A town of 5,900. A deep archive of photos, postcards and papers.
The thing Chillicothe does most differently from other towns.
Where Chillicothe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
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Ordered by what stands out in Chillicothe. Another town gets a different order.
The median sale price was $205,000 in May 2026.
Most working residents leave Chillicothe for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Peoria (32%), Mossville (4%) and East Peoria (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Chillicothe has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
Chillicothe beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | Chillicothe | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.4% | 10.3% |
Chillicothe reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 56% report less.
1.4 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moffitt Nature Park | 0.6 mi | 23 |
| 2. Santa Fe Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| 3. Chilicothe Bottoms | — | 69 |
24 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
City in Illinois, United States
Chillicothe () is a town on the Illinois River in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Chillicothe had a population of 6,128. Chillicothe is just north of the city of Peoria and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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