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Originally Posted by mind field
What suburbs have the most ostentatious displays of wealth? Where can you find the sprawling 10,000 square foot plus estates with ornate old world architecture, courtyards with fountains and sculpture, immaculate landscaping, etc. I'm aware of Kenilworth and Winnetka as being bastions of money, but what suburbs love to show off their wealth the most?
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While arguably the most wealthy in the metro I wouldn't call Winnetka and Kenliworth
the most overtly ostentatious. For the lack of a better term Kenilworth and Winnetka probably have a higher proportion of what would be regarded as "old money" which on a
very relative scale displays itself a bit more subtly. Those places both have their gob smacking homes and lots especially along Sheridan Road which rival or surpass any in the metro but in general there are more restrictions given they had higher density and more restrictive lots of the first commuter suburbs.
You get less house for the same amount of money in those places then say out in Barrington, Long Grove, or even Lake Forest even though I believe the PCI is higher in Winnetka and definitely Kenilworth. You could probably buy upwards of twice or more the house or lot in those more outer affluent suburbs. At least a dozen suburbs have some neighborhoods of the wealth on the scale I think you are talking about.
To answer your question I would say Lake Forest and Barrington have the highest proportion relative to the size of the community and where you will most readily see it. The size of some of the estates and homes in these suburbs can border on the ridiculous. Many with
HUGE manicured lawns set in a thicket of trees set far back from the street with big circular driveways.
j/k
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