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Palatine, IL vs Lombard, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lombard has been positive.
- Lombard has 0.4% more unemployment than Palatine.
- Lombard job growth has increased by 1.1% in the past 10 years.
 Palatine, ILLombard, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.3%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-6.3%-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 Lombard    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Lombard for 19 years before moving out of state in 2020. My primary issue with Illinois, not Lombard per so, is the real estate tax rate. I retired and  More

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Lombard is a good, solid suburban-Chicago town. Mid-west values, limited crime with sound school system. Neighboring Glen Ellyn is more affluent with matching property  More

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Very low crime rate. Love  More

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