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I have lived in East Lakeview for 20 years, and I would live in any of the neighborhoods mentioned. Along the lake, generally speaking, the further north to south you go until you hit the Michigan Avenue area, the more pricey it is going to be. 2 areas not mentioned: Buena Park (a little pocket of south Uptown where I used to live) and West Rogers Park. Both of these areas are nice and certainly less expensive that Lakeview. Buena Park is right off LSD at Irving Park, so it is an easy commute to the Loop. West Rogers is a little more remote, but I have a friend there who is a first time home buyer that commutes daily to Lincoln Park.

Rogers park you will access to be robbed all the time…

I love it 💚💚💚

Tinley Park has lower property taxes and cool little downtown.

Lakeview also has the largest gay population in the Midwest. Sorry you did not mention that. Boystown is in the heart of Lakeview.

Hyde Park is a jewel. U of Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry, restaurants, architecture. Bronzeville the home of world renowned Illinois Institute of Technology and minutes from the home of the white Sox..

Lakeview is overrated imho. Everyone has different needs & I totally understand the pros of being in Lakeview..location is good, it's probably one of the most commuter-friendly neighborhoods in the city, if not the most. It is however one of the densest places in Illinois, and that for me is a deal-breaker. Also, parking is hell so someone who owns a car like me will suffer unless I have private parking. Furthermore, the crime rate has been on the rise lately, with muggings and carjackings. All-in-all, I can't afford anything so none of it matters at this moment in my life lol..I am a blue-collar suburban boy who got laid off and got a temporary job with a pay-cut. There's only a handful of neighbourhoods in Chicago I would live in anyhow, the vast majority are not for me. I also invested most of my money so I gave up my freedom of having cash liquidity. It will be an eon before I can buy a home..I doubt I can afford anything over $120k with these interest rates & useless HOA's goin around. Cheers, thanks for the videos Peter!

I think this is a fine video, but I don’t know if it’s fair to call Uptown and Roger’s Park underrated. If you want to do the whole North/South/West neighborhood thing, I think the more underrated neighborhood would be: McKinley Park in the south - right by orange line, Chinatown, and large park Bucktown in the west - it’s where all the early white collar families are headed And Lincoln Square - more diverse housing stock and has its own central business/community area along Lincoln

I think you missed Beverly.

I knew you were going to stick with north side neighborhoods. What about south side? Beverly? Mt Greenwood? Pilsen?

LOL. Hasn’t anyone noticed the horror stories about property tax increases in Cook County. Stay away from Illinois!

Nothing in Illinois or Chicago is worth it. The crime is through the roof!!!!

Really wish the cities would get rid of on street parking. Cars are a nuisance in a city with great public transportation.

1. Naperville 2. Winnetka 3. Oak Park 4. Orland Park 5. Barrington

Piotrek ty wirzysz w co mowisz. Ludzie uciekają z Chicago i Illinois

Half of these have higher than average crime rates, no thanks.

I used to live in Lakeview nice area I moved to Plainfield. Most the youth will move from Plainfield to Lakeview, Old Town or the Gold Coast.

What about muggings in Lakeview being up by over 55% so far in 2024? 🙄☹️

I grew up in Evanston and have lived in the Chicago area for 50+ years. You forgot my favorite neighborhood where I lived for 16 years - Edgewater! I could write several paragraphs here, so I will leave it to your viewers to PLEASE explore this amazing area within walking distance of Loyola University, the Lake, awesome public transportation, diverse population and restaurants.

South loop is good if you want a central, nice location and dont care about being close to nightlife action

Thank you for the video.Why are so many Chicago suburbs unwalkable? I know this is the norm for many U.S. suburbs and there are exceptions (Evanston, Oak Park, etc). Chicago prioritizes 4 major modes of transportation (walking, biking, transit, and private car), why don’t suburbs try to do the same? Many only prioritize travel by car.

How about more affordable??

