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Park Forest, IL vs Oak Lawn, IL

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- The median age of a home in Park Forest is 14.3% older than the median age of a home in Oak Lawn.
 Park Forest, ILOak Lawn, ILUnited States
 Median Home Age63  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$234,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock41.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.66.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$25.8$11.0
 Homes Owned52.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock6.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented38.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Park Forest, ILOak Lawn, ILUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,700$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,190  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,180$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,470  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,720$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,220  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Park Forest, ILOak Lawn, ILUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Park Forest, ILOak Lawn, ILUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,99912.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99916.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock4.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99925.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock17.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9992.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock17.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Park Forest, ILOak Lawn, ILUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.7%13.6%
 1980 to 19894.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock21.2%14.8%
 1960 to 19695.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock22.2%10.0%
 1940 to 194911.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock3.1%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 Oak Lawn    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Have lived in Oak Lawn most of my life, and its right on the perimeter of Chicago. Actually living in Oak Lawn is basically like living in Chicago but with a smaller  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life. Its a nice town central to shopping, dining, and the metra train. Its only about a 30 minute drive to down-town Chicago (not  More

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