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Portage, MI vs Mount Prospect, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Mount Prospect has been positive.
- Mount Prospect has 0.3% more unemployment than Portage.
- Mount Prospect job growth has increased by 4.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Portage, MIMount Prospect, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.7%5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.3%26.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-8.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-0.8%-9.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.2%-4.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 19 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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Reviews for Mount Prospect    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Because of powerful teachers unions, taxes are always rising and becoming unaffordable.   More

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Over 13 years ago

The PACE bus system is okay here if you want to go to the CTA L station,but getting around to different suburbs is a real  More

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Over 15 years ago

Although Mt. Prospect is incredibly diverse, housing is very expensive and the area doesn't have much charm. There are strip malls and a lot of traffic. The library is  More

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ZIPS IN PORTAGE, MICHIGAN
49024 49002
ZIPS IN MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
60056

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