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River Forest, IL vs Buffalo Grove, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Buffalo Grove has been positive.
- Buffalo Grove has 4.2% more unemployment than River Forest.
- Buffalo Grove job growth has increased by 2.4% in the past 10 years.
 River Forest, ILBuffalo Grove, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for River Forest    5 Reviews

River Forest as a whole is an old suburb outside of Chicago, very quiet and upscale. River Forest neighbors Oak Park, which does have much more to offer in terms of  More

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River Forest as a whole is an old suburb outside of Chicago, very quiet and upscale. River Forest neighbors Oak Park, which does have much more to offer in terms of  More

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River Forest as a whole is an old suburb outside of Chicago, very quiet and upscale. River Forest neighbors Oak Park, which does have much more to offer in terms of  More

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Reviews for Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

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