Moving To Chicago

Welcome to Indusladies and to Chicago!

Plenty of suburbs in Chicago have great schools. One does not have to go as far as Naperville to access good schools. In fact Chicago itself has good schools. The suburbs closest to Chicago offering an easy commute and a good school system are Evanston, Wilmette to the North and Oakpark to the west. If you would like to go further, Arlington heights, Mount Prospect also have good metra access and great schools. These suburbs have cheaper apartments too. Naperville is very large, most often you would need a car ride to access the metra. You will find more metra stops and plenty of apartments within walking distance of the Metra as well as the CTA in suburbs like Evanston and Oak park. Devon with plenty of Indian stores is a 10 minute drive from Evanston.

Question to you is : How long of a commute does your husband prefer?

 

Not sure if you understand how huge Chicago and its suburbs are!

You will have to visit these places and decide which one you are most comfortable living in. Then choose apartments and school. Each of these school districts have more than 10 schools at the minimum. Also most places will not have many apartments within walking distance to the metra. The exception is Evanston. Once you decide on the suburb, I might be able to tell you about schools. However I am not a realtor, so I can point you to resources but cannot give you a list of apartments in every suburb.

Naperville is further than 45 min commute to downtown. Good luck deciding.