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With 4,816 residents, this town was settled in 1930.
Health is its weak spot (C): CDC estimates put its residents' health behind just over two thirds of the country. At C+ overall, Creve Coeur is better than just over two fifths of U.S. towns and ranks 520th of 767 in Illinois. Incomes are weaker too (C+): the median household income is $48K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. Its standout strength is cost of living (A−) — a typical home costs about $107K, 1.5 years of the Peoria metro’s $72K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Fort Creve Coeur Park & Campground, at 113 acres. The town’s mean commuting time is 16 minutes, below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 72 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on hazard risk. 14% of residents are under 18 here, where Illinois’ towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
Where Creve Coeur beats most towns.
Where Creve Coeur’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Creve Coeur is from typical.
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Census counts: 350 in 1930, a peak of 6,851 in 1980, 4,934 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2020 and 7 maps from 1905 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Creve Coeur, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Creve Coeur.
Creve Coeur carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Illinois (mostly cold waves), is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
At 1.5 years of the Peoria metro’s $72K median household income, the typical home (about $107K) costs less against local pay than in 93% of Illinois towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; North Pekin is next at $122K.
Creve Coeur’s median rent comes in at $883 a month. Home values are up 4.6% over the year to September 2026. On the market here: a median 7 days to sell.
| Creve Coeur | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $883 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 92% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $305 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
Federal aid has come to Creve Coeur households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2013. The town’s FEMA risk score stands at 18 of 100. FEMA puts 34% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 32% to inland flooding. Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims here since 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Creve Coeur has 603 jobs for its 2,122 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 16.4 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
The top destinations are Peoria (27%), East Peoria (10%) and Morton (6%). Most people who work leave Creve Coeur to do it: just 3% work in town. For half of commuters, work is under 7 miles away.
| Creve Coeur | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 5,013 U.S. towns with household incomes like Creve Coeur’s, it is healthier than 73%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
In Creve Coeur, 39% of adults have obesity. Two figures for adults locally: 19% report frequent mental distress, 39% sleep under 7 hours.
| Creve Coeur | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Creve Coeur | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 10.3% |
| More smokers | 17.3% | 12.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Count the trails in 6 parks and preserves and they come to 0.2 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fort Creve Coeur Park & Campground | 0.1 mi | 113 |
| 2. Crevecoeur Nature Preserve | — | 34 |
| 3. Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area | — | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Creve Coeur. Close and well known come first.
34 mi MuseumDickson Mounds
10 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park5 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo33 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo
6 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
16 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I HouseDickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
4 within 15 miles of the center of Creve Coeur
About 4 of every 100 Creve Coeur residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Creve Coeur is a village in Groveland Township, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 4,934. Creve Coeur is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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8 towns share a border with Creve Coeur.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creve Coeur | #520 | C+ | A− | — | C+ | C |
| East Peoria | #575 | C | B | C− | C | B |
| Pekin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Limestone Township | #367 | B | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| North Pekin | — | — | A− | C− | B− | B |
| Peoria City Township | #623 | C | B− | — | C− | B− |
| Peoria | #681 | C− | C+ | D− | B− | C+ |
| Groveland Township | #416 | B | B | — | B | B |
North Pekin has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Creve Coeur, Limestone Township, Peoria City Township and Groveland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Pekin Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Creve Coeur with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Creve Coeur grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #520 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C for health and C+ for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
