2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Oak Park, IL vs Park Ridge, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Park Ridge has been positive.
- Park Ridge has 0.2% more unemployment than Oak Park.
- Park Ridge job growth has increased by 4.5% in the past 10 years.
 Oak Park, ILPark Ridge, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.3%5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.5%27.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.4%-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.4%-9.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.3%-9.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%-4.5%6.3%
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 Park Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Park Ridge is a friendly community with lots of events especially in the warm weather  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hemmingway complained that Oak Park was a city of broad lawns and narrow minds. He wouldn't have been so hard on Oak Park if he'd ever been to Park  More

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Good access to public transportation-2 train stations,nearby train to Chicago loop,close to O'Hare Field all plus. Older town layout with horse/buggy roads now main  More

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