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Oak Park, IL vs Grosse Pointe Park, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Grosse Pointe Park, is 26% more than it is in Oak Park and is 44% above the National Average.
- Oak Park unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Grosse Pointe Park unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Oak Park, ILGrosse Pointe Park, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$60,973  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$123,859$69,021
 Family Median Income$147,715  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Oak Park, ILGrosse Pointe Park, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock26.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Oak Park, ILGrosse Pointe Park, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock5.0%1.2%
 Education, library11.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.2%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 15 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 Grosse Pointe Park    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

love being on the water in  More

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Grosse Pointe Park is an upscale suburb of Detroit just 10 minutes from downtown. The people are very friendly and watch out for each other, yet are not intrusive. We  More

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Over 18 years ago

We keep the rif-raf  More

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