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.
#21. Bellevue
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 2,158
#20. Creve Coeur
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 4,572
#19. Bartonville
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 5,854
#18. Pekin
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 31,812
#17. West Peoria
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 4,246
#16. Marquette Heights
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 2,613
#15. Rome
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,628
#14. Mackinaw
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,869
#13. Heritage Lake
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,708
#12. North Pekin
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 1,647
#11. East Peoria
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 22,485
#10. Chillicothe
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 6,185
#9. Peoria
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 112,126
#8. Peoria Heights
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 5,834
#7. Eureka
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 5,095
#6. Elmwood
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 2,254
#5. Washington
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 15,946
#4. Metamora
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 4,094
#3. Morton
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 16,503
#2. Germantown Hills
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 3,425
#1. Dunlap
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,448