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Ridgewood, NJ vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lake Forest has been positive.
- Lake Forest has 0.9% more unemployment than Ridgewood.
- Lake Forest job growth has increased by 0.9% in the past 10 years.
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 Ridgewood, NJLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.5%6.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.9%32.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.2%-7.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%-5.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.1%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.4%0.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews
Gerard · Ridgewood, NJ
Ridgewood
Over 15 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Steve · Ridgewood, NJ
Close to NYC
Over 15 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Brenda · Ridgewood, NJ
quality of life
Over 17 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews
SD · Lake Forest, IL
Nice place to raise a family
Over 6 years ago

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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John  · Detroit, MI
One of the most snotty, rude places I ever stayed
Over 9 years ago

Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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cindy · Lake Forest, IL
climate
Over 14 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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07450
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60045
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