Spring Bay TownshipIL
This town of 2,529 people was settled in 1848.
Is Spring Bay Township a good place to live?
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Where it does best is cost of living: a typical home costs about $132K, 1.8 years of the Peoria metro’s $72K median household income. With a B overall, Spring Bay Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns. The ranking puts it 415th of 767 in Illinois. What counts against it is walkability (D). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Spring Bay Fen State Natural Area, at 51 acres. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and B for incomes.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · OpenStreetMap.
93% of working residents leave Spring Bay Township for work
Where Spring Bay Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Spring Bay Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Spring Bay Township is from typical.
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Moving to Spring Bay Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Bay 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Spring Bay Township.
For cost of living, Spring Bay Township earns a B+
At 1.8 years of the Peoria metro’s $72K median household income, the typical home (about $132K) costs less against local pay than in 85% of Illinois towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
85% of Spring Bay Township households own their home, above both the Illinois town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Values rose 16% in the 12 months to September 2026. For Spring Bay Township, the rent at the middle of the market is $923 a month.
| Spring Bay Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $923 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Spring Bay Township’s public schools outperform 65% of Illinois districts
Riverview CCSD 2 runs its public schools. 220 students attend Spring Bay Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 220 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Spring Bay Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuting out is the norm in Spring Bay Township: 7% of working residents work locally. Its average commute is 22 minutes. The top destinations are Peoria (28%), East Peoria (7%) and Morton (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
| Spring Bay Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Spring Bay Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
One declared disaster, in 2013, has brought federal aid to Spring Bay Township households. On expected storm and flood damage, Spring Bay Township sits above 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 393 flood insurance claims have been paid out here. Expected losses in Spring Bay Township break down as 67% from inland flooding and 16% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Spring Bay Township
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Open space protected for good: 2.7% of Spring Bay Township
Count the trails in 4 parks and preserves and they come to 3.0 miles. Spring Bay Township’s trail density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Illinois’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Spring Bay Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spring Bay Park | 2.4 mi | 46 |
| 2. Spring Bay Fen State Natural Area | — | 51 |
| 3. Village Hall Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Spring Bay Township is healthier than three in five U.S. towns
The share of adults in Spring Bay Township who have high blood pressure: 37%. The town beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of adults in Spring Bay Township binge drink; 12% worry about having enough food.
| Spring Bay Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.9% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Spring Bay Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Peoria Zoo and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spring Bay Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park35 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo
6 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
9 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I House
9 mi MuseumMetamora Courthouse State Historic SitePhoto 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 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain
Everything we know about Spring Bay Township
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Bay Township
About 5 of every 100 Spring Bay Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Spring Bay Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Spring Bay is a village in Woodford County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the village population was 474, up from 452 in 2010. The village is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 489 ft
- Area code
- 309
Spring Bay Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Spring Bay Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Bay Township | #415 | B | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Medina Township | #212 | A− | C | — | A | A |
| Peoria City Township | #623 | C | B− | — | C− | B− |
| Peoria | #681 | C− | C+ | D− | B− | C+ |
| Worth Township | #214 | A− | C+ | — | A | A |
| Partridge Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peoria Heights | #263 | A− | A | — | C− | B+ |
| Richwoods Township | #246 | A− | A | — | C− | B+ |
Spring Bay Township, Medina Township, Peoria City Township, Worth Township, Peoria Heights and Richwoods Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Partridge Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Spring Bay Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Spring Bay Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spring Bay Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Spring Bay Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #415 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Spring Bay Township, 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 B+.