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Big City Ladies re: trains
Does anybody own a home/condo/townhome near a train? I live in Chicago and my DH and I are looking at places close to the train lines since we don't have cars but I am wondering, how close is too close?
We found a place that we LOVE but it's right on the train line. You can hear the trains go by when you are inside but it's not like you have to stop talking because it's too loud. Would this be a deal breaker for you? We are trying to figure out what we think a fair price would be based on similar places that have sold minus something because of the close proximity to the train. Or maybe we shouldn't buy a place by a train at all.
Re: Big City Ladies re: trains
Thank you! That's sort of what we were thinking too. It's great to hear from somebody in a similar situation. I was talking to some of my close friends who do not live in a big city and they were saying that they would never buy a place right by a train. I think city living SO different than suburban living.
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Only if you're on top of the tracks but nowhere near a station! In most cities homes that are within 1-2 blocks of a train/subway station sell at a big premium. Definitely not difficult to sell in any city I've ever lived in.
I grew up 1 block from freight and passenger rail tracks. We never even noticed the noise because we were so accustomed to it. The only annoyance was once in a blue moon when the freight line would shift cars between trains in the middle of the night. Not something you need to worry about with a transit line!
I actually disagree. If you're living in a city where your primary means (or only means) of transportation is public transportation, being close to a station is a major bonus. I think this is definitely a case of urban versus suburban mentality.
Our apartment is literally across the street from the train tracks. We have one that goes by every 45 minutes on average.
The first night we were here I was in tears thinking I wouldn't be able to live listening to it. But honestly? I don't hear it anymore. It has blended in with other sounds for the last 3.5 years we've lived here, and the only time I ever really notice it is when we get an idiot conductor who lays on the horn alllllll the way through our section of street, or when friends come over and comment on it.
Other than that, we don't even realize it's there half the time.
Ditto this - I've lived in NYC and the NYC suburbs (and now the Philadelphia suburbs). Being near a subway or commuter train is a huge bonus. In the burbs you can sell a complete POS for a huge mark up if it's close to a train station.
It's actually around Sheffield and between Fullerton and Diversey. We would be on the track side of the street. I hadn't thought about the difference between the brown and red lines there. The building is only 7 years old so the sound proofing is pretty good but we might try to replace the windows in the bedroom in the back with super heavy duty ones to block out a little more sound.
We live in the SF bay area and we have a BART line just on the other side of our condo complex. SIL/BIL who live on that side hear it, but it's not that big a deal, they say. We don't hear it at all, but we take BART into the city (SF) really easily and it's super-convenient.
H chose this unit and bought it pre-me, so it's not like I had a choice about it, but if I had, I'd probably be mostly okay with it. It's less the noise that bothers me than the kind of people that hang out near the stations, in re the safety issue.
The new build we are buying is near a train line (our unit isn't on it but the edge of the neighborhood borders it). It only passes twice a day (there and back) at about 1pm and 3 pm so I'm not worried at all. I live in a big city (Los Angeles), and while trains aren't super common here, there is always noise living in the city - freeways, trains, etc.
For me, it would depend on how often/times it passed, how close is close (I wouldn't want to be right facing the train line), and how loud it was inside.
If the train is a convenience factor for you, it may be really nice having it fairly close.
Doubtful. However, I think that's what she's asking. City-people usually WANT to be by the train, unlike the majority of the non-city dwelling population, who would think that the noise would be a deterrant. If you already live in the city, you already have noise. The convenience of living in the city is probably going to be of importance to you, and therefore the convenience of being near a station would be ideal.
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