2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Forest Park, IL vs Cincinnati, OH

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- Household income in Cincinnati, is 38% less than it is in Forest Park and is 53% below the National Average.
- Forest Park unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Cincinnati unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Forest Park, ILCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,658  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,235$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,722  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Forest Park, ILCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Forest Park, ILCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.4%13.1%
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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Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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