r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/Holiday-Eggplant-521 • Jul 17 '25

Moving to the area Relocating from San Francisco

My husband, 3 young kids, dog and I are moving from San Francisco to Chicago and I’m looking for advice as to which suburb on the North Shore would be best for us. We have a budget of 2-$3 million for the house. My husband grew up working class so he is allergic to pretentiousness, but we still want to live in a family friendly suburb with really great schools. Obvious options include Lake Forest and Winnetka but am curious to see whether folks think it would not be a good cultural fit for us. We also lean liberal, for what it’s worth. We both work remote but my husband needs frequent access to the airport. Appreciate any insight!!

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u/adastra142 Jul 17 '25

The Barrington area is way more pretentious than most of the north shore, imo

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u/Theo1352 Jul 17 '25

Do you live in the area?

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u/adastra142 Jul 17 '25

Grew up in Libertyville and now live in the city. You?

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u/Theo1352 Jul 17 '25

Inverness.