,000,000. You can get a typical middle class home for about 400,000.
The taxes are higher, but they are not going into the mayor's pocket.
There are 2 excellent school districts, district 203 and district 204. 203 is older and extremely reputed, having extremely high standardized test score averages. 204 is a newer districts, so you will be looking at higher taxes.
There is an excellent library, in fact it is number one for towns between 100,000 and 400,000. Naperville has about 140,000 people.
The downtown area is posh yet friendly.
The crime rate is really really low.
2007-01-14 23:57:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
actually the northwest side of Chicago is a very nice area of the city to live in.
not ghetto at all, close to the blueline and metra trains.
plenty of shopping areas.
2007-01-14 22:24:59 · answer #4 · answered by Cymbaline 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
joliet, naperville, orland park are all on the south or west burbs and are nice. schamburg is another nice place to live.
2007-01-15 01:57:44 · answer #5 · answered by Bridget C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