CITY PROFILE

Peoria, IL

Affordable and comfortable, but the exciting people live elsewhere.

By the numbers

Typical home value$173K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$1,179/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature22.9°C · warmest 34.5°C · coolest 11.3°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation193 mm · NASA POWER
Sunshine (solar energy)5.85 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean)
Metro size rank (US)#136 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy100
  • Affordable to rent94
  • Climate comfort83
  • Plenty of sunshine99
  • Big-city amenities11

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.