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Crown Point, IN vs Oak Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Oak Forest has been positive.
- Oak Forest has 1.4% less unemployment than Crown Point.
- Oak Forest job growth has increased by 5.8% in the past 10 years.
 Crown Point, INOak Forest, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-10.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Crown Point    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Lived there for ten years and it's too saturated with crime because it's located so close to Gary IN. People are unfriendly and there's the "good ol' boy mentality  More

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Good Schools bad Health Care  More

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Over 12 years ago

Like all of northwest Indiana, the weather in Crown Point is affected by Lake Michigan. When July and August temps reach into the upper 90s a few miles south of here,  More

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Reviews for Oak Forest    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

We moved here originally from Chicago to find good schools. We have not been disappointed. The housing is less expensive than the surrounding areas but the schools are  More

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