2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bainbridge Island, WA vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Lake Forest, is 34% more than it is in Bainbridge Island and is 64% above the National Average.
- Bainbridge Island unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Lake Forest unemployment rate is 6.4%.
 Bainbridge Island, WALake Forest, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%6.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.5%32.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%7.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$78,542$99,558$37,638
 Household Income$145,475$194,267$69,021
 Family Median Income$171,236$224,450$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bainbridge Island, WALake Forest, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.3%2.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.6%1.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.2%2.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.4%3.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.2%2.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.1%5.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.8%4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%6.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.5%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.6%11.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K33.1%48.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bainbridge Island, WALake Forest, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.3%31.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science15.0%8.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%1.1%1.8%
 Legal4.3%9.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%7.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.9%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%6.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.0%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%0.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%2.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%1.6%3.6%
 Personal care1.7%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.9%21.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.4%0.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving1.7%4.0%13.1%
Reviews for Bainbridge Island    2 Reviews

Summers here are gorgeous; 80 and sunny, cool overnight. Winter is mild, but wet wet wet...moss grows everywhere. It still beats a Chicago winter, but you better not  More

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Unless you're just a tourist who wants to dink around the quaint little town of Winslow, you're going to need a car. Or a bike. But you certainly can't rely on the  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

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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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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Over 14 years ago

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

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