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Post by goodson on Jan 6, 2020 10:37:04 GMT -6
hello all
i have begun an exploratory committee on the prospect of returning to my homeland of chicago permanently
i've been gone four years and would like to know what the vibe is now!! where do we all live? are any trains bad? where are the good tacos?
this thread will be for you all to help me through this process
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Post by thebosma on Jan 6, 2020 10:47:52 GMT -6
Have you considered instead moving to Madison? I hear it’s wisconsin’s Chicago.
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Post by ultravisitor on Jan 6, 2020 10:48:14 GMT -6
[REDACTED] is legal here now in Chicago.
You're welcome.
Also: La Pasadita.
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Post by krentist on Jan 6, 2020 17:56:50 GMT -6
The blue line sucks shit in my opinion
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Post by Kamera on Jan 6, 2020 18:29:58 GMT -6
Lakeview is the worst area to live in (unless you went to Notre Dame)
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Post by teekoh on Jan 6, 2020 18:38:39 GMT -6
The blue line sucks shit in my opinion Can confirm that this is mostly the case, but we’ve lived with this as our main mode of transportation for 8+ years and I don’t think we’d rather live anywhere else. |
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Post by Tweet on Jan 6, 2020 19:06:03 GMT -6
No more white people allowed in Pilsen sorry king
Try Bridgeport or Albany park
Logan is overrated
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Post by goodson on Jan 6, 2020 19:10:19 GMT -6
i'm into bridgeport as a vibe
is roscoe village cool??? nyc rent prices have warped my
mind
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Post by fivehole on Jan 6, 2020 19:18:05 GMT -6
I feel like the only people I know that live in Roscoe Village are families.
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Post by Tweet on Jan 6, 2020 19:20:52 GMT -6
I feel like the only people I know that live in Roscoe Village are families. Same. Might as well just go to north center at that point (which is also full of families) |
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Post by concertgoer on Jan 6, 2020 19:23:04 GMT -6
No more white people allowed in Pilsen sorry king Try Bridgeport or Albany park Logan is overrated I’d much rather live in Logan Square over any of those neighborhoods. |
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Post by fivehole on Jan 6, 2020 19:23:08 GMT -6
I feel like the only people I know that live in Roscoe Village are families. Same. Might as well just go to north center at that point (which is also full of families) I did. |
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Post by goodson on Jan 6, 2020 20:14:43 GMT -6
I feel like the only people I know that live in Roscoe Village are families. sounds perfect |
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Post by andrewvb on Jan 6, 2020 20:17:19 GMT -6
my friend who lives in expensive apartments lived in roscoe village (she now lives in the suburbs).
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Post by goodson on Jan 6, 2020 20:24:24 GMT -6
i think we should all go in on a house in rosemont
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Post by thebosma on Jan 6, 2020 20:32:50 GMT -6
What does "expensive apartment" mean in Chicago? I genuinely have no idea. My idea of what I should be paying in rent drastically changed when I moved to Madison (and got a better job)
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Post by alady on Jan 6, 2020 21:22:49 GMT -6
Goodson feels like Avondale to me?
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Post by Tweet on Jan 6, 2020 21:29:33 GMT -6
Goodson feels like Avondale to me? Yeah I was just about to say that might be the play if Bridgeport seems like too much of a pain in the ass |
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Post by rango420 on Jan 6, 2020 21:43:59 GMT -6
I know along of “hip” people In Roscoe Village but I don’t get it. I like living in uptown/Andersonville but if I were single it’d prob be boring but it’s nice to be near all the bus lines and the red and brown line and the metra and all of the pho and tacos and than you have Carol’s and hopleaf and Simons and there’s like 5 breweries up here that I could theoretically go to but never do.
It’s definitely got more expensive for one bedrooms but you can still get a nice 3 bedroom for $1600 a month which compared to New York is good.
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Post by rango420 on Jan 6, 2020 22:03:35 GMT -6
What does "expensive apartment" mean in Chicago? I genuinely have no idea. My idea of what I should be paying in rent drastically changed when I moved to Madison (and got a better job) Chicago is big. When I was apartment hunting recently our range was 1 bedroom for $1200/ 2 bedroom for $1400 and in Edgewater/Rogers Park that price was awesome and in Uptown/Andersonville it was significantly more hit or miss. We were considering a roommate because there were endless awesome 3 bedrooms for $1500-1600 everywhere tho. I know people who pay $1800 a month for a 2 bedroom in Albany Park which seems insane to me but they were paying 2 grand for a small 2 bedroom in West Town so who knows. I would imagine the $1200-$1400 range for 1-2 bedrooms hold pretty firm in most neighborhoods in Chicago other than like West Town/Wicker Park/West Loop. You're definitely more likely to find a steal in Bridgeport/Avondale but that could be changing who knows. |
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Post by mookie on Jan 6, 2020 22:10:37 GMT -6
If you guys need the lease rates in Hoffman Estates, hmu
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Post by thebosma on Jan 6, 2020 22:15:32 GMT -6
What does "expensive apartment" mean in Chicago? I genuinely have no idea. My idea of what I should be paying in rent drastically changed when I moved to Madison (and got a better job) Chicago is big. When I was apartment hunting recently our range was 1 bedroom for $1200/ 2 bedroom for $1400 and in Edgewater/Rogers Park that price was awesome and in Uptown/Andersonville it was significantly more hit or miss. We were considering a roommate because there were endless awesome 3 bedrooms for $1500-1600 everywhere tho. I know people who pay $1800 a month for a 2 bedroom in Albany Park which seems insane to me but they were paying 2 grand for a small 2 bedroom in West Town so who knows. I would imagine the $1200-$1400 range for 1-2 bedrooms hold pretty firm in most neighborhoods in Chicago other than like West Town/Wicker Park/West Loop. You're definitely more likely to find a steal in Bridgeport/Avondale but that could be changing who knows. This all makes a lot of sense. I was looking at some places on zillow out of curiosity (I'm never moving again don't get too excited) and was surprised to see apartments with similar amenities to mine that were significantly more expensive, especially because I feel like my rent is ridiculously high here. I looked in a few different neighborhoods but I don't know one place from another very well in the city. |
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Post by rango420 on Jan 6, 2020 22:17:32 GMT -6
Yeah you don't get all the amenities you have to choose two thats teh trade off of living in the city
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Post by thebosma on Jan 6, 2020 22:24:00 GMT -6
*crosses off "running water" from the list*
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Post by ten15 on Jan 6, 2020 22:29:01 GMT -6
I vote for Avondale.
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Post by ultravisitor on Jan 6, 2020 22:59:59 GMT -6
$1800 for rent. No.
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Post by alady on Jan 6, 2020 23:10:28 GMT -6
Wait what
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Post by dij22 on Jan 6, 2020 23:12:43 GMT -6
Still pretty easy to find $900-$1000 1br places in decent neighborhoods if you're willing to have a huge flaw (i.e. tiny ass kitchen). I've paid $1,200 for 5 years for a good place and I'm nervous to make the jump to $1,500 for actual nice places.
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Post by alady on Jan 6, 2020 23:14:40 GMT -6
I pay $1100 for a niceish 1br, but it is indeed not actual nice.
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Post by nanatod on Jan 6, 2020 23:35:35 GMT -6
$1335 very nice 1 br in a lakeview 6 flat.
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