Tri State Village in Willowbrook (Chicago, Hinsdale: crime, houses, purchase)

[chicago4]

Hi All,

Long time member of the forums - great info on this site. This is my first post and need some guidance.

My wife and I found a home we would like to purchase. The sub division is called the tri-state village and is located just south of I-55 off the Kingery South exit.

Would anyone know anything about this area? So far, the pluses are the school district (which is what my wife wants), and the taxes are generally lower becuase the property is technically located in unincorporated, Hinsdale (although the address of the area is in Willowbrook).

The subdivision appears to be avg (nothing special). We plan on living there for about 10-15 years. One of my goals is to break even on the property when I sell, although a profit always helps

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[chet everett]

My cosins kids grew up there. Two are fire fighter the third is in financial services. Hinsdale south is, deepening on how you look at things, either much more diverse than HC or a step down in competitiveness. Did not AYP...

Houses in that area might need some updating, and if your home is not of a layout that would have long term appeal that might be an issue. Some folks really do not like split levels, while others thing they are great, just as example.


If the price is right you might be surprised how close you are to Burr Ridge and such, but commute wise some folks prefer newer nomes in homer Glen which is not that much further so be sure you compare across a WIDE geographic area...

[chicago4]

Originally Posted by chet everett

My cosins kids grew up there. Two are fire fighter the third is in financial services. Hinsdale south is, deepening on how you look at things, either much more diverse than HC or a step down in competitiveness. Did not AYP...

Houses in that area might need some updating, and if your home is not of a layout that would have long term appeal that might be an issue. Some folks really do not like split levels, while others thing they are great, just as example.


If the price is right you might be surprised how close you are to Burr Ridge and such, but commute wise some folks prefer newer nomes in homer Glen which is not that much further so be sure you compare across a WIDE geographic area...

Hi Chet,

Thanks for responding - How did your cousins like growing up there? Would you happen to know how this area is in terms of crime? From the limited resources I have access to, it seems like crime in minimal.

We're most likely going to purchase something that we can update - probably a home with the traditional style that will hopefully have long term appeal is the goal

The price of the homes in the area is attractive compared to the nearby areas like Burr Ridge, etc. Homer Glen is nice, but a little too far from friends and family.

Thanks!

[chet everett]

Growing up in the Hinsdale South portion of District 86 involved more subdivisions and less gridded streets compare to HC, and the avg home price / household is a bit lower, but other than that lots of similarities.

Plenty of jocks, nice mix of parents of varied professions, some first generation immigrant families. The transition from basically three middle schools feeding into HC vs about double that number feeding into HS might have made for some socialization scenarios that meant my cousins knew less about the other kids parents than I did, but that is big generalization...

Your money goes farther and most of convenience issues are very very similar.


Biggest difference is the number of folks that do not take the train and therefore have a bit les comfort heading into downtown Chicago, which is a mixed blessing. Kids manage to find plenty of ways to get into trouble right in their own backyard