Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Peoria City Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 623rd of 767 graded towns in Illinois, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 51% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 84% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $135K, 1.9 years of the Peoria metro’s $72K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns. 46% of working residents work locally in Peoria City Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. Peoria City Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 90% of U.S. towns. Only 17 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on history.
Where Peoria City Township beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1680, is the earliest of any Illinois town we grade.
Census counts: 1,467 in 1840, 113,150 in 2020. The archive holds 22 old photos and papers going back to 1857 and 6 maps from 1927 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Peoria City Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Peoria City Township, 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 Peoria City Township.
Peoria City Township draws workers from Peoria and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has poverty well above the Illinois rate.
For Peoria City Township, the concentration of trails is 0.8 miles per square mile. In 46 parks and preserves, walkers have 34 miles of trail. Detweiller Park, at 503 acres with 4.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Detweiller Park | 4.9 mi | 503 |
| 2. Robinson Park South | 3.5 mi | 374 |
| 3. Forest Park | 3 mi | 286 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Three of the 49 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by Peoria SD 150. The 6 public schools in Peoria City Township teach 3,646 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 823 | D− |
| Richwoods High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,685 | B+ |
| Reservoir Gifted SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 308 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
72,793 jobs are based in Peoria City Township, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 17.7 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
The top destinations are Peoria (48%), East Peoria (5%) and Chicago (3%). 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Peoria City Township. Jobs based in Peoria City Township grew to 72,793 in 2023, 4,343 more than in 2013. Its mean commuting time stands at 18 minutes.
| Peoria City Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.9% | 11% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Peoria City Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 32 of 100. The town has had 222 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. 36% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 32%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 26 inches a winter. Summers in Peoria City Township are warm, and winters chilly.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
23.4% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.8% across Illinois, which weighs on its C− for jobs and income.
32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois. Adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (39% statewide). Peoria City Township is shrinking: down 2.1% since 2020, to 95,876 residents (2025 estimate).
| Peoria City Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.3 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
52.6% women, 47.4% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 36.2, men 34.4.
| Peoria City Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.6% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.6% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.8% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.6% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 6,570 U.S. towns with household incomes like Peoria City Township’s, it is healthier than 87%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Peoria City Township who worry about having enough food: 19%. Among adults in the town, 35% feel lonely and 13% have diabetes.
| Peoria City Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 33% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Peoria City Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.3% | 10.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.4% | 7.8% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.9% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Peoria City Township. Close and well known come first.
38 mi MuseumDickson Mounds
7 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park37 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo
in town GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
13 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 Peoria City Township
About 8 of every 100 Peoria City Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Where Peoria City Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Illinois, United States
Peoria ( pee-OR-ee-ə) is a city in Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. Located on the Illinois River, the city had a population of 113,150 as of the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in Illinois. It is the principal city of the Peoria metropolitan area in Central Illinois, consisting of Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford counties and had a combined population of 402,391 in 2020. Established in 1691 by the French explorer Henri de Tonti, Peoria is the oldest permanent European settlement in Illinois, according to the Illinois State Archaeological Survey. The city received its current name when the County of Peoria was organized…
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10 towns share a border with Peoria City Township.
Kickapoo Township next door grades higher for schools (B+ to Peoria City Township’s C−) and lower for cost of living (C− to B−).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria City Township | #623 | C | B− | — | C− | B− |
| Peoria | #681 | C− | C+ | D− | B− | C+ |
| Richwoods Township | #246 | A− | A | — | C− | B+ |
| Kickapoo Township | #336 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Peoria Heights | #263 | A− | A | — | C− | B+ |
| Medina Township | #212 | A− | C | — | A | A |
| West Peoria | #554 | C+ | A− | — | C− | C− |
| Fondulac Township | #457 | B− | B | — | C | B |
Peoria City Township, Richwoods Township, Kickapoo Township, Peoria Heights, Medina Township, West Peoria and Fondulac Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Peoria City Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Peoria City Township grades C overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #623 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B− for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
