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Peoria Heights is a big small town of 5,825 people in Peoria County, Illinois. It's part of the Peoria, IL area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $913 a month.
5,825people
$118kTypical home
$913/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
24"Snow
231Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,825
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,337 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Chicago, IL
- In the Peoria, IL area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" 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
- High violent crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,767 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 20% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PIA airport
- 119 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 781 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 232 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
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Peoria County: D+5 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk