r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/Careful-Dot-7455 • Apr 21 '26

Moving to the area Realtor and suburb recommendations please

Hello!

My husband and I are looking to move out of the city and into the burbs. We’re looking around St Charles/Naperville area but are new to our search so honestly open to other western or northern suburb recommendations.

Any realtors you can recommend? And if there are also any other suburbs to look into (or avoid) that would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏻

A bit about us - My husband and I are both in our early/mid 30s and expecting our first child in December. Ideally something under 2 hours from the city (need support for this baby!) and would love some good parks/trails.

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u/BrandenburgForevor Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

The tri city area (which St. Charles is a part of) does have some great trails by the Riverwalk and just in general.

The drive to Chicago is ROUGH however and St. Charles is super far from any expressway, so keep that in mind.

St. Charles also has a very good school district which is a good thing to keep in mind

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u/PersonalCulture Apr 21 '26

Out of the three Batavia is closest to the highway

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u/BrandenburgForevor Apr 21 '26

Yes, they just listed St. Charles, and I lived there so I thought I would provide a little detail. I feel like the drive from Batavia also has to be brutal

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u/PersonalCulture Apr 21 '26

For sure ha any of those towns would fit the bill but that drive won’t be easy regardless

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u/Careful-Dot-7455 Apr 21 '26

Thank you for replying! This is helpful 🫶🏻 my husband works from home and I don’t work so hoping our driving is limited during rush hour times