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Creve Coeur is a small town of 4,621 people in Tazewell County, Illinois. It's about 8 miles from Peoria, IL and 130 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $883 a month.
4,621people
$86kTypical home
$883/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
25"Snow
231Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,621
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,092 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Chicago, IL
- 8 mi to Peoria, IL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$539/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,276 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 14% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PIA airport
- 125 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 238 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tazewell County: R+27 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk