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Mount Prospect, IL vs Oak Lawn, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Oak Lawn has been positive.
- Oak Lawn has 2.6% less unemployment than Mount Prospect.
- Oak Lawn job growth has increased by 5.9% in the past 10 years.
 Mount Prospect, ILOak Lawn, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-10.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Mount Prospect    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Because of powerful teachers unions, taxes are always rising and becoming unaffordable.   More

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Over 14 years ago

The PACE bus system is okay here if you want to go to the CTA L station,but getting around to different suburbs is a real  More

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Over 16 years ago

Although Mt. Prospect is incredibly diverse, housing is very expensive and the area doesn't have much charm. There are strip malls and a lot of traffic. The library is  More

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Reviews for Oak Lawn    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Have lived in Oak Lawn most of my life, and its right on the perimeter of Chicago. Actually living in Oak Lawn is basically like living in Chicago but with a smaller  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life. Its a nice town central to shopping, dining, and the metra train. Its only about a 30 minute drive to down-town Chicago (not  More

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