Living in Park Forest Village

In Park Forest Village, unemployment is 2% (2024).

Park Forest Village's population was 8,831 at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 1.95% at the end of 2024. Park Forest Village had a foreign population of 1,654 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population8,831people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,353EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,230EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate1.95%country median 4.6% — 57% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.13µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 93% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Park Forest Village?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,417 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)⁴Official
Median monthly rent	1,230 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records³Official

Is Park Forest Village a good place to live?

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Remote worker35%strong on work, weak on safety · range 25–45%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–72%

Student36%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 25–47%

Family64%strong on family, weak on safety · range 53–75%

Retirement34%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 21–47%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

18.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,654 of 8,831 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Park Forest Village is 2.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Park Forest Village 2.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,353 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	1.95 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Park Forest Village?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,142of €2,641 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,641
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,417
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,142

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Park Forest Village. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Park Forest Village. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	279.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Park Forest Village when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Park Forest Village's nearest airport was SCE, 7 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	7 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SCE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Park Forest Village. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Park Forest Village.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 6.1 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperature moved from −2.7°C in January to 22.3°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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15°4°

21°10°

25°15°

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26°16°

22°12°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.1WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Park Forest Village is 6.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Park Forest Village 6.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.06 · Feb 2.67 · Mar 7.56 · Apr 15.11 · May 20.78 · Jun 25 · Jul 27.28 · Aug 26.28 · Sep 22.39 · Oct 15.94 · Nov 9.33 · Dec 3.56 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.39 · Feb -5.83 · Mar -2.06 · Apr 4.11 · May 10.17 · Jun 15.17 · Jul 17.39 · Aug 16.44 · Sep 12.28 · Oct 6.11 · Nov 0.833 · Dec -3.33 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.67 · Feb -1.61 · Mar 2.78 · Apr 9.61 · May 15.44 · Jun 20.06 · Jul 22.33 · Aug 21.33 · Sep 17.33 · Oct 11.06 · Nov 5.11 · Dec 0.111 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 74.17 · Feb 62.48 · Mar 85.85 · Apr 89.15 · May 92.46 · Jun 103.9 · Jul 96.27 · Aug 105.7 · Sep 100.3 · Oct 87.88 · Nov 75.95 · Dec 80.77 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	24 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.05 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Akron ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Park Forest Village covered an area of 6.5 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Park Forest Village stood at 1,336 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport81.3%
Foreign residents18.7%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	6.46 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	19.18 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,654 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	1,336 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	8,831 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Park Forest Village

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Bellefonte as a Park Forest Village alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 0.7% Bellefonte vs 2.0% Park Forest Village−64%
Foreign residents: 3.1% Bellefonte vs 19.2% Park Forest Village−84%
Median gross pay, city: €3,076 Bellefonte vs €3,353 Park Forest Villageno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 6.1 µg/m³ Bellefonte vs 6.1 µg/m³ Park Forest Villagesame level

Full comparison More about Bellefonte

North Bethesda as a Park Forest Village alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 207 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 8,831 Park Forest Village+467%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,353 Park Forest Village+83%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 2.0% Park Forest Village+86%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 19.2% Park Forest Village+78%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 6.1 µg/m³ Park Forest Village−4%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Park Forest Village

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

State College 4.6 km away

Rent: 1,176 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 543.3 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Bellefonte 17.3 km away

Rent: 900.8 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,076 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Park Forest Village?

The unemployment rate is 1.95 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Park Forest Village?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.13 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Park Forest Village?

The published population is 8,831 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Park Forest Village?

1,654 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Park Forest Village a good place to live?

Park Forest Village may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Park Forest Village?

State College, Bellefonte are near Park Forest Village. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Park Forest Village, United States: population, rent, salary},
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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-11
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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