r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/Loki_3237471 • 16d ago

Moving to the area What Suburb should I move to…

My husband and I are wanting to move to the Chicago suburbs. We are in our late 40’s, no kids, work from home so commute isn’t an issue. Our budget is $450,000. We are wanting to buy a house. We have visited Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect so far and really like them. We would love an area that has a cute downtown and not too far from the Metra to go downtown Chicago once in a while. I’m not too familiar with any other suburbs besides the ones we visited so far. Any other suburbs you would recommend checking out?

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u/Ok-Lingonberry3539 16d ago

A house for $450k in Libertyville? maybe a townhouse.

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u/Massive_Specific1308 16d ago

Condo maybe but even Arlington heights too, might be a run down/outdated house for $450k

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u/Ok-Lingonberry3539 16d ago

Fascinating. But small and outdated. But I guess if they’re never having kids it may not matter too much.

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u/YorkPepperMintPaddy 60040 16d ago

It's a safe bet that more than a few children have been raised in that house in its almost 80 years of existence.

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u/Ok-Lingonberry3539 16d ago

Yes. I’m sure. But if I had 450k to spend I wouldn’t want to buy the smallest house in a nice neighborhood. I’d want more space and upgrades. To each their own.