#17 Best Suburbs to Raise a Family in Chicago Area
Vernon Hills
Current Resident: I've lived here for most of my life and I'm moving away for college.
Vernon Hills really is a safe place if you can afford it- little crime (as far as I know), nice enough people, and generally just a pleasant town.
My biggest gripes would be having no town center. I'm jealous of Libertyville lol. You can't do anything without a car, so that makes going out a hassle. It depends where in vernon hills you are, but for me, I can only walk to two parks and maybe a supermarket. Not a lot.
Teens don't have a lot of places to go after night events (school dances and performances), so we go to restaurants that are still open. A lot of places have started to just close on us, which is valid, but we don't know where else we can hang out.
Another thing is how disconnected we are as a community. Yes people are friendly, but we just kinda co-exist. There'll be neighborhoods who are pretty close, but as far as I know, we don't have a notable community outside of that.
again, nice place... Read 132 reviews
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Good for FamiliesPopulation 26,723
#17 Best Suburbs to Raise a Family in Chicago Area.
Vernon Hills
Suburb of Chicago, IL,
132 Niche users give it an average review of 4.1 stars.
Featured Review: Current Resident says I've lived here for most of my life and I'm moving away for college. Vernon Hills really is a safe place if you can afford it- little crime (as far as I know), nice enough people, and generally just a pleasant town. My biggest gripes would be having no town center. I'm jealous of Libertyville lol. You can't do anything without a car, so that makes going out a hassle. It depends where in vernon hills you are, but...Teens don't have a lot of places to go after night events (school dances and performances), so we go to restaurants that are still open. A lot of places have started to just close on us, which is...Another thing is how disconnected we are as a community. Yes people are friendly, but we just kinda co-exist. There'll be neighborhoods who are pretty close, but as far as I know, we don't have a...again, nice place.
Read 132 reviews.
Overall Niche Grade: A+,
Population: 26,723,