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Park Forest, IL vs Aurora, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Aurora has been positive.
- Aurora has 5.4% more unemployment than Park Forest.
- Aurora job growth has increased by 3.1% in the past 10 years.
 Park Forest, ILAurora, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-8.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Park Forest    4 Reviews

I'm happy to share that it IS coming back. I'm very thankful we found this community. Our family (husband, wife, 1 young child) recently bought our a little house here  More

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Park Forest is beautiful, but it's going down. You can see tons of green, an excellent library, but also plenty of vacant buildings. In its hay day, it must have been  More

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Over 12 years ago

No disrespect to the remaining officials and friends from my upbringing; but, leave town. I read how Park forest continues to fight off urban decay. It's simply a  More

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Reviews for Aurora    18 Reviews

What a joke this city is. My friend's husband was shot in the head in this village (along with 4 others murdered). Their response was sub-par to say the least. Their  More

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Over 9 years ago

Seeking to relocate out of Aurora,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Winters too long,cold and snowy, i dread it more every year! Will retire out of here in a few  More

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