2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Evanston, IL vs Forest Park, IL

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Forest Park is 1.5% longer than it is for residents of Evanston.
- 25.8% fewer residents of Forest Park work from home compared to residents of Evanston.
 Evanston, ILForest Park, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3227
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 Commute Mode
 Evanston, ILForest Park, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)44.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.6%8.6%
 Mass Transit17.1%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk9.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock14.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Evanston, ILForest Park, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock5.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.14.4%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock6.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.10.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.11.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock7.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock13.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.11.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.5%2.9%
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 Forest Park    2 Reviews

Lived here in Forest Park since 2017, and I can safely say it’s getting worse. As a matter of fact, just 2 days ago while moving my stuff out of my old apartment, a  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Forest Park twice and love it. Convenience to Eisenhower and downtown or West Suburbs as I worked in Hillside. I was single male in late 20's with  More

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