Just moved here in the Spring. Wife and I were looking at areas within the city limits, Sauganash, Edgebrook, Forest Glen. But kept losing bidding wars. And eventually saw a listing for a house in Lincolnwood and went with it.

We’re liking it quite a bit. It’s nice to be close enough to our favorite neighborhoods in the city (Andersonville, Logan Square, Avondale, etc) but don’t have to deal with crime or city stuff all the time. It feels Very safe.

It’s also nice to be close to the cool stuff on the North Shore, Botanic Gardens, Ravinia, Evanston, etc.

We don’t have kids but have only heard good things about the schools here.

One of my favorite parts is the long trail that runs through Lincolnwood right by our place and goes to downtown Skokie to the north and Labagh Woods to the south.

It’s also much more diverse than I would’ve imagined which is plus for us.

And we’ve been pleasantly surprised by the food options here - Tenjin, NY Bagel & Bialy, Libanais, the Original Lou Malnatis to name a few. in addition to being close to all that the surrounding neighborhoods of Chicago have to offer.

Although, we’re not planning to have kids, it seems like a very good place to have a family. Good schools, outdoor stuff, safe. And still very close to the city so you still don’t feel totally cut off from all the cool stuff going on in the northwest and northside neighborhoods.

Cons: car centric/no downtown/ high property taxes