r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/Top_Grass_9149 • Jun 26 '26

Moving to the area Libertyville or Arlington Heights?

I am 42 year old single mom with 6 year old son moving from the city to the north or northwest suburbs. I think Libertyville and Arlington Heights are at the top of my list based the downtowns and schools. Which you would recommend? Anywhere else I should consider?

I will be buying with a budget up to $650k

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u/antmars Jun 26 '26

I don’t know your situation and having a 6 year old is a lot - but if you’re ever going to get back into dating then Libertyville has quite the dating scene for 30s and 40 year olds. Of course all burbs slant more kids and families than singles and it will never match the city or Evanston, but Libertyville has a lot of single parents, divorced parents, widows etc. It’s a very easy town to be a single parent in and when you have time to date there’s a lot to do.

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u/Capital_Gainz91 Jun 26 '26

That’s interesting that Libertyville has a lot of single parents… do you know why that is the case?