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Raleigh, NC vs Villa Park, IL

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- Household income in Villa Park, is 17% more than it is in Raleigh and is 19% above the National Average.
- Raleigh unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Villa Park unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Raleigh, NCVilla Park, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,632  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$85,173$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,393  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Raleigh, NCVilla Park, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Raleigh, NCVilla Park, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.3%13.1%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Villa Park    2 Reviews

Villa Park is a great location in proximity to O’Hare international Airport to the North, the city proper of Chicago to the East, The area of Palos of great hiking and  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have one child that has been in school here K-5 and she has had excellant teachers. Another child is in her first year of grade 8. For that I can say the education is  More

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