Love Naperville

Who are you?

ALL of these neighborhoods are high-crime areas.

I am keeping my suburb a secret because I don’t want it to be overwhelmed by dense housing. We do not have the amenities of towns mentioned but we are surrounded by towns that have such amenities and our taxes are lower without a park district. We have enough basic shopping and no train stop so no push to develop they type of housing planners want to put in around such transportation. Not everyone wants to live in a typical suburb.

Bartlett is Nice grandparents lived there but not much going on. I went to school in lombard, and homes are overpriced for small homes. I wouldn't live anywhere east of route 59 way to many people. I'm Batavia, which is fantastic if add St charles, Geneva,Sugar Grove, Elburn that would round out My top 5.

There is also skiing in Bartlet!

really, you are not going to mention crime as a con? did you forget your kevlar or what

Bartlett is a hidden gem, but District U46 is terrible and if you have special need kids forget getting services for them in the district. Palatine also awesome, more expensive than Bartlett but your special needs kids get great service-much better school district and community support for people with special needs.

Who is this idiot? If you have a college degree and a good income you live on the north side.

Peacefulness seems a weird thing to aspire to. I would go for sense of community, meaning people are investing in the social infrastructure and trying to make things better.

I plan relocate in Chicago in next year.

As a foreigner to the US residing in Chicago, I’m still struggling with the food here. Been visiting several States in the US, one common notice: reaching out to healthy food is expensive, strenuous and challenging while fast food is ubiquitous. Most of available food is too much oil and salt which will affect to your health especially when you’re getting after 60. If you want to have a life and eat healthily like an average income person in Europe, you may have to earn over $200,000/year here in the States.

I lasted a year in Chicago and I loved Chicago but his right , the winter was terrible

Rogers Park exists too. It is the only truly beachfront living neighborhood in all of Chicago.

Rogers Park is incredibly dirty. And dangerous at night as well. I lived there. Glad I don’t anymore.

I’ve been living within Chicago city limits for well over 20 years; take this video with a huge grain of salt, because what you don’t know about Chicago neighborhoods CAN and WILL hurt you.

Thank you for mentioning neighborhoods beyond those around the loop. Too many videos like this only focus on a very small number of the wonderful neighborhoods Chicago has to offer. You earned a new subscriber

Chicago is a shithole. Run by communists for several years now. Businesses leaving, high paying tax payers leaving, crime increasing. All yuck!

2024 Big Lottery Win is a Spring /Summers Condo in Lincoln Park or Hyde Park. I Can Dream, Can't I? (smile)

I Love Bronzeville the Harlem of Chicago, IL. (southside)

I'm a second-generation Chicagoan who grew up on the Southside and moved to Uptown a year ago. LOVE the neighborhood right on the lake beaches, in between Andersonville and Boystown, and full of culture. I'm Puerto Rican, but I still wouldn't live in Humboldt Park as it gets better and worse at the same time.

Very good video. Long-time resident. Agree with all that. Thanks for posting.

Rogers Park is transit rich close to the lake with easy EXPRESS access to downtown Chicago and Evanston. Loyola AND northwestern sandwich the neighborhood It is ridiculously undervalued.

No Ukrainian Village? Serously?

So the weather is definitely a con, but if we had more mild winters, we would have New York City pricing and even more people would want to move here, so it’s a nice trade-off

Wanted to look at Andersonville, but when I was condo hunting, nothing was available there… It seems like people never leave lol

For special assessments, I know sometimes they give you just a few months to come up with the money. Is there any protections preventing new home owners from moving in and immediately having to pay for something like a new roof? Also before buying can you ask how much reserves the building has or when the roof was replaced or if any upcoming special assessments are potentially slotted date wise? And do HOAs increase YoY like rent or is it atypical to see it increase? I feel like I heard HOAs in creasing because of chicago taxes and property "values".

Absolutely none of these neighborhoods are underrated. If you know you know.