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Rockford, IL vs Park Ridge, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Park Ridge has been positive.
- Park Ridge has 5.0% more unemployment than Rockford.
- Park Ridge job growth has increased by 4.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Rockford, ILPark Ridge, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.1%5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.9%27.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-9.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%-9.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%-9.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%-4.5%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 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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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
ZIPS IN PARK RIDGE, ILLINOIS
60068

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