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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
"prime area" is open to LOTS of interpretation.
the main deal with chicago is that there are lots "unprime areas" that are still very decent and stable and affordable for raising a middle class family in.
my good friend who's a plumber just a bought a 4-bed/2 bath bungalow (with a small city yard) for his family of 4 over in jeff park for $325K back in feb.
normal middle class housing.
in normal middle class neighborhoods.
for normal middle class families.
AT NORMAL MIDDLE CLASS PRICES.
welcome to chicago!  |
Yup! So some schmuck not rich in income like me owns in a great neighborhood that probably is in the top of the US for whatever urban metrics you want and I'm surrounded by miles and miles of it with a foot print that is hard to duplicate in America in size. And yes to Philly too.