2025 Compare Cities Housing:
Park Forest, IL vs Lincoln Park, MI

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- The median age of a home in Park Forest is 6.3% younger than the median age of a home in Lincoln Park.
 Park Forest, ILLincoln Park, MIUnited States
 Median Home Age63  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$129,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock49.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.66.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$20.0$11.0
 Homes Owned52.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented38.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Park Forest, ILLincoln Park, MIUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,260$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,190  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$810$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,470  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,280$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,220  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Park Forest, ILLincoln Park, MIUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Park Forest, ILLincoln Park, MIUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,99912.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock10.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99916.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock18.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99925.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock6.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9992.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock0.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Park Forest, ILLincoln Park, MIUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock1.4%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock1.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19894.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock6.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19695.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock41.7%10.0%
 1940 to 194911.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock12.2%12.2%
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 Lincoln Park    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Moved to Lincoln Park in early '50s when it was growing, friendly and clean. Want to move but home values are so bad the house isn't worth enough to relocate. No more  More

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Over 15 years ago

Born and raised in Lincoln Park, MI. Don't bother to move here if you are building a career or looking for work. Economy is very bad and don't for see it getting any  More

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Lincoln Park has many amazing homes. The south end of the city consists mainly of brick colonials, bungalows, and ranches built between the 1920's and 1950's. The area  More

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