I tried living in Chicago with a car and I had my parents drive it back home 9mo later after having never used it past the first 30 days. Chicago compared to a

I tried living in Chicago with a car and I had my parents drive it back home 9mo later after having never used it past the first 30 days. Chicago compared to anything not east coast is a life changing experience in terms of transit. Yes, it's getting harder and more expensive. When I first moved to Chicago in 2004 though, it was cheap ($1100/mo for a 2BR apartment) to live a few stops from the loop off the blue line. That is rapidly changing, but still plenty of cheap transit-friendly locations if you're not super picky.