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jjohn9590 t1_j8jrvdw wrote

Reply to Looking to buy a house by diggindoggies

I recently just purchased a home in Elmhurst, and i can say its pretty great so far. The neighborhood is quiet and mainly middle-aged folks currently. It is clean, neighbors keep up on the upkeep and cleanliness, majority of the ppl i have met thus far are super friendly. I actually see ppl out walking solo, with their dogs, jogging, etc throughout the day which i am not used to and is great to see! So far, i haven't seen any thing negative in terms of crime and noise level, thus i cannot comment on that, but i would definitely choose Elmhurst over Silver Lake

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_j8ja346 wrote

Reply to Looking to buy a house by diggindoggies

Talk to an agent. You don’t pay anything - the sellers proceeds covers the broker fee. Have someone run comps for you for all the neighborhoods you’re interested in. Also drive around / walk around listing looks promising online.

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MarlKarx-1818 t1_j8j9xzv wrote

Reply to Looking to buy a house by diggindoggies

I live in Elmhurst and it's a really cool neighborhood. It's a lot more laid back than the east side, more families living here although when you get closer to the colleges it's more student housing and some younger people. There is a pretty good sense of community in the couple of blocks around us, people say hi to each other and our "buy nothing" group is very active with folks helping others when they need something or want to get rid of something. LOTS of dogs and people walking around and for the most part quiet, although like I previously mentioned that depends how close you are to the colleges. It really feels kinda suburban in some areas even though you are so close to downtown.

As the area is getting more younger families in it is becoming a big more diverse, but if that's important to you, a lot of the neighborhood are still middle aged white folks. It's also pretty walkable, I feel like a lot of Elmhurst finds you in walking distance to food and a convenience shop and a bike ride away from a LOT of other things. In terms of affordable, like most of the city, it's all super expensive (though I know that depends on people's own financial level) and only getting more expensive. Crimewise, it's like living in a city, once in a while there is a car break-in though often it's folks that forgot to lock their car but I haven't seen anything that has scared me (though I know some people in this sub thing all of providence is like walking in the middle of an active war zone, I've lived in plenty of big cities and it's nothing worse than that).

Hope that helps!

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