North PekinIL
A town of 1,447, settled in 1950.
Is North Pekin a good place to live?
The best of North Pekin’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for safety. 13% of residents are under 18 in North Pekin, below both the Illinois town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). On history, just 52 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. North Pekin's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 91% of U.S. towns. North Pekin has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes North Pekin stand out
Where North Pekin beats most towns.
1,447 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How North Pekin grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far North Pekin is from typical.
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Moving to North Pekin: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Pekin, 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 North Pekin.
A typical North Pekin home is worth about $122K
The typical North Pekin home is worth about $122,000, up 5.3% in a year, 59% below the Illinois typical home. 90% of North Pekin households own their home, against 75% in Illinois’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
| North Pekin | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,154 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
North Pekin sees more crime per resident than 76% of U.S. towns
The violent crime rate in North Pekin is 4.9 per 1,000 residents.
| North Pekin | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.9 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of North Pekin’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave North Pekin for work: only 1% work in town. North Pekin’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Since 2013, North Pekin has lost 140 jobs, to 199 in 2023.
| North Pekin | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In North Pekin, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
North Pekin has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 17° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, North Pekin is healthier than 65% of U.S. towns
North Pekin beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of North Pekin adults binge drink.
| North Pekin | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.5% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | North Pekin | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
North Pekin 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, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in North Pekin.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| North Pekin | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Billy Myers Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 8 |
| 2. Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area | — | 13 |
| 3. Richard Morrissey Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Dickson Mounds and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Pekin. Close and well known come first.
32 mi MuseumDickson Mounds
11 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park8 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo34 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo
8 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
18 mi Theme parkSpider HillPhoto 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
Everything we know about North Pekin
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of North Pekin
About 4 of every 100 North Pekin residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave North Pekin for work
Where North Pekin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About North Pekin
Village in Illinois, United States
North Pekin is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Pekin had a population of 1,478. North Pekin is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
Questions about North Pekin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Pekin, IL expensive?
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−.