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How Peoria's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
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Your $100,000 in Peoria has the same purchasing power as $91,283 in the average US city. You'd need $8,717 more here to maintain that standard of living.
Demographics and workforce data from the US Census ACS 5-Year.
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Wondering whether you should move to Peoria? It depends on what you're optimizing for, but the city has real arguments in its favor: solidly above-average earnings and the labor market runs tight, plus 2 more things worth knowing. The data behind each is below.
Median household income in Peoria is $86,759, a step above the national median of about $75k. The local job market leans toward industries that pay better than average, and that shows up in the take-home for most working households here.
The unemployment rate in Peoria sits at roughly 3.9%, which is a tight labor market by US standards. Salaries get nudged up faster, openings are easier to find, and switching jobs is less of a leap than it is in a softer market.
Peoria reports roughly 1,589 crime incidents per 100,000 residents, well under the US average of about 3,500 per 100k. As always, citywide numbers paper over real differences between neighborhoods — but the broader trend here is on the calmer end of the US distribution.
Peoria's air quality index averages about 42 — comfortably in the EPA's "good" range. No daily ritual of checking the AQI before going for a run, no smoky-day plans, no surprise asthma flare-ups for the kids. The kind of background condition you notice mostly by its absence.
Reasons are pulled from Peoria's actual data — Census ACS, BLS, BEA, NOAA, EPA AQS, FBI, and Walk Score. We don't list positives that aren't supported by the numbers, which is why different cities show different sections.
Almost never. Peoria's winter average of about 47°F is too warm for snow most years. A measurable snowfall is the kind of event that closes schools and gets photographed for the local paper.
Barely. Winter in Peoria averages around 47°F — short, mild, mostly an excuse to break out a light jacket. Some plants don't even drop their leaves.
Genuinely hot. Summer in Peoria averages about 105°F, and peak afternoons run well over a hundred. Outdoor plans move to mornings and evenings; AC is the most-used appliance in the house.
Peoria falls in roughly USDA Zone 10. The zone classification is based on average annual minimum temperatures, so it's the right lookup for whether perennials and trees will overwinter here. Note that this is approximate from our winter-temperature data — check the USDA map for the exact zone before betting an expensive plant on it.
Peoria sits at about 1,814 feet (553 m) — meaningfully higher than coastal cities, but not high enough to noticeably affect breathing or cooking.
By the numbers, yes. Peoria reports roughly 1,589 crime incidents per 100,000 residents — well under the US average of about 3,500 per 100k. The big caveat applies as always: every city has neighborhoods that look nothing like the citywide average. But the citywide average here is genuinely good.
Roughly average. Peoria's cost-of-living index is 110, putting it in the band where rent, groceries, and utilities track the national norm. Not a bargain, not a premium.
Not really — Peoria is built around the car. Its Walk Score of 0 out of 100 means almost every errand is a drive. Transit Score is 0 out of 100. Living without a car is technically possible but real work; most residents wouldn't try it.
Roughly $76,685 a year would match the lifestyle of someone earning $70,000 in an average US city. That's a starting point, not a target — negotiate higher when you can. Median rent in Peoria runs about $1,638/mo — keeping housing under 30% of gross income points to a similar floor on what you'd want to earn.