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Marquette HeightsIL
A town of 2,485.
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Photo: NatFee · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
2,485
2025 Census estimate · −2.3% since 2020
Typical home
$147K
+7.9% in a year
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
37.7
years
Jobs based here
158
A commuter town
Is Marquette Heights a good place to live?
Marquette Heights’ best subject grades are an A for incomes and the outdoors; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 63 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. Marquette Heights’ average trip to work is 18 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Marquette Heights’ trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Illinois’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 93 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is Independence Park, at 46 acres. Marquette Heights has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A shrinking town
Marquette Heights has shrunk 12% since 2010
2,824 counted in 2010 and 2,541 in 2020; an estimated 2,485 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Marquette Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Marquette Heights is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.1 of 20; 1.8% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & income$76K median household income; 158 jobs based hereAOpen →HealthCarle Health Pekin Hospital 4.2 miles awayBOpen →Cost of livingBOpen →SchoolsBeat 51% of Illinois districts on tests and graduationB−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 47% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 7% conserved landAOpen →HistoryC−Open →Civic life1.5 library visits per resident; 0.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market21 days on market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 37.7; 25% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Marquette Heights: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marquette Heights, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMarquette Heights water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Marquette Heights’ trash rules yet
SchoolsNorth Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102Pekin Community High School District 3032 districts serve Marquette Heights; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereTazewell County ClerkTazewell County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code6155461554 100%Census 2020
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 Marquette Heights.
HousingCost of living grade B
The typical home in Marquette Heights is valued at about $147K
The typical Marquette Heights home is worth about $147,000, up 7.9% in a year, 50% below the Illinois typical home. 92% of households own their home in Marquette Heights.
$147KZillow home value
| Marquette Heights | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,315 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Marquette Heights$147K
Illinois$296K
Market temperature
21
days on market
100%
sale-to-list price
+7.9%
value change, 1 year
5
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Most of Marquette Heights’ workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Marquette Heights for work: only 2% work in town. 3.7% of Marquette Heights residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Peoria (27%), Pekin (11%) and Morton (8%).
2%work in town
| Marquette Heights | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Marquette Heights2%
Peoria27%
Pekin11%
Morton8%
East Peoria7%
8 mi
median commute distance
158
jobs based in Marquette Heights
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Marquette Heights has four seasons and pleasant summers
Marquette Heights has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 17° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–37°
Spring41–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
Residents of Marquette Heights are healthier than 65% of U.S. towns
Marquette Heights beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
65%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Marquette Heights | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
5 better25 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Marquette Heights | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults with depression | 23.6% | 19.8% |
Carle Health Pekin Hospital
4.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7.2%conserved
7.2%
conserved · 45 of 622 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Independence Park | 0.4 mi | 46 |
| 2. Everett McKinley Dirksen Park | 0.3 mi | 20 |
| 3. Marquette Heights Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Marquette Heights faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Marquette Heights.
47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
13
paid flood claims since 1979
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 22 attractions →Dickson Mounds and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marquette Heights. Close and well known come first.
33 mi MuseumDickson Mounds
11 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park7 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo33 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo
7 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
17 mi Theme parkSpider HillSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Dickson 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 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Marquette Heights
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Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Marquette Heights
Bradley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Peoria5.5 mi$42,160 tuitionSaint Francis Medical Center College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Peoria5.8 miIllinois Central CollegeCommunity college · Public · East Peoria7.4 mi$4,800 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Marquette Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Marquette Heights for work
Where Marquette Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
158jobs based in Marquette Heights
2%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Marquette Heights
City in Illinois, United States
Marquette Heights is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marquette Heights had a population of 2,541. Marquette Heights is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 630 ft
Marquette Heights’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Marquette Heights.
North PekinCreve CoeurPekinMarquette Heights
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette Heights | — | — | B | — | B− | B |
| North Pekin | — | — | A− | C− | B− | B |
| Creve Coeur | #520 | C+ | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Pekin | #597 | C | A− | C− | C | C+ |
Marquette Heights and North Pekin have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Marquette Heights and Creve Coeur report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Marquette Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Marquette Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Marquette Heights, IL expensive?
That is 2 years of the area's median household income ($71,857 across the Peoria, IL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.