5 Reasons why you should NOT move to Chicago
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Everyone is leaving Chicago…
While I love Chicago and have continued to love it more and more over the last 10 years since moving here, there are a multitude of reasons why the Windy City gets a bad rap these days. This video, I’ll be going over the TOP 5 Reasons you should NOT move to Chicago.
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00:53 - Intro
00:54-2:11 - TAXES
02:12-3:54 - BRUTAL WINTERS
03:55-5:32 - TRAFFIC
05:33-7:24 - POLITICS
7:25-8:43 - CRIME
8:44-9:04 - Wrap Up
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Would love to hear what you like and don't like about Chicago...DROP YOUR COMMENTS BELOW!!
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I've lived in the city and burbs for over 50 years. I love the change of seasons. To be honest, it's just DEC, JAN and FEB that can be miserable. But it makes us appreciate the other 9 months of the year. As for taxes, politics and crime, its our own fault by continuing to vote for the same decision makers year after year after year When will we learn?
Couldn't agree more! Aside from 3-4 months out of the year, Chicago is incredible. From May-September it's the BEST CITY IN THE WORLD :)
Apparently, never.
I don’t think it’s always actual Chicagoans. Most of the ones I know or have met hate them. It’s just electoral fraud is too damn high in the city that keeps these people in power
I disagree. Weather in March, April, May, June, middle of September and October is questionable at best. There have been many grey, wet rainy, cold, gloomy crap days in June. There have been recent days in October that were freezing and snowing or ice/raining.
I can even deal with Jan and Feb sucking. That’s expected. It’s the lingering cold or chilly, overcast, damp days for months after that which makes so many people think “come on already).
Two weeks ago I was at my son’s baseball game and everyone was wearing coats and wrapped in blankets freezing. That’s the middle almost end of May. A few years ago I had a flight to California canceled because the airports in Chicago shut down because of very heavy snowfall. Middle of April.
No thanks. Chicagoans continue to true to fool themselves into thinking “it’s not so bad” when we do get those occasional nice days in the spring. Me include. No more. There are many many better options.
Yes... traffic is a problem, but most people don't think about the fact that Chicago does have the best mass transportation system besides New York. No other large cities have 24 hour bus and train like in Chicago.
100% I agree! One of the best public mass transportation systems in the country! Great option for anyone who is navigating the city without a car! Thanks for your perspective!
Not anymore. CTA is horrible
@@raisondetra5652 No it’s not. Be quiet. Did you just not read what Willy commented 🤦🏾♂️. NO OTHER CITY has a public transportation like New York and Chicago. Everyone with sense knows this.
@@Mr102185 ehh maybe not in the US... But on a global scale the CTA (and even the MTA) is a total joke.
@@casebeth We don’t care the rest of the world 😂 We talking about here in America 🇺🇸.
Thanks for the honesty
Yes, taxes and prices are high. Crime is also a major concern. Been here for more than 65 years, can't really see myself living anywhere else. Traffic and weather are also problems. But you can learn to deal with it.
I love the city. I lived in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Chicago. I have a beautiful property on the Lakefront. I walk my dog along the lake and enjoy the city view. Public transportation is a half a block from my home. I walk to the grocery store and the dentist both three blocks from my home. I love the city.
Winters: I grew up Chicagoland but spent the rest of my life (with the exception of two years back in Chicago) living in a sunbelt city known for its blistering heat, beige landscape, haboobs, low taxes, endless freeways, drug addicts hopping around on street corners, and lack of any affordable (let alone free) cultural amenities - all characteristics notably missing from Chicago. When I was up there in Chicagoland as an adult, I had to buy a whole new winter wardrobe made in China at Carson's because I had no hat, no gloves, and my "winter" coat didn't even begin to address a Chicago winter. I had gone from a place where my skin often stung from the sun to where my skin often stung from the wind chill. Ah! But a Chicago spring and fall can be one of the most beautiful experiences a person can have.
And if you like sports cars, Chicago is NOT a good city for driving.
1. Spring and Summer = road construction season
2. Potholes, lots of them
3. Asphalt pebbles everywhere on the road
4. Traffic - driving manual will be miserable
5. Winter - obviously bad for driving a sports car and corrosive salt is everywhere
Thats kinda like any other city in the north. Live in the burbs, if you cant drive a manual.
