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Ottawa, IL vs McHenry, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in McHenry has been positive.
- McHenry has 1.7% more unemployment than Ottawa.
- McHenry job growth has increased by 3.0% in the past 10 years.
 Ottawa, ILMcHenry, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth20.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-12.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 15 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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Reviews for Mchenry    5 Reviews

I was transferred to Northern Illinois and I made the disastrous decision to put down roots in McHenry County, IL. As noted above, property taxes are the highest in all  More

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I've Lived in McHenry for over 23yrs and it is still not that bad of a place to live at. However, Crime has been on the rise, heroin and coke are a real problem in  More

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being a veteran of McHenry for over 20yrs. McHenry is a alright place to be, but heroin and coke are major problems there...crime is on the rise, doesn't seem to show a  More

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