According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Peoria Heights has an overall cost of living index of 81 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Illinois, Peoria Heights has a cost of living index that's 0.8x lower than Illinois's index of 98.
The standard of living in Peoria Heights ranks as #290 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Illinois. By definition, that implies Peoria Heights ranks as the #6,129 most expensive place in the Prairie State.
Living Expense | Peoria Heights | Illinois | National Average | |
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Overall | 81 | 98 | 100 | |
Services | 92 | 95 | 100 | |
Groceries | 97 | 97 | 100 | |
Health | 91 | 99 | 100 | |
Housing | 58 | 96 | 100 | |
Transportation | 105 | 105 | 100 | |
Utilities | 100 | 94 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Illinois, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Peoria Heights | Illinois | United States |
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Median Home Value | $86,000 | $202,100 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $785 | $1,038 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $45,921 | $68,428 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 1.9x | 3.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.21x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Peoria Heights | Illinois |
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Shampoo | $1.57 | $1.06 |
Movie | $6.86 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $15.0 | $14.67 |
Item | Peoria Heights | Illinois |
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Ground Beef | $3.91 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.03 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.32 | $2.05 |
Item | Peoria Heights | Illinois |
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Haircut | $21.67 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $30.0 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.27 | $2.34 |
Item | Peoria Heights | Illinois |
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Potatoes | $3.3 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.16 | $10.62 |
Beer | $7.53 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $141.52 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $114.08 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $79.0 | $99.13 |
Item | Peoria Heights | Illinois |
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Gasoline | $2.36 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $48.33 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $161.97 | $167.67 |
Phone | $191.29 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Peoria Heights |
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Peoria, IL | 112,644 | 87 | 1.1x |
Pekin, IL | 32,796 | 84 | 1.0x |
East Peoria, IL | 22,615 | 87 | 1.1x |
Washington, IL | 16,555 | 95 | 1.2x |
Morton, IL | 15,791 | 97 | 1.2x |
Chillicothe, IL | 6,326 | 88 | 1.1x |
Bartonville, IL | 6,174 | 89 | 1.1x |
Eureka, IL | 5,485 | 84 | 1.0x |
Creve Coeur, IL | 5,074 | 83 | 1.0x |