Best places to live in the Peoria metro area

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July 8, 2025
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Best places to live in the Peoria metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Peoria metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.

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#21. Bellevue

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 2,158

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#20. Creve Coeur

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 4,572

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#19. Bartonville

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 5,854

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#18. Pekin

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 31,812

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#17. West Peoria

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 4,246

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#16. Marquette Heights

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 2,613

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#15. Rome

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,628

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#14. Mackinaw

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,869

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#13. Heritage Lake

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,708

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#12. North Pekin

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 1,647

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#11. East Peoria

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 22,485

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#10. Chillicothe

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 6,185

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#9. Peoria

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 112,126

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#8. Peoria Heights

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 5,834

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#7. Eureka

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 5,095

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#6. Elmwood

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 2,254

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#5. Washington

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 15,946

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#4. Metamora

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 4,094

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#3. Morton

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 16,503

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#2. Germantown Hills

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 3,425

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#1. Dunlap

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,448

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