IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Peru, IL
Peru is a big small town of 9,775 people in LaSalle County, Illinois. It's about 49 miles from Peoria, IL and 82 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $921 a month.
9,775people
$154kTypical home
$921/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
28"Snow
230Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
Is Peru right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,775
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 948 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Chicago, IL
- 49 mi to Peoria, IL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$973/mo)
- Median rent $921/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,702 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to PIA airport
- 77 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 646 ft
- 656 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle County: R+19 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk