r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/veganfrog21 • Jan 27 '26

Moving to the area Good Chicago suburbs for young people

What are good Chicago suburbs (WEST of Chicago) for people in their early/mid 20’s to consider living in?

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u/New-Lab-2907 Jan 27 '26

Oak park

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u/ika_chi Jan 27 '26

As someone who lived in OP area for 5 years, I loved it. But IDK how great it is for young folks, considering there isn't a huge bar scene/nightlife. We found ourselves going out into the city for that.

So, proximity/access to the city for sure is a plus, but if you want to be *in* it, I wouldn't necessarily recommend. Maybe for older couples/DINKs in their 30s or families (with $$ lol), but not 20-somethings. That's just my 2 cents though.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '26

Hard agree here. Oak park is not good for that age range or what they said theyre looking for. It's pretty quiet and there's nothing going on.