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Elmhurst, IL vs DeKalb, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in DeKalb has been positive.
- DeKalb has 2.6% less unemployment than Elmhurst.
- DeKalb job growth has increased by 5.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Elmhurst, ILDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.4%7.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.7%30.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.5%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.4%-7.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%-7.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.6%-5.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Elmhurst    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

We feel pretty safe in our community. The police are nice and helpful. I do not feel the crime rate is  More

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Over 14 years ago

Elmhurst is a FANTASTIC town to live in. My husband and I both grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and have lived in Elmhurst for the past 5 years. We feel incredibly safe  More

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We've lived here for 25 years - Elmhurst, IL. By luck in 1983, we moved here. Young newlyweds, we really weren't too well versed in sizing up a community to buy a  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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