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Princeville is a small town of 1,837 people in Peoria County, Illinois. It's about 15 miles from Peoria, IL and 124 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $931 a month.
1,837people
$168kTypical home
$931/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
20"Snow
231Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,837
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,084 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Chicago, IL
- 15 mi to Peoria, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,060/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 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 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PIA airport
- 119 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 742 ft
- 681 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 198 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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