MossvilleIL
Population 51: a town settled in 1855.
Is Mossville a good place to live?
Mossville’s median age is 64.5 years, against 40.7 years in Illinois’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. No town among the 769 in Illinois we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Mossville. 16% of the land in Mossville is conserved, above both the Illinois town median (3.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Altorfer Tract, at 98 acres. Mossville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Mossville stand out
Where Mossville beats most towns.
51 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mossville: who provides what
Mossville is unincorporated, so Peoria County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Mossville.
Mossville has 37.6 jobs for every working resident, and 4,503 people commute in
The share of residents in Mossville who live below the poverty line: 14%. For most workers, Mossville is a place to come home to: only 7% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Mossville dropped by 630, to 4,511. The top destinations are Peoria (43%), East Peoria (4%) and Bloomington (4%).
| Mossville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical Mossville home is worth about $144K
Typical home values rose 11% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
16.1% of the land in Mossville is protected from building
Trails total 0.3 miles in 2 parks and preserves. In Mossville, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Altorfer Tract | — | 98 |
| 2. Robert Rutherford Wildlife Sanctuary | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Mossville
A winter brings about 20 inches of snow, with January nights at 17° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mossville is
Among adults in Mossville, 31% feel lonely. Of 32 CDC measures, Mossville beats the Illinois average on 18 and trails it on 1. In Mossville, 28% of adults have obesity, and 8.1% smoke cigarettes.
| Mossville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 23% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mossville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.5% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Mossville is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
One declared disaster, in 2013, has brought federal aid to Mossville households. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 52% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 69 claims locally since 1979. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 52% come from inland flooding and 21% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Peoria Zoo and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mossville. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park38 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo
7 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
24 mi Theme parkSpider Hill
11 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I HousePhoto 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 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Mossville
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Mossville
About 0 of every 100 Mossville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Every workday, about 4,503 people come to Mossville for work
Where Mossville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mossville
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Mossville is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place between Peoria and Chillicothe in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. Mossville is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area and resides closely to the northern part of Peoria. As of the 2020 census, Mossville had a population of 268. Centered on the Illinois River valley and the end of Illinois Route 6 at Illinois Route 29, Mossville informally encompasses a number of different neighborhoods along the valley: Renchville, Brookview, a cluster of houses along the Illinois River referred to as "The Lanes" (though "The Lanes" are in the Peoria zip code of 61615), and Cedar Hills Estates, as well as the un…
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- ZIP code
- 61552
Questions about Mossville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mossville, IL a good place to live?
Mossville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.