Bay View GardensIL
A town of 349.
Is Bay View Gardens a good place to live?
Among 769 Illinois towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Bay View Gardens. Bay View Gardens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
349 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bay View Gardens: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bay View Gardens, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bay View Gardens.
Bay View Gardens stands out in Illinois and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
0.6% of working residents work locally in Bay View Gardens, below both the Illinois town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Bay View Gardens has lost 57 jobs, to 17 in 2023. 19% of Bay View Gardens residents live below the poverty line.
| Bay View Gardens | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Bay View Gardens
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 393 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bay View Gardens.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bay View Gardens has four seasons and pleasant summers
Bay View Gardens has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 17° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, more of Bay View Gardens’ adults have been diagnosed with depression
24% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Bay View Gardens, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 23% across U.S. towns. 40% of adults have obesity in Bay View Gardens. Bay View Gardens beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Bay View Gardens | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bay View Gardens | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17% | 12.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6.3% |
| More adults with depression | 24.4% | 19.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bayview Gardens Community Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Bay View Gardens sells for about $127K
Bay View Gardens’ median rent is $787 a month.
| Bay View Gardens | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $787 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Wildlife Prairie Park and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bay View Gardens. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park7 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo36 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo
7 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
9 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I House
9 mi MuseumMetamora Courthouse State Historic SitePhoto credits
Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain
Everything we know about Bay View Gardens
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Bay View Gardens
About 1 of every 100 Bay View Gardens residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Bay View Gardens for work
Where Bay View Gardens’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bay View Gardens
Village in Illinois, United States
Bay View Gardens is a village in Woodford County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bay View Gardens had a population of 354. The village is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Area code
- 309
Questions about Bay View Gardens
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bay View Gardens, IL a good place to live?
Bay View Gardens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.