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Lake Forest, IL vs Bloomfield Hills, MI

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- Household income in Bloomfield Hills, is 3% less than it is in Lake Forest and is 63% above the National Average.
- Lake Forest unemployment rate is 6.4%.
- Bloomfield Hills unemployment rate is 3.5%.
 Lake Forest, ILBloomfield Hills, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$99,558  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$188,828$69,021
 Family Median Income$224,450  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Forest, ILBloomfield Hills, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock0.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock2.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock46.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Forest, ILBloomfield Hills, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance31.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock7.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.4%13.1%
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 15 years ago

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

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Reviews for Bloomfield Hills    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Very beautiful city with a lot of nice people. Lot of posh homes and estates. However, people are nice and down to  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am currently still growing up here in Bloomfield Hills. The schools are good but you will find very snobby and arrogant people trying to fit in becuase this is a very  More

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Over 19 years ago

You have to be super rich to afford a house in Bloomfield Hills, MI I attended private school in Bloomfield Hills and it cost more than  More

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