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My wife will be working in Portage Park, do you have any suggestions for good neighborhoods in the area we should consider?
by doctoboggan 4y ago
My wife will be working in Portage Park, do you have any suggestions for good neighborhoods in the area we should consider?
- Kon-Peki 4y agoSpend time outdoors while house shopping. You are close enough to O'Hare to have a lot of jets flying above you, yet they are already lined up for a specific runway - noise can change a lot from one block to the next. People put a lot of value in walkability and nearby amenities. As far as large American cities go, Chicago is extremely child friendly and child-focused. The attendance area for the neighborhood schools are small. Chicago Public Schools has an excellent mapping tool - don't trust the real estate listings. They lie. City employees in Chicago are required to live inside the city. The northwest side has a heavy concentration. On one block every third house will be a policeman or fireman. On another block it will be streets and san workers. Then teachers. Etc. It does affect the character of the block :)
- doctoboggan 4y agoThanks for the great advice, very helpful.