The story of this market
The typical home in Peoria County, Illinois sells for about $164,950, or $105 per square foot.
Prices are up +16.57% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 40 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 67% since 2000. Last year 32 of 41 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is cold wave, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,212 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,212 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+5.5%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+10.5%). Worst: 2011 (-2%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+5.4%
IL · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,557
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+5.5%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 41 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
63
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $84,658,778.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
81.7%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6083 | 3808 | 81.7% | 11.3% | $115,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Peoria County, Illinois
Peoria County's housing market demonstrates sustained value stability characterized by low median purchase prices and brisk turnover for move-in ready homes. Despite broader interest rate headwinds, demand driven by healthcare and manufacturing employment maintains steady sales volumes and low days on market.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 0.9% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 23 days on market with 0.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
3% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 22.37% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.8% · poverty 15.6% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 22 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Peoria County, Illinois — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.1%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Oct 7, 2026.
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| 61517 | Brimfield | $147,911 | $109 | +2% | 22 | — | — | — | 572 | $957 | researched Sep 24 |
| 61523 | Chillicothe | $249,900 | $151 | +2% | 36 | 97.5% | — | 1.3 | 572 | $917 | researched Sep 24 |
| 61525 | Dunlap | $485,000 | $164 | +2.7% | 40 | 98.5% | 15% | 6.6 | 80 | $1,240 | researched Sep 24 |
| 61528 | Edwards | $147,911 | $109 | +2% | 22 | 98.5% | 17% | 1.1 | 533 | $1,144 | researched Sep 24 |
| 61529 | Elmwood | $182,500 | $109 | +4.3% | 35 | 99.6% | 17% | 1.1 | 533 | $753 | researched Sep 24 |
| 61533 | Glasford | $148,000 | $109 | +2% | 22 | — | — | — | 445 | $817 | researched Sep 24 |
| 61536 | Hanna City | $142,500 | $107 | +8.9% | 6 | 99.1% | 23.9% | 3.2 | 572 | $1,174 | researched Sep 24 |
| 61539 | Kingston Mines | $150,000 | $94 | +11.1% | 27 | 97.5% | 30.7% | 3 | 572 | $838 | researched Sep 24 |
| 61547 | Mapleton | $182,500 | $109 | +4.3% | 35 | 99.6% | 17% | 1.1 | 533 | $571 | researched Sep 24 |
| 61559 | Princeville | $148,000 | $109 | +2% | 22 | — | — | — | 572 | $931 | researched Sep 24 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Peoria County displays a noticeable contrast in crime patterns between the urban center of Peoria and outer suburban or rural communities. The city proper records property and violent crime rates higher than state benchmarks, whereas surrounding communities such as Dunlap, Chillicothe, and Bartonville report significantly lower crime rates.
School performance varies across the county, anchored by the highly rated Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 serving the north and northwest suburbs. Peoria Public Schools District 150 serves the urban core with magnet and specialized programs alongside broad performance challenges.
The primary natural hazard exposure centers on the Illinois River corridor and tributaries, where localized riverine and overland flooding occurs during heavy spring melt and rain events. Wildfire risk is negligible, while convective wind and severe thunderstorm risks align with typical Midwestern patterns.
Economic and development activity is centered on healthcare systems OSF HealthCare and UnityPoint Health, advanced manufacturing, and logistics. Infrastructure improvements along Route 6 and riverfront redevelopments support steady commercial and residential revitalization.
Peoria County levies property taxes based on a statutory assessed value equal to 33.33% of fair market value. Multiple taxing bodies, including municipal, school, fire, and township districts, create effective tax rates generally ranging from 2.0% to 2.8% of market value.
Drive times throughout Peoria County are modest, with most commutes to major employment nodes like OSF Saint Francis or downtown Peoria taking 15 to 25 minutes via I-74, I-474, and Route 6.
Peoria County offers extensive recreational amenities including the Peoria Park District system, Grand View Drive, Wildlife Prairie Park, Robinson Park, and boating on the Illinois River. The county also features public golf facilities and the Rock Island State Trail.
Residential permitting activity remains steady but moderate, focused primarily on single-family suburban infill in northern townships such as Medina and Radnor, alongside targeted urban multi-family restoration.
The rental market remains balanced with steady demand for entry-tier and workforce units near medical campuses and universities. Rent growth has tracked low single digits with low vacancy in turnkey multi-family assets.
