moving out of Orland Park house on minimum wage and still stay in the south west burbs (Palos Hills: apartments)

[swburbs18]

Hi, I am a twenty year old white male currently living in Orland Park at my parents house. I am planning on moving out in the next few years (mostly due to me family crap). I haven't started to search for houses/apartments yet but I have been driving around looking for which burbs would best fit my needs. I currently work one full time (40 hours) minimum wage job at subway in Orland Hills, and plan on picking up another job in the Orland park/Orland hills area.
Things I'm looking for are:

1. Close to where I work in Orland Hills/Orland Park, (I also might attend Moraine Valley in Palos Hills so close to that too)
2. Cheap!!!
3. safe enough.

Some places I have looked at are; Midlothian, Crestwood, Palos Hills, and Worth. From what I understand from living near these places is that they are all very safe and for the most part not way overpriced like Orland. (I especially like Worth). My biggest concern is price, I'm not as concerned about safety or being close to my job (although those things are important).

I have also looked at some houses on the west side of Robbins (west of pulaski near 135th, right by crestwood) . I know how dangerous Robbins can be but I wouldn't be going further into Robbins at all, Id just be living there and doing all my shopping in crestwood and and other boarding towns. The only reason I even bring up Robbins is because I know some people who live in the neiborhood west of pulaski and they have never complained about the crime, plus houses are dirt cheap. besides, how bad can it be if it's that close to crestwood?

I would greatly appreciate any advise (especially regarding the safety of west Robbins) that anyone has to offer, and please mention any specific neighborhoods that might be inexpensive and not to rough.
Thanx!

[chet everett]

Take advantage of living for free at home. Avoid the crap and take some initiative to get a better job.Classes at community college are cheap. Vocational training type stuff at Morraine Valley are a good investment of your time.

Living in a bad area is not a good idea. Beyond the safety issues, which can be all over the map, you will potentially run into issues where living in a crummy area makes it harder to get a good job. If you have any interest in dating the combination of bad job, unsafe area and lack of initiative are going to limit your date potential...

[deechee]

I'd cross out the Robbins thing and go for Crestwood, Worth and western Midlo. We all know how expensive the Palos trio can be, so how about trying Chgo Ridge?

[punkerjim]

Originally Posted by swburbs18

I have also looked at some houses on the west side of Robbins

1) stay at home
2) if you're stuck on moving out, get a roommate (or two) because there really isn't much that can be done on minimum wage (unless you apply for some kind of gov't assistance... which, who knows how that works?)

[deechee]

Originally Posted by punkerjim

1) stay at home
2) if you're stuck on moving out, get a roommate (or two) because there really isn't much that can be done on minimum wage (unless you apply for some kind of gov't assistance... which, who knows how that works?)

Lol well if he doesn't want a roomate, he can always go for a one bedroom or studio in any of those communities. I think in that situation he should stick with Crestwood and Chgo Ridge for quality of rentals. Palos has some rentals, but I am not sure on prices?