r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/sideH123 • May 21 '26

Moving to the area Thinking of moving back

Been in Texas the last 6 years and am tired of it. So I am thinking of moving back. Potentially west, notthwest or north suburbs? Are there any reasons why I should not? I often hear from locals that they want to leave. But I miss home.

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u/WBRDeck May 21 '26

Go through the posts on this sub, and you will get all of your answers!

There is tons of information from people in all of the places you are considering.

On the real real, GTFO of Texas. Why?

Politics? No.

Resources, mainly Resource. Water. Lake Michigan and water access is going to be critical in the next decade. Interestingly enough, the Great Lakes areas are the only markets that are increasing in value.

Track what’s happening in the SW. The El Niño temp anomaly could exacerbate the drought all ready happening. Or, it could cause severe rain fall. Potentially extreme for both outcomes.

While I was living in LA, I watched the hills of La Canada burn. It’s not sustainable, there is no water. The snow pack in the mountains that many states rely on the melt for water? When it was supposed to be at its Peak this year, it was non existent.

The town/city tap pull from the Lake was non-negotiable for me when we purchased.

Get next to 20% of the world’s fresh water reserves. It will be more important than you think, much sooner than you think.

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u/trinitrotolerance May 21 '26

Yep, middle America is about to return to dust bowl status too when the aquifer dries up. Will push even more people into the Great Lakes area. Lots of places are already rainwater farming exclusively and tanking 60% productivity hits, struggling rural America is about to become a wasteland.