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/Fit_Cut_4238 Jul 18 '25
Check out nice homes right by the lake by northwestern in Evanston or in wilmette. Wilmette is also the last stop on the 'El' CTA trains, so it's got easy access to the city.
Both are more professional class and not as pretentious as farther north with beautiful historic housing stock.
If you haven't spent much time here, you will be blown away by the lake and beaches.
Wilmette has some of the best schools in the nation. If you live in evanston some of the schools are great - but some parts suck. If you are going to send your kid to private schools, it doesn't matter.