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Rockford, IL vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Oak Park has been positive.
- Oak Park has 4.8% more unemployment than Rockford.
- Oak Park job growth has increased by 2.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Rockford, ILOak Park, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.1%5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.9%26.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%-8.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%-7.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%-2.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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Reviews for Oak Park    7 Reviews

We've lived in Oak Park for 25 years, raising our two children here. Now, looking ahead a few years, the Cost of Living (127), is a major factor in searching for  More

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I have grew up in the Oak Park area and have lived in other cities in the country. Oak Park is located outside of the city of Chicago. Though located reasonably  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you don't know any better you might think Oak Park is perfect. However, if you are like me and have other places as a comparison, you know better. I will say that  More

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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
ZIPS IN OAK PARK, ILLINOIS
60302 60304 60301

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