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West Peoria is a small town of 4,238 people in Peoria County, Illinois. It's about 4 miles from Peoria, IL and 128 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,238people
$94kTypical home
$1,199/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
26"Snow
231Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,238
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,009 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Chicago, IL
- 4 mi to Peoria, IL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$592/mo)
- Median rent $1,199/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" 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
- High violent crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,767 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PIA airport
- 124 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 597 ft
- 672 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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