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December 16, 2010
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Best place for thirtysomethings to live in Chicago?

Hi, you all! I am moving to Chicago in about six weeks, to take a faculty position at a school in the Hyde Park area. Is that a good place for a young-ish, single, academic type to live? Are there other suggestions for great neighborhoods? I want to be in the city, but still need trees around! I’m kind of past the stage of needing late-night bars and clubs, but need things like great coffee shops and restaurants, as well as a nice place to get a glass of wine. Also, while I’m no chicken, I do want to feel relatively safe… Thanks for any advice you have to offer!

Plenty of trees, parks and the beach around Hyde Park. There are also plenty of coffee shops and such around the area too, as well as a few restaruants. The Museum of Science and Industry is there as well. Hyde Park is anchored by the University of Chicago so you can be sure there are plenty of places to study, etc. It’s a mixed community and admittedly there have been some problems. But I know plenty of people of all walks of life who live there and they do OK. There are a couple of cool bars, both upscale and “divey” and Hyde Park is now the new home of the legendary Checkerboard Blues Club.

I would suggest other areas of the city, but why move all the way to, say, the North Side, only to have to commute all the way back there each day. If you can find a nice place to live there, go for it. I’d schedule a visit first, thought, during the day and night to see what the area is like. After taking that visit, decided whether you want to live there or not. If not, come back and ask for further suggestions.

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