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Rockford, IL vs Lombard, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lombard has been positive.
- Lombard has 4.8% more unemployment than Rockford.
- Lombard job growth has increased by 1.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Rockford, ILLombard, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.1%5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.9%28.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-9.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%-7.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%-6.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%-1.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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Reviews for Lombard    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I lived in Lombard for 19 years before moving out of state in 2020. My primary issue with Illinois, not Lombard per so, is the real estate tax rate. I retired and  More

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Lombard is a good, solid suburban-Chicago town. Mid-west values, limited crime with sound school system. Neighboring Glen Ellyn is more affluent with matching property  More

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Very low crime rate. Love  More

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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
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