Lakeview named one of the nation's top neighborhoods
Tue. August 13, 2013 9:59 AM by GoPride.com News Staff
Boystown listed as one of the benefits of the Lakeview neighborhood
Lakeview - and Chicago's Boystown neighborhood - have snagged a top spot as one of the best neighborhoods in a major city.
CNN's Money Magazine is ranking 2013's best places to live in America, highlighting small towns across the country with populations of 10,000-50,000. In a first for the publication, its also ranking the 10 "Best Big-City Neighborhoods."
Lakeview comes in third behind Park Slope, New York City and Silver Lake, Los Angeles. It's also the only Chicago neighborhood to make the list.
The pros to Lakeview, according to Money Magazine:
"If any 'hood is all things to all people, it's Lakeview. Ask residents what they like best, and some will tell you about the show they saw in the Belmont Theater District. Others will talk about the parks, golf course, and easy access to Lake Michigan. Then there are those who point to Wrigley Field or the Boystown district, Chicago's largest gay and lesbian community. And it's all just five miles north of the downtown Loop, with affordable homes and easy access to the L."
The magazine lists real estate prices and congestion - especially on Cubs game day - as cons.
On the web: MONEY Magazine's full list of America's best cities.
CNN's Money Magazine is ranking 2013's best places to live in America, highlighting small towns across the country with populations of 10,000-50,000. In a first for the publication, its also ranking the 10 "Best Big-City Neighborhoods."
Lakeview comes in third behind Park Slope, New York City and Silver Lake, Los Angeles. It's also the only Chicago neighborhood to make the list.
The pros to Lakeview, according to Money Magazine:
"If any 'hood is all things to all people, it's Lakeview. Ask residents what they like best, and some will tell you about the show they saw in the Belmont Theater District. Others will talk about the parks, golf course, and easy access to Lake Michigan. Then there are those who point to Wrigley Field or the Boystown district, Chicago's largest gay and lesbian community. And it's all just five miles north of the downtown Loop, with affordable homes and easy access to the L."
The magazine lists real estate prices and congestion - especially on Cubs game day - as cons.
On the web: MONEY Magazine's full list of America's best cities.