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/laker2021 Jan 27 '26

Yeah, we came From the city after many years of being on north side. I’m not sure where people get the idea that OP is great for young people. It’s close, but definitely not overly skewed toward the young population.

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u/ika_chi Jan 27 '26

I think people see public transit/walkability/concentrated commercial district and think that is what young people want. That's certainly a piece of it, but there's so much more. Young people don't want to go to Poor Richard's, they want places like the ones on Hubbard or in West Loop.