I don’t mind a manual even in the city. Traffic with any transmission sucks.
If you like cars at all Chicago is not good. Horrible drivers, potholes, salt, parking tickets for any reason, construction, etc.
I don't think you can have 17 close friends
Ya he has no idea what he’s talking about
Random question where did you get that longsleeve shirt from? It’s nice
It's a brand called CUTS. All my shirts are from there ha!
I cannot dispute your findings. I moved 3 years ago.
Born in Chicago, the Winter Weather is my main reason for never returning ⛄
Gee, the same 5 reasons why I left in 1983.
I grew up in Aurora/Naperville, moved away when I was 22 and 13 years later these are all the reasons I haven’t moved back. THAT SAID, Chicago is still home and my favorite city and I miss her.
Naperville?? That's like saying Beverly Hills. I'm from the inner city.
This dude is citing tax increases but Naperville is in Dupage County, diff tax laws…
I don't know if any of these 5 are deal breakers. Chicago came up as number one on City Nerd Top 10 US cities for the most value cost of living. The public transportation system seems amazing for the US. Great diversity of neighborhoods and legit urbanism. I can't believe how affordable COL is in Chicago compared to the coasts.
Yes, crime is an issue, but there is more crime in red states. Chicago is still of most major states relatively affordable and if you have urban smarts not all that bad in terms of crime. The worst is Louisiana.
Is it safe to take the red line after 9 or 10pm northbound from downtown? Curious because i got a job on Michigan Ave and plan on moving to Lakeview or Lincoln park.
Elick - thanks for the question. Congrats on the new job! Where are you moving from? In response to your question, I always recommend everyone to utilize caution if doing anything at night. Traveling via red line from Michigan Ave north to Lincoln Park & Lakeview is very common as many people do it daily...however being 9 or 10pm I'd exercise an extra layer of caution just to play it safe. Happy to chat over the phone or by text with you to elaborate in more detail to ensure you feel good about it. Text me to find a convenient time to connect 312-805-7074!
I'd argue that this is one of the safest possible routes you could take at 9-10pm. After 11pm or so, I'd definitely be more hesitant. A good rule of thumb is to always have your city smarts on you, regardless of the time of day. (I lived in Lakeview from 2017-2021 and now live in Wicker Park)
@@evechase7129 Thanks for your insights here! Really helps out. Appreciate it.
You can take the red line northbound and southbound at night. 24 Hours. As far as being safe, have faith in God.
I had a better experience with buses. The sights and smells of the red line can vary greatly and I had a lot of bad luck there.
I'm not going to live Chicago never I'm staying in forever ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Chicago has congested traffic, when weather is nicer, how is the traffic, when the traffic is slowed due to ice and snow on the roads? How slow is the commute then?
What are the jobs like in Chicago? I'm a teacher. What about sales or customer service jobs?
I don’t think the jobs themselves are bad. What’s bad and what is a massive pain in the ass is that the job competition is severely bad. High demand of jobs and so many people don’t end up moving to Chicago because it’s so hard to get a single job offer.
@@MarkRoss-er4yq yikes. Thanks
Thank you for this great information! Could you do a video on safe areas to go? I would really love to visit or move there!
Move here Stacey. Stop listening to videos and media. Chicago is a great city. South Side Neighborhoods that are extremely nice to live: Mount Greenwood, Beverly, Garfield Ridge (Midway Airport), Bridgeport, Bronzeville, Hyde Park (my favorite neighborhood in the city), Kenwood, Chinatown, Pilsen, and South Loop. North Side neighborhoods that are extremely nice: Rogers Park, Edgewater, Little India, Buena Park, Lakeview, Ravenswood, Lincoln Park(very nice, but too bougie 🤑.) Jefferson Park, Edison Park, River North, etc. West Side neighborhoods to live: Ukrainian Village, Noble Square, West Town, Little Italy etc.
@Brandon What about the high rise buildings near Hyde Park?
@@Mr102185 kenwood being extremely nice is a helluva stretch, rogers park is decently rough but the rest i'd agree with.
There are no more safe places to go to in Chicago. Crime had moved into all the, good formerly safe neighborhoods. And it is going to get worse as soon as soft on crime progressive mayor Johnson takes office in few months
Previously safe neighborhoods are now targeted with increased crime.
