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Palatine, IL vs Glen Ellyn, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Glen Ellyn has been positive.
- Glen Ellyn has 0.7% more unemployment than Palatine.
- Glen Ellyn job growth has increased by 1.8% in the past 10 years.
 Palatine, ILGlen Ellyn, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-9.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Palatine    7 Reviews

No town is perfect. One flaw in Palatine are that it lacks enough updated, healthier food restaurants. A more serious flaw is that the elementary district does not  More

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Over 15 years ago

The correct total Sales Tax Rate for Palatine, Cook County, IL is 9.5%, not  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palatine is a great community for raising a family. Good schools and extremely low crime rate just add to that point. Minutes to Schaumburg and all the shopping and  More

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Reviews for Glen Ellyn    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

My husband and I moved to Glen Ellyn from Chicago in 1993 when our first child was born. One thing you should know about GE is that it is spread out and there is an "in  More

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My husband and I are life long residents of the Chicago area and have lived in Glen Ellyn since 1998. It is a comfortable, walkable, old fashion neighborhood where you  More

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