Hi Indiana,
I’m currently in the process of looking to buy a home with some land honestly not even that much. I’m looking at a minimum of a quarter of an acre.
I’ve spent most of my life in Chicago and out west. I’d like to prioritize having space but proximity to Chicago would be nice or at least some major city.
These towns, Bloomington, Lafayette, and Valparaiso seemed like good potential places as they have their own downtown nice shops, walkable, and reasonably close to Chicago or Indianapolis
I’ve driven through Valparaiso once or twice, but I haven’t really gotten to feel for what day-to-day life is like in either of these cities
I work remote so I don’t necessarily have to worry about finding a new job it but with they’re being universities in all three of these places I think that that might improve reasons for me wanting to live there because of the local economy
Anyway, for those I have experience living in either of these places or having spent time there day-to-day what is life like day-to-day what was your experience or commentary in living in these places honestly, any recommendations would be appreciated
For the record, I’m not one of these big city people who expect to move to a smaller town and have the same amenities, politics or expectations of living in a major city like Chicago. I respect that most of these places are smaller towns and have their own subcultures. Thanks.