Peoria County's economy is anchored by healthcare, specialized manufacturing, logistics, and higher education. OSF HealthCare, UnityPoint Health, and legacy manufacturing ecosystems serve as dominant regional employment drivers.
Interstate 74 and Interstate 474 provide east-west connectivity through the county, with Illinois Route 6 facilitating north-south transit. CityLink operates countywide fixed-route transit in the urban cluster, and the Peoria International Airport provides commercial air travel.
County comprehensive planning emphasizes agricultural conservation, northern suburban managed growth, and targeted brownfield revitalization in the Peoria urban core.
The Peoria County Supervisor of Assessments oversees township assessment rolls, assessing real property at 33.33% of fair cash value using quadrennial reassessment cycles and county equalization factors.
Parcels are subject to overlapping special districts including Illinois Central College (District 514), Greater Peoria Mass Transit District, airport authorities, park districts, sanitary districts, and township road districts.
Property insurance is generally stable and in line with Midwestern averages, with elevated premiums primarily restricted to FEMA special flood hazard areas near the Illinois River and kickapoo creek watersheds.
Illinois exhibits modest statewide net domestic outmigration, though Peoria County's core healthcare systems continually attract specialized medical talent and regional workforce relocations.
Illinois is a judicial foreclosure state where proceedings must go through circuit courts, typically requiring 7 to 12 months with statutory redemption and reinstatement protections for mortgagors.
Illinois law mandates the Residential Real Property Disclosure Report, requiring sellers of residential real estate to disclose known material defects concerning structural, mechanical, environmental, and plumbing systems.
- The Putt Club East Peoria4.310.4 mi
- Elevate Trampoline Park4.59.4 mi
- Elevate Trampoline Park4.610.7 mi
- Kartville4.27 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese3.97.6 mi
- Peoria Civic Center4.29.7 mi
- Peoria Zoo4.310.6 mi
- Caterpillar Visitors Center4.79.9 mi
- Five Points Washington4.518.5 mi
- Kenny's Westside Pub4.59.8 mi
- Wildlife Prairie Park4.52.1 mi
- Peoria Zoo4.310.6 mi
- Peoria Riverfront Museum4.59.9 mi
- AMC Grand Prairie 184.26.9 mi
- Caterpillar Visitors Center4.79.9 mi
- Peoria Riverfront Museum4.59.9 mi
- Caterpillar Visitors Center4.79.9 mi
- The Peoria PlayHouse4.610.6 mi
- Soderstrom Castle4.611.3 mi
- Urban Artifacts4.79.1 mi
- Wildlife Prairie Park4.52.1 mi
- Detweiller Park4.711.6 mi
- Jubilee College State Park4.47.5 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden4.610.5 mi
- Forest Park Nature Center4.810.9 mi
- Illinois Valley Yacht & Canoe Club4.611.7 mi
- National Marine Service & Rentals4.311.6 mi
- WeaverRidge Golf Club4.36.8 mi
- Coyote Creek Golf Club4.66.9 mi
- Pine Lakes Golf Club4.616.6 mi
- Quail Meadows Golf Course4.414.2 mi
- Newman Golf Course48 mi
- Northwoods Mall47.9 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.49 mi
- Kohl's4.210.9 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.56.8 mi
- The Shoppes at Grand Prairie4.27 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A 2.5-mile scenic drive offering panoramic vistas of the Illinois River valley, historic mansions, and walking trails.
A 2,000-acre zoological park featuring native Illinois wildlife, hiking, mountain biking trails, and education programs.
Anchors downtown Peoria with interactive science and art exhibits, a planetarium, and regional manufacturing history.
A 26-mile converted rail-trail offering hiking, running, and biking from northern Peoria through rural communities.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates profile for Peoria County, IL (FIPS 17143).
Property is assessed at 33 1/3% of its fair cash value. The tax bill is calculated by multiplying the equalized assessed value (EAV) by the aggregate tax rate of the local taxing districts. Exemptions, such as the homestead exemption, reduce the EAV before the tax rate is applied.
35 ILCS 200/9-145
Sellers must provide a written disclosure report to prospective buyers detailing material defects in the property as defined by 765 ILCS 77/35.
765 ILCS 77/1 et seq.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.