Edgewater real estate provides Chicago residents with affordable, convenient homeownership. Edgewater community is located in North Chicago on Lake Michigan, with only a ten minute drive to the downtown Loop. While it is an urban community, Edgewater has the feel of a suburban community with wide streets, vast yards, and a close, friendly atmosphere. The Fannie Mae Foundation named Edgewater to be “just right for affordable homeownership”, along with only nine other urban communities in the US. The various types of housing seen in the community include Prairie and Victorian high rises, condominiums, and single family homes. The most desirable homes are Edgewater Beach’s many condominiums that overlook Lake Michigan. The average price for a home in Edgewater is around $450k, though housing as cheap as $89k can be found.

On Lake Michigan, Edgewater residents have every chance to go swimming, fishing, boating, and play volleyball on the lake beach. The close proximity of the Loop allows residents to easily take part in everything downtown has to offer. Edgewater is even close to Wrigley Field, where residents can watch a baseball game on a summer day. Night life in Edgewater is also booming, as many theaters, restaurants, and bars can be found around the community. Restaurant options include Ethiopian, Thai, Chinese, French-Vietnamese, and Middle Eastern cuisine. Every summer, over 40,000 people attend Midsommarfest, one of Chicago’s best known neighborhood festivals, held in Edgewater. Here one can enjoy live music, food, and other kinds of fun.

Edgewater community is a prime location for raising a family, as its many schools can educate children from kindergarten all the way through college. Public, private and parochial schools are available, even a Montessori school. Nicholas Senn High School is nationally recognized for its community service program, giving students a chance to help the neighborhood. Edgewater is also home to Chicago’s Loyal University, one among fifty universities nationally recognized for best value of a college education.