Interacial couple moving to Chicago

[teepolo]

Originally Posted by greens4x1

We are thinking about moving to Chicago from Virginia, my wife is african-american and i am white. We are 36 and 40 with a 8 year old girl. I lived in the mid west when i was young, in Iowa and Nebraska and i miss it. Are there any Chicago suburbs more diverse than others; i would like my family to feel very comfortable and safe. We make a low middle class wage and i would not mind up to a 45 minute commute to work. I could really use everyone's oppinion.

Thanks,

Park Forest, Richton Park. My friend was considering a move to these areas because his children are half white half black. I told him he should move wherever he wants and that should not be an issue wether a black neighborhood or white but i did understand his concerns for his children going either way and not a mixed neighborhood.

[mattywo85]

Originally Posted by ndfmnlf

Peoria IL is fairly diverse, has a much lower cost of living than Chicago, and has some decent suburbs with good schools. The presence of Bradley University ensures ethnic diversity. I've noticed that college and university towns are good places to live in; they tend to have a younger more diverse population, educated, dynamic, and open-minded. On this note, you might also want to look into Urbana-Champaign.

Peoria is a 2-2.5 hour drive and isn't a suburb of Chicago and doesn't have any "suburbs" of its own.

[IlWesleyanGuy]

Originally Posted by mattywo85

Peoria is a 2-2.5 hour drive and isn't a suburb of Chicago and doesn't have any "suburbs" of its own.

Peoria has plenty of suburbs for its size including: Peoria Heights, East Peoria, Bartonvillem Morton, Washington, Dunlap, and so forth.

[Chicagoland60426]

Originally Posted by ndfmnlf

Peoria IL is fairly diverse, has a much lower cost of living than Chicago, and has some decent suburbs with good schools. The presence of Bradley University ensures ethnic diversity. I've noticed that college and university towns are good places to live in; they tend to have a younger more diverse population, educated, dynamic, and open-minded. On this note, you might also want to look into Urbana-Champaign.

A good place for interracial couples is Hyde Park, Chicago. Its not a college town, but it is a college neighborhood with racial diversity.

Here is the year 2000 stats for Hyde Park, Chicago. I know its a little outdated, but I been to the neighborhood plenty of times and it still seem the same.

White-43.5%
Black-37.7%
Hispanic-4.11%
Asian-11.3%
Other- 3.39%

And there are similar neighborhoods like this on the Northside and various suburbs.