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Palos Hills, IL vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Oak Park, is 35% more than it is in Palos Hills and is 30% above the National Average.
- Palos Hills unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Oak Park unemployment rate is 5.3%.

Economy
 Palos Hills, ILOak Park, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.4%5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.8%26.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%10.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,985$60,973$37,638
 Household Income$72,570$98,081$69,021
 Family Median Income$86,875$147,715$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Palos Hills, ILOak Park, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.0%8.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%1.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.0%4.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.4%5.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.3%4.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%5.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%12.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.7%15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.5%11.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.4%21.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Palos Hills, ILOak Park, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.8%25.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.1%10.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%3.4%1.8%
 Legal0.3%4.6%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%11.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%4.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%9.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.4%1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%2.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%1.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.7%15.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%1.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.3%4.9%13.1%

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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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60302 60304 60301

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