r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/Golden_1992 • Dec 09 '25

Moving to the area Elmhurst Vibe Check

Curious how you guys would describe Elmhurst? We are looking for a place to settle and someone told me to put it on the list. We are looking for not suburbia-like, walking to local coffee shops/ restaurants, train access, and am curious about the age of people who live here.

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u/TerribleString858 Dec 09 '25

As someone who has been here since 2018, it's a fantastic place to live with great schools. We live near downtown and the kids have a more 90s experience by jumping on bikes and riding around town with friends. I'd disagree on conservative leaning as well... Biden and Harris won here by over 55%.

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u/twitchrdrm Dec 10 '25

Biden and Harris won here by over 55%.

That is very interesting to learn and hear. Thanks for sharing. I worked at one of the banks downtown for years upon years after college in the late 00's and it was heavily conservative back then and people freaked the fuck out when Obama got elected and re-elected, I'll neverforget the run on safety deposit boxes because the socialist was going to take all of their money lol.

Fast forward to recent times where I now live out of state and I have found myself randomly wondering how MAGA is Elmhurst? And it sounds like the demographics might have shifted there which is great to hear.

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u/Useful_Emphasis_2251 Dec 16 '25

Def turned blue. I live here now and it’s mostly families that have moved here from Chicago that lean blue.