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Illinois is pretty bad. Super high property taxes, expensive gas, high ish sales tax most everywhere, and not much to do outside of Chicago.

Outside the city everything needs a car. Sure suburbs have trains and buses, but car is so much easier.

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karpintero@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I’d rather live in Illinois over many other states, especially ones with worse climate like Mississippi or Texas. Chicago alone puts it in the top 5 at least for me

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Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Chicago is far more affordable than any of the major coastal cities.

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- unitedwithme@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  How? I’m not in the city, but unless you can get a city job and love in the suburb, I don’t see how it affordable! We pay nearly $7600/year in property taxes, and further towards the city, it’s over 10-12k+. That’s $1k/month in tax alone.
  
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  - Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    It’s still cheaper than other major cities. You can compare the rent data on various sites, NYC is 50% higher or more, other major cities like Seattle, Los Angles, Boston, they’re all like 25% higher or more.
    
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    unitedwithme@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    OK cool, not a pissing match. I’m just saying Illinois isn’t great, I said not much to do outside Chicago. By living outside Chicago, you’re still stuck with some of the highest property taxes in the nation while not earning big city money.
    
    Also, like NY and CA, very anti 2A, which kind of sucks.
    
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