Elisabeth
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Post by Elisabeth on Jul 28, 2014 1:12:44 GMT
My husband just accepted a job in Homewood, Il. We are going to be moving there from NY. Does anyone know if homewood is a good area and has good schools. Can you recommend a few areas to look for houses.
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Post by Heart on Jul 28, 2014 2:43:15 GMT
Homewood is a lovely little suburb. There are some good schools for sure. My mom was born & raised there. She went to Catholic school so I don't know any right off the bat but I can ask.
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AmeliaBloomer
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Jul 28, 2014 4:08:42 GMT
I'm of little help, except to recommend you bump this thread tomorrow. There are forum members who can give advice about area real estate and schools. If you have general questions about "Chicagoland,"* feel free to private-message me. I have many cousins who have moved from the south side of Chicago to far south suburbs like Orland Park and Tinley Park (the Irish Catholic diaspora  ), and are happy with their choices - but I live in a different direction, so I tend to mix up all those towns. [*My pet local linguistic peeve: "Chicagoland," not "The Chicagoland Area" (which is redundant)...but alas, I'm a vanishing minority.] |
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Jul 28, 2014 16:01:40 GMT
btt because I'm sure there are more who can help who didn't see this.
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Post by sues on Jul 28, 2014 16:14:52 GMT
Are you thinking you will live in Homewood- or maybe near Homewood, and DH will commute?
The schools- not sure about quality, but I do know they are often tied in with neighboring town of Flossmor. Check address by address to see what schools you feed into- it will not necessarily be the same, house to house.
Homewood is near Tinley Park, to the west. Tinley Park is a nice town, with a broad range of housing available. School districts are either straight Tinley or Consolidated 146- which has Tinley, Orland Park and Oak Forest kids. Schools are good. Great park district/rec dept. Lots of rec sports. Tons of restaurants and shopping. Close to metra and the expressway. The commute to Homewood from the middle or east side of Tinley Park would be really short.
Slightly north of Tinley Park is Orland Park. Orland Park is very similar to Tinley Park in a lot of ways. Close to metra and expressways, great park and rec dept., great restaurants and shopping. Taxes are high, traffic is a little worse, the farther west you go. Big range of houses available with the more reasonable houses located in the area around the Village Hall. The commute from Orland to Homewood would be 15-30 minutes more than whatever it would be from Tinley, depending on where you are. The closer you are to Harlem, the less difference there will be.
Oak Forest is east of Orland and slightly north and east of Tinley. I don't know a lot about their dedicated district- only that some middle school kids feed into C146. A lot of the same points as Tinley and Orland- close to expressways and Metra, close to shopping and restaurants, short commute to Homewood. Housing is less expensive overall than Tinley and Orland. If I was looking at Oak Forest, I'd probably err toward the west side. I don't know anything about the parks and rec dept. The commute to Homewood would be short.
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Post by sues on Jul 28, 2014 16:28:28 GMT
More info to consider-
Tinley Park is part Cook County and part Will County. Investigate how the differences would affect you- mostly in terms of taxes.
Orland Park- has a large mall, Costco, and every big box store/restaurant you can imagine- plus many non-chain (good) options. Centennial Park Aquatic Center- awesome place. Memberships or by-the-day options. Lots going on in town, year round.
Tinley Park- has Sam's Club, Super Target - I think a new huge Walmart is moving in near Super Target too. Lots of big box stores. The downtown area of TP is really quaint and cute. Lots of things going on at all times of year.
Of your nearby options, these are the two towns I'd recommend. They both have a lot to offer.
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Elisabeth
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Post by Elisabeth on Jul 28, 2014 16:43:13 GMT
we are probably not going to live in Homewood-- dh would commute.
thanks for all the info. it gives me a point to start and look.
A few of our friends mentioned Indiana also-- dh is a retired cop so we want to stay in IL because indiana taxes his pension IL does not.
Sues-- i am going to check out the areas you mentioned. Thanks so much
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Post by sues on Jul 28, 2014 16:50:14 GMT
You are very welcome. Yell if you have any questions as you look. It's my area- so if I don't know, I can probably easily find out.
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Elisabeth
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Post by Elisabeth on Jul 28, 2014 18:47:05 GMT
You are very welcome. Yell if you have any questions as you look. It's my area- so if I don't know, I can probably easily find out. thanks so much-- i know once i go out there i will have a lot more questions for you |
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), and are happy with their choices - but I live in a different direction, so I tend to mix up all those towns.
