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Bolingbrook, Illinois is known as an extraordinary place to live and visit. It offers plenty of recreational activities for its residents and visitors alike. Its location within close proximity to major interstates and highways makes it an ideal spot for commuters. It also boasts of shopping centers, cultural attractions, golf courses, museums and many more recreational facilities that can be enjoyed by all ages. For those looking for a great nightlife experience, there are many bars and restaurants located throughout the city. Additionally, Bolingbrook is home to numerous parks that offer stunning views of the surrounding area.
The reviews of Bolingbrook are overwhelmingly positive. People love its convenient location near Chicago and its large selection of things to do and see in the area. Residents have praised the quality of life here, noting pleasant weather conditions and low crime rates as key reasons why they enjoy living here. Visitors have remarked on how friendly the locals are and how clean the environment is kept -- an important factor when considering places to visit or stay in while on vacation or business trips. In short, Bolingbrook is praised for being a safe place with plenty to do that is welcoming to everyone who visits or lives here!
based on 10 ReviewsGet to know Bolingbrook with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Bolingbrook
I agree - don't move to Bolingbrook! - 8/31/2015
I agree with everything you wrote! I'm anxious to get out of my neighborhood! Houses around me are falling apart and yards are a mess! I've been here over 30 years and have always kept my house up, but pride seems to be missing in the neighborhood for the last several years. Most of the people I know moved out years ago when Bolingbrook opened its door to people from the City when the Section H apartments were torn down. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford to move at the time but eventually did hire ADT security. Our property taxes continue to rise. We have a state-of-the-art library that's not used often, and a huge beautiful golf course that most Bolingbrook occupants can't afford to go to. I stopped in once to the golf course restaurant, and not a sole was there, so my taxes still continue to support the place. The park district, I admit, is probably one of the best around, but my children are grown and I wouldn't make this an important reason to live in Bolingbrook. Safety is most
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Great location - 1/21/2013
The community in which I live is diverse which is very important to me and my family. Great schools! The high school is a Grammy award winning school for they great music department! Shops and restaurants galore. I love my community!
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Renters Haven - 12/16/2012
I am recently a Mom again after over 20 years and I want a safe, quiet community to raise my daughter. A community of working middle-class who value
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Great place to Live and Enjoy family/Raise Kids - 3/18/2011
I have lived in Bolingbrook now since 2002. Prior to that, I had lived in Chicago and Schiller Park. Bolingbrook reminds me of hyde park neighborhood in Chicago where you can run into all people from all different works of life, color, age etc. in the same neighborhood. Bolingbrook was rated, last year or two ago as 32nd best city to live in the country. This is due to its different amenities- affordable housing, great parks, great schools, shopping centers (Promenade shopping centre-houses stores like Macy, Barnes & Noble, IKEA,movie theaters, Johny Rockets, Meijers, etc). It's only 30 minutes from downtown Chicago, and boarded by Naperville and, 20 minutes to Aurora. Bolingbrook is about 70 thousand residents, close to interstate highways and plenty of wonderful parks and golf courses. It also has a local regional airport and aero museum. Bolingbrook girls high school basketball team just won 3 straight state championship! It's a lovely city with everything for everybody.
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Know your town before you comment? - 2/9/2009
I am a 8 year bolingbrook resident. Since I'm not a couch potato, I feel qualified to give a more accurate run down of the good and the not so good that EVERY town has.
I also have a map of my town; and have explored every part of it.
there is GOOD acreage of 1,200 + offorest preserve here, on the west and northern borders. Both areas have lakes and rivers bordering or within. There is still farmland in Bolingbrook; about 3,000 acres left as of late 2008......it is on the west side. they have a high-class, marquis quality mall on the east side that rivals well known places such as Oak Brook or parts of state street in Chicago. You can catch a trout from a stocked pond with your kid in the morning, and 5 minutes later be going down a 100 foot corkscrew at the city's own water park that it built for the residents. The bolingbrook Park district consistently wins national awards for its planning....year after year. The actual parks/playgrounds them selves are
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LOVE bolingbrook!!!! - 7/6/2008
My family has lived in bolingbrook my entire life (33 years!). My parents moved here in the early 70's when it was nothing but farmland out here, and it has been fascinating to see the town grow and change over the years. My parents still live here, and i have a house here with my family as well. The population explosion has gotten to be annoying, as overcrowding (especially at the schools) and prices (primarily our property taxes) have gotten out of hand. Our property taxes have doubled in the 14 years i have owned my home. But aside from that, Bolingbrook is a wonderful community and a wonderful place to raise children. There are always things to do. We have a wonderful park district program that offers reasonably priced classes for every interest, including lots of sports clubs to join. (fees for my kids to play soccer/baseball are about $50 and that includes a full uniform and pictures, plus a trophy.) We also have a large indoor/outdoor water park. There are tons of parks within
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Wonderful place to raise children - 9/12/2007
I moved to Bolingbrook from eastern Pennsylvania with my husband and daughter almost 2 years ago. After looking in some much more expensive neighboring communities (namely Naperville) I thought the housing value in Bolingbrook was extrodinary and afraid there would be some drawbacks for the more affordable home prices. I have been very pleasantly suprised with how convenient everything is and as a mother of now two children time is very valuable. The people I've met in town are extremely friendly and excited about living in an up and coming area and buying in while prices are relatively reasonable and watching our homes appreciate. The things I like most about Bolingbrook are the parks, the programs, the nature areas, shopping, restaurants, access to major highways and interstates and the friendly people. As with any city some areas are nicer than others but I've never felt unsafe driving in any and every part of the city. As the mother of two I love having friendly neighbors
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what would you suggest? - 10/24/2006
My husband and I may be moving into the Bolingbrook area. I would prefer to live with trees, some wild life, some slower area. What would you recommend?
Thanks
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Bolingbrook is getting overcrowded - 6/22/2006
Bolingbrook is a suburb of Chicago. At one time it was a small community, but now that the community is growing exponentially, it's like living in the city.
It went from farmland to shopping malls. The southside of Bolingbrook is nothing but industrial businesses. I understand the community needs businesses to survive, but it's terrible when grass turns into concrete or blacktop and you have to drive outside of the community to have a nature
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Really don't like it, convient in all the bad ways - 3/28/2006
moved to Bolingbrook two years ago (grew up in the 'burb just north of here). Personally, I can't stand it. Very stale, very new, very boring. Selling points, there are restaurants, stores etc. everywhere ( so much so that I have gained 30 lbs since moving here). Almost too convenient. Great if you like everything in your backyard and have no plans to ever leave your general neighborhood. Not great if you like things to look at like trees, architecture, natural beauty or if you like to go do anything other than shopping or going out to eat (all big-box, generic, multi-mega corp. stuff). No "mom and pop" places, no downtown, etc. gotta go to other burbs to find anything to do. Also, still not close enough to the city of Chicago, the traffic in and out of the city is very, very bad. Getting close to Cali problems. BTW There is a reason the cost of housing here is so much less than surrounding areas! Schools SUCK and lots of gang/drug issues at the new, $65 mil. high school.
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