Population
Oak Lawn
57,098
Oak Forest
26,888
Median Income
Oak Lawn
$82,493
Oak Forest
$87,941
Home Value
Oak Lawn
$267,900
Oak Forest
$247,800
Rent
Oak Lawn
$1,310
Oak Forest
$1,287
Crime Rate
Oak Lawn
1.80
Oak Forest
0.89
Cost of Living
Oak Lawn
133.6
Oak Forest
135.6
Avg Temp
Oak Lawn
N/A
Oak Forest
N/A
Unemployment
Oak Lawn
5.1%
Oak Forest
5.2%
How Similar Are Oak Lawn & Oak Forest?
Oak Forest is Oak Lawn's #4 most similar city
7 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Oak Lawn
57,098
Oak Forest
26,888
Oak Lawn (57,098) is about 2.1x larger than Oak Forest (26,888).
Violent Crime
Oak Lawn
1.80
Oak Forest
0.89
Oak Lawn's violent crime is significantly higher than Oak Forest's — 51% difference.
Property Crime
Oak Lawn
17.27
Oak Forest
4.38
Oak Lawn's property crime is significantly higher than Oak Forest's — 75% difference.
Political Leaning
Oak Lawn
28.4%
Oak Forest
28.4%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Oak Lawn
5.1%
Oak Forest
5.2%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 3% difference.
Median Income
Oak Lawn
$82,493
Oak Forest
$87,941
Both cities have similar median income — just a 6% difference.
Home Values
Oak Lawn
$267,900
Oak Forest
$247,800
Both cities have similar home values — just a 8% difference.
Education
Oak Lawn
21.3%
Oak Forest
21.4%
Both cities have similar education — just a 0% difference.
Demographics
Oak Lawn
72.0%
Oak Forest
68.8%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 4% difference.
Cost of Living
Oak Lawn
133.6
Oak Forest
135.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
7 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Oak Lawn and Oak Forest are remarkably similar cities.
At a Glance
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Oak Forest
Oak Forest leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Oak Lawn leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDOak Lawn scores 113.1 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 117.2 in Oak Forest. Oak Lawn scores 110.4 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 113.8 in Oak Forest. Oak Lawn scores 126.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 129.7 in Oak Forest.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOak Forest has a vacancy rate of 3.5% compared to 5.9% in Oak Lawn. Oak Lawn has a median home value of $267,900 vs $247,800 in Oak Forest (8% higher). Oak Lawn has a median property tax of $6,101 vs $6,496 in Oak Forest (6% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Oak Forest leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOak Lawn: 28,502 vs Oak Forest: 15,130 for labor force. Oak Forest has a poverty rate of 5.5% compared to 9.2% in Oak Lawn. Oak Forest has a median household income of $87,941 vs $82,493 in Oak Lawn (6% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Oak Forest leads
Source: FBI UCROak Forest has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 2.71 compared to 11.56 in Oak Lawn. Oak Forest has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 4.38 compared to 17.27 in Oak Lawn. Oak Forest has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.28 compared to 3.44 in Oak Lawn.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Oak Lawn leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauPublic Schools
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOak Lawn has a population of 57,098, about 2.1x the size of Oak Forest (26,888).
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Oak Lawn
Oak Forest
Healthcare — Oak Forest leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareOak Forest: 2.2 vs Oak Lawn: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOak Lawn has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.2% in Oak Forest. Oak Forest has a public transit of 6.4% compared to 4.1% in Oak Lawn. Oak Lawn has a work from home of 10.0% compared to 9.6% in Oak Forest.
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