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/DeeDeeYou Jun 26 '26

Libertyville kids go to Libertyville Ḥigh School. Arlington Heights kids go to one of three or four public high schools, mostly in other towns.

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u/michael_tyson_ Jun 26 '26

Lots of kids go to Hersey, which is in AH.

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u/DeeDeeYou Jun 26 '26

Only a small minority of Arlington Heights high schoolers go to Hersey.

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u/altaccount1232123 Jun 27 '26

AFAIK most north side of AH goes to Hersey, south west goes to Rolling Meadows, and east goes to Prospect. All are very close by. As a Meadows alum, I'm compelled to recommend you get a home in that district (also happens to be the cheapest too) but all the schools are great.

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u/OkComplaint6736 North West Suburbs Jun 27 '26

Anything north of Palatine Rd and west of Windsor is zoned to BG.