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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up in Wilmette. No one moves there for vibrant nightlife or a bustling dining/retail scene. West Wilmette is ugly, but people disregard the ugliness because they want to be in the New Trier school district. People move to the east side because it is walkable to the train for an easy commute downtown, the houses are beautiful and spacious, it's right by the lake, and there are restaurants and shops to walk to in downtown Wilmette. You won't find shopping malls or big box stores like Target or Home Depot there -- that's part of the appeal.

Evanston- yes, there are seedy and dumpy parts. But there are ugly parts of TKPK and Arlington, too. Evanston can be rather stratified. Dumpy apartments just a mile down the road from $2 million dollar homes by the lake.

Oak Park- yes, the closer you are to Austin the scarier it gets. The best neighborhoods are west of Ridgeland and north of the train tracks. Taxes are outrageous there, yes.

It sounds like the city may be more your speed. [/quote]

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