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Park Ridge, IL vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Elgin has been positive.
- Elgin has 4.8% less unemployment than Park Ridge.
- Elgin job growth has increased by 0.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Park Ridge, ILElgin, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%9.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.4%28.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.4%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.9%-8.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.4%-7.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%-0.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Park Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Park Ridge is a friendly community with lots of events especially in the warm weather  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hemmingway complained that Oak Park was a city of broad lawns and narrow minds. He wouldn't have been so hard on Oak Park if he'd ever been to Park  More

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Good access to public transportation-2 train stations,nearby train to Chicago loop,close to O'Hare Field all plus. Older town layout with horse/buggy roads now main  More

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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ZIPS IN PARK RIDGE, ILLINOIS
60068
ZIPS IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS
60120

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