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Alsip, IL vs Ottawa, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Ottawa has been positive.
- Ottawa has 1.1% more unemployment than Alsip.
- Ottawa job growth has increased by 12.1% in the past 10 years.
 Alsip, ILOttawa, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-10.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Alsip    2 Reviews

i live in alsip,il. i have lived here 25yrs. one of the best things about alsip is that the housing prices are reasonable compared to other comparable cities that are  More

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Over 20 years ago

I've always preferred the south suburbs compared to ever living in the dirty city of Chicago. Alsip has great apartments and great condos, but most of the residents are  More

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Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 16 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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