I moved here from Charlotte, NC after having lived in in Bay Area, NYC/NJ and STL. My favorite city so far. I love NYC too but I feel by being able to maintain a car in the city here I am able to get more bang for the buck.
Well you were right
Mayor Lightfoot and Brandon Johnson the reason l left two weeks ago.
Permanent Remote work got me out of Chicago for good. We have been gone just over the 3 year mark. Chicago is, in a word, dysfunctional. VERY dysfunctional, and you pay a very steep price for the that dysfunction. Now that we have a child I am even more ecstatic to have moved away.
Great Video, I move to Chicago after I graduate fro. Uni from NorCal
Shit man. Im drowning in this fucking place. I need to figure out how to leave. Lived till now without too many issues but i can see future isnt good here
Oh, and one of the top five reasons why you stay is you feel cool when people ask: Where do you live? You: "The city."
I’m really planning to move from nyc, how is the tax there compared to here?
The state income tax for Illinois is less than NY (5% IL compared to near 10% NY), the sales tax is a little higher in Chicago than NYC (10.25% versus 8.875%), and the property tax in both Chicago & NYC is horrible, lol.
@@bramlintrent1145 I appreciate you taking the time to comment! looks like my best bet is Atlanta.
I agree with most of the items mentioned about Chicago especially crime. But, when it comes to politics, taxes and weather I would like to know where it is better. All the big cities like LA, San Fran, NYC, etc, have messed up politics and taxes are not much lower. Weather is also a tricky thing. California weather lately sucks. Taxes in Californis suck. So my question is where is it better to live where you have the all the good things about Chicago and less of what is bad.
That’s just it, there isn’t. Anywhere you go there’s pros and cons. I’m from the Chicago area and I live in Houston now but I really miss home because Houston just doesn’t have that world class feel like Chicago
@@dubk7369 exactly as much as there are negatives, there’s way more pro than cons in Chicago
@@dubk7369 Exactly. Looking over the taxes in Chicago ain't shit compared to where I'm at lol. Chicago is a blessing. Plus it depends on who domiciles in Chicago. If you're a single parent, have a family, etc? Then sure I can agree Chicago might be tough; but so is every other metropolitan. If anything, I think a lot of metropolitans gear their markets to single bachelors and bachelorettes contrast to families. Then again I could be wrong too.
CTA has complete tanked since covid. Sad story. I could deal with the winters if the govt and police actually maintained a SAFE city.
The police aren't allowed to do their jobs by the politicians in charge of the city
Blue line only shows up 67% of the time, based on the latest figures released. Terrible.
@@virtuerse yah it's a joke
Thoughts on Schaumburg ?
Chi-Town Tha Windy City!!!!
Crime and the cost of owning and maintaining a vehicle. These streets are brutal.
I live in Houston, what you described applies here to a t
The crime is enough to keep me from even visiting !!!!
Very correct October to April sucks 3months are good and 2 are so so the rest garbage.....so you only really live and enjoy your self 3 month out the year wich is ridiculous
Hey , move to Texas or California before they run out of water 😂
No, I will. I come from STL, and prefer it over STL 100%
I will probably leave in my retirement. Why? I don't do as much city stuff as I used to so the property premium is not worth it. A little tired of the traffic... My neighborhood has gotten extremely expensive. It make sense though. I will probably never live in this great of a neighborhood again. Love Chicago but it may not fit in my retirement plan. BTW, crime in my Edgewater neighborhood is pretty much non-existent.
Nobody’s moving out of Chicago big man. In fact, more and more people are moving there there’s multibillion dollar construction taking place just about everywhere he’s things don’t happen in cities were everybody’s getting the hell out.
I agree with you in some aspects of this comment...did you watch the video? I'm a Chicago resident and have no plans on leaving...however year over year population is declining. The thumbnail on this video isn't necessarily what is discussed in the video. I am a realtor here and I have TONS of people moving into Chicago, however in general the city is losing people year over year.
@@ChicagoRealEstateAgent
We have the great replacement phenomenon going on in our major cities right now. Our big cities will become a place where only the affluent can stay and party. All the wealthy people in the world are being courted to move to our big cities. It will get to the point where if you don’t have at least a $200,000 income, you will not be able to afford to live in a big city like Chicago, New York City, or LA. The people that are moving out are people that can’t keep up with the expenses and.the politicians are OK with that. This phenomenon will only accelerate with population growth all over the world. Right now if you have property in one of these big cities like Chicago or New York City or Los Angeles or Miami do not sell because everything will double.
