2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Oak Park, IL vs Arlington, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Arlington, is 31% more than it is in Oak Park and is 46% above the National Average.
- Oak Park unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Arlington unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Oak Park, ILArlington, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.3%4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.5%39.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$60,973$77,535$37,638
 Household Income$98,081$128,145$69,021
 Family Median Income$147,715$171,820$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Oak Park, ILArlington, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.6%4.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%1.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.1%3.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.0%3.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.9%3.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%4.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%11.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.9%19.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.6%14.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K21.4%26.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Oak Park, ILArlington, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.8%33.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.5%16.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.4%1.4%1.8%
 Legal4.6%6.2%1.2%
 Education, library11.2%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.7%4.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%3.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.3%0.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.4%3.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%1.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.3%12.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.7%3.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.9%3.2%13.1%
Reviews for Oak Park    7 Reviews

We've lived in Oak Park for 25 years, raising our two children here. Now, looking ahead a few years, the Cost of Living (127), is a major factor in searching for  More

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I have grew up in the Oak Park area and have lived in other cities in the country. Oak Park is located outside of the city of Chicago. Though located reasonably  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you don't know any better you might think Oak Park is perfect. However, if you are like me and have other places as a comparison, you know better. I will say that  More

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Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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