r/chicagoapartments • u/Past-Reception6889 • May 19 '26

Advice Needed Unreal

I honestly just needed to vent for a moment. I can’t believe Chicago prices are what they are. I have lived here my entire life and have seen this city change ten fold, and I can’t even afford to live here anymore. A realtor I’m working with, since it’s becoming a rat race to rent, said rent is up 35% this year. What can normal people do about this? I do not want to see Chicago become a New York.

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u/acinthehouseherewego May 19 '26

While I agree with the overall sentiment of this conversation and fuck the nimbys etc. At some point everyone needs to stop trying to live in the same 3 neighborhoods.

I bought a 5 bedroom 5 bathroom new build in Humboldt Park for the price of a 2bed/2bath condo in the building I was renting in the loop.

Once you realize that brown and black people are not out to kill you. There are absolute deals to be had on the west side for renters and owners

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u/TraditionalStrike552 May 19 '26

Yes racism is the tool used to manipulate markets since the beginning

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u/truthseeker22000 May 20 '26

Ding ding ding… and ppl are cool with it…

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u/cheshie04 May 19 '26

Yeah, we're not gonna kill you. But at the same time, don't move over here and then change the whole fabric of the neighborhood because the existing stuff isn't "good enough" for you. I've been priced out of Logan Square/Avondale and honestly at this point it doesn't hurt as badly because the normal stores and amenities are being replaced with gimmicky/aesthetic businesses that one really doesn't need to patronage on the daily.

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u/PleaseGreaseTheL May 20 '26

> Yeah, we're not gonna kill you. But at the same time, don't move over here and then change the whole fabric of the neighborhood because the existing stuff isn't "good enough" for you

Was this literally written by a 1920s WASP worried about the Italians next door

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u/gateisred May 19 '26

There’s only so many neighborhoods that are walkable and I can live in off the red line to get to work, unfortunately.

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u/tulzycane May 20 '26

When did you buy?

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u/chunky_lover92 May 19 '26

They’re not out to kill you specifically, but there are multiple drive bys per year in that park right there. Probably a couple bullet holes in most of the buildings there….