Neighborhoods similar to Hyde Park?

Rogers Park might be a nice fit.

Hyde Park has its good points but if you aren't the type of person who stays home a ton and studies I wouldn't particularly recommend it. There isn't much to do and it's pretty cut off from the rest of the city- commute is bad and also the surrounding areas are pretty bad too so you're kind of stuck down there?

Rogers Park may have a similar problem in terms of commute because it is at the very far north end of the city. But public transit is way better because of the Red line and express buses, it also has a lot of the things you seem to be looking for- maybe check it out? Rents are cheap and landlords are pretty dog/pet friendly, lots of parks with a nice long strip of beaches and pretty diverse residents- black, white, mexican, recent immigrants from all over, etc. Plus pretty artsy and has a good amount of cool little restaurants and coffee shops. It's not the safest/fanciest area of the city but definitely safer than Hyde Park in my experience.

Also Edgewater or Andersonville maybe?

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