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East Peoria is a small city of 22,324 people in Tazewell County, Illinois. It's about 7 miles from Peoria, IL and 126 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $886 a month.
22,324people
$164kTypical home
$886/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
25"Snow
231Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,324
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,079 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Chicago, IL
- 7 mi to Peoria, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,031/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (287 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,602 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PIA airport
- 121 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 667 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 228 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 52 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
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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