@@zakerhussain5522 I like the way you think. 🤞🏻
Your Ft Wayne transplant is showing when you call out the wind in winters (Windy City nickname nothing to do with atmospheric winds). Sure, can be biting wind in winter, but no more than cornfields in Indiana and no where near as cold as Minnesota or Milwaukee and far less snow than NE or places east of Great Lakes. Each year the winters seem less and less brutal as decades earlier.
GANG BANG CITY 🌆
You like someone who isn't from there. You should leave my boy
Chicago is getting Ghettofied!
Wtf 11% sales tax?
No kidding!!!
It’s still cheaper to live here than New York and Los Angeles. So it’s that that serious.
@@Mr102185 I’m in dc and it’s up there with New York
It's not enough because they are deep in debt.
You end up in Chicago. No one with better options would want to live there.
go back to ft wayne
THIS IS 2024 BUDDY! OLD OLD OLD OLD VIDEO! MAKE A NEW ONE FOR 2024
You clicked on a video from a year ago... I don’t promote my old videos but apparently the old video found you. If you think this topic makes sense for me to do an updated one then I will 👊
@@ChicagoRealEstateAgent Hello you too! My current ex gf does Real Estate Investment in Orlando FL in LHI and her new partner does Home Investment same format differences name. She does both! What so wrong of a old clip?
Don't listen, #1 proves he hasn't been around Chicago.
Another reason is you can not
open carry a legal firearm to protect yourself. The criminals though have firearms and don't follow the rules.
You didn't mention they have sales tax on groceries, too.
No place to park your vehicle and way too many people.
Simple. Don't own a vehicle. So much easier.
I live in florida, there's sales taxes on groceries too
@Denise Hernandez There is no state income tax in Florida. I can legally conceal carry my firearm visiting in the state of Florida also. Florida has a much better governor than the Illinois's governor.
@@rubencohen2936 you must be joking. Desantis is the absolute worst governor and he is destroying Florida.
Income tax is different from sales tax. We don't have income tax but we certainly do have a sales tax
@Denise Hernandez If you Ron DeSantis is a bad governor, you might be living in the wrong state. Florida is a red state.
Don't worry about the weather because we have Climate Change!!!!!!! But the lake hasn't risen yet....hmmmmmph
It’s the OCEANS and SEAS that are rising because of how the poles are melting, lakes aren’t rising now, thankfully.
Lived in the city for my first 26 years, then moved to Berwyn, then moved to Florida in 1984. No state income tax, no city income tax, property tax on my home is less than $1K per year and, best of all, NO CORRUPT DEMOCRATS RUNNING THE STATE OR COUNTY! 😁😁😁
wow he's very handsome and manly 🥰
5 reasons why we don’t care 🤣
Then why are you watching my
Videos Alfred?
One reason I downvote your comment: you're annoying! But seriously, why are you on here? 🤣
There is no reson to move to Chicago...let me say and talk about what no one does,crime is horrible,TICKETS🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ you will get tickets for ANY resons! speed cameras, red light cameras,school zone cameras, parking meters tickets and pretty much anything parking related.(it's a business scam for Chicago along with the camera's) they always find a reson to ticket(12" of the curb,to close to the corner,city sticker EVEN IF YOU NOT FROM THERE)the people SUCK so problematic,taxes suck, where ever you live parking is HORRIBLE I mean TERRIBLE you will park 5/10 blocks away or more and the damage your car gets feom all the shitty parking is insane front and back bumpers will be BEAT UP! or pay bunch of money for parking,AND don't forget to be careful where you park🤦♂️move your car for snow or get towed..same deal with street sweeping,lol,A matter of fact your car will get towed multiple times for multiple reasons if you live in Chicago,winter sucks(least of the problems) bunch of gays and weirdos in the north side, stay out the west & south side if you dont want your socks stolen and killed....the good things FOOOOD🤤 omg chicago got the food game on lock!.... down town activities are good, SEARS tower, Museums, Navy pier, Lots to do at night but also lots of crime, Car culture is awesome, And so is Mexican Independence Day.......other than that Chicago sucks if it wasn't ran by democrats and garbage Pritzker it could definitely be a better place