How much do homeowners pay a month in Peoria, IL?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Peoria, IL pay a median of $1,525 (±$46) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $647 (±$30).

57.8% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Peoria, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,251 in 2015–2019 to $1,525 in 2020–2024 (+21.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

With a mortgage
$1,525 (±$46)
Without a mortgage
$647 (±$30)
Owned with a mortgage
57.8%

Monthly owner costs in Peoria

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
PeoriaPeoria CountyIllinoisUnited States
With a mortgage$1,525 (±$46)$1,496 (±$33)$1,987 (±$6)$1,963
Without a mortgage$647 (±$30)$641 (±$17)$792 (±$4)$638
Owned homes with a mortgage57.8% (±1.9 points)56.1% (±1.5 points)60.8% (±0.2 points)60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,719 (±$184)$3,552 (±$108)$5,298 (±$22)$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Peoria, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Peoria County ($1,496).

It is also lower than in Illinois ($1,987).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

In Peoria County, Peoria ranks 15 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 941 of 2,589.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Peoria have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,251 (±$38)$1,525 (±$46)+21.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,215 (±$105)$3,719 (±$184)+15.7%Down after inflation
Median home value$125,700 (±$3,690)$156,200 (±$4,195)+24.3%No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Peoria

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Peoria
PlaceDistanceMedian monthly cost with a mortgageCompared with this place
Peoria—$1,525 (±$46)—
Peoria City Township0.9 mi$1,358 (±$49)Lower
Richwoods Township2.3 mi$1,182 (±$154)Lower
Peoria Heights2.5 mi$1,182 (±$154)Lower
West Peoria4.0 mi$1,166 (±$79)Lower
Kickapoo Township4.3 mi$2,430 (±$251)Higher
Norwood5.3 mi$1,147 (±$97)Lower
Bellevue5.3 mi$1,375 (±$1,064)Not measurably different
Fondulac Township5.4 mi$1,534 (±$83)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Peoria City Township, IL ($1,358), Richwoods Township, IL ($1,182), Peoria Heights, IL ($1,182).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kickapoo Township, IL ($2,430).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Peoria County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian monthly cost with a mortgage
9Hollis Township$1,718 (±$258)
10Trivoli Township$1,629 (±$179)
11Logan Township$1,581 (±$175)
12Elmwood Township$1,571 (±$137)
13 (tie)Elmwood$1,561 (±$151)
13 (tie)Timber Township$1,561 (±$430)
15Peoria$1,525 (±$46)
16Akron Township$1,479 (±$199)
17Limestone Township (Peoria County)$1,439 (±$70)
18Brimfield Township$1,436 (±$187)
19Mapleton$1,423 (±$274)
20Princeville$1,388 (±$128)
21Princeville Township$1,387 (±$49)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Peoria County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Peoria

What is the average mortgage payment in Peoria?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Peoria, IL is $1,525 (±$46) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Peoria?

Owners without a mortgage in Peoria pay a median of $647 (±$30) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Peoria gone up?

In Peoria, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,251 in 2015–2019 to $1,525 in 2020–2024 (+21.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Peoria city, Illinois (place:59000, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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