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Evanston, IL vs Downers Grove, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Downers Grove has been positive.
- Downers Grove has 1.1% more unemployment than Evanston.
- Downers Grove job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.
 Evanston, ILDowners Grove, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-8.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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Reviews for Downers Grove    5 Reviews

Hi I have been living in Downers Grove since 1988. I used to work in Bank and couple other had been served couple other firms in managerial level. I found the best Tax  More

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Over 13 years ago

Quiet fmily neighborhoods with good  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of the safest places to live in the  More

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