Rankings · How Peoria ranks in IL
Peoria ranks #64 in Illinois for conserved land
Peoria is ranked on 37 lists against the 862 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Lists ranked on
37
of IL’s 862 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #64 most conserved land
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 12% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Peoria does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Peoria marked.
At a glance
Peoria lands in the top half on 11 of 23 lists
Each dot is Peoria’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Peoria does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#103/862 People
Most educated#265/862 Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#287/861Lowest property tax#357/860Cheapest rent#368/840Rent easiest to afford#190/297 HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#337/861Lowest depression#388/861Fewest uninsured#507/861Fewest smokers#547/861Most active#582/861Healthiest#604/861Closest to a top hospital#788/862 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#284/431 SafetySafety →
Safest#320/321 What kind of place
Younger than 88% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Peoria’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Younger than 88% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
35.5 median age
More kids than 73% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.4% of residents are under 18
Longer growing season than 69% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
189 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 66% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.5% of homes are seasonal
Fewer seniors than 63% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16.8% of residents are 65+
Hotter summers than 63% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.2° July high
Steadier prices than 57% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+46.2% in home prices, 5 years
Drier than 54% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Colder winters than 53% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.5° January low
Less snow than 52% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
26 in of snow a year
Next door
Peoria out-ranks 4 of its 10 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Peoria City TownshipRichwoods TownshipPeoria HeightsWest PeoriaMedina TownshipKickapoo TownshipFondulac TownshipLimestone TownshipSpring Bay TownshipCreve CoeurPeoria
Peoria leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Peoria7–14Peoria Heights
Peoria Heights’s best: #32 most conserved land
Peoria13–6Fondulac Township
Fondulac Township’s best: #138 highest graduation rate
Peoria6–12Richwoods Township
Richwoods Township’s best: #33 most conserved land
Peoria14–4West Peoria
West Peoria’s best: #48 shortest commute
Peoria6–12Kickapoo Township
Kickapoo Township’s best: #29 fastest growing
Peoria8–10Limestone Township
Limestone Township’s best: #14 rent easiest to afford
Peoria6–11Peoria City Township
Peoria City Township’s best: #56 most conserved land
Peoria7–10Medina Township
Medina Township’s best: #12 best schools
Peoria10–7Spring Bay Township
Spring Bay Township’s best: #18 highest graduation rate
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