2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Normal, IL vs Peoria, IL

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- The median age of a home in Normal is 67.6% younger than the median age of a home in Peoria.
 Normal, ILPeoria, ILUnited States
 Median Home Age345742
 Median Home Cost$209,800$130,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.3%12.9%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.36.2%27.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.40.7%25.4%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$25.4$26.6$11.0
 Homes Owned49.6%50.0%57.4%
 Housing Vacant10.4%12.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented40.0%37.5%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Normal, ILPeoria, ILUnited States
 Average Rent$1,390$1,230$1,840
 Studio Apartment$710$690$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$800$760$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,000$960$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,410$1,250$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,600$1,300$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Normal, ILPeoria, ILUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.5%3.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented4.4%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.6%1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%0.2%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.0%0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.8%7.1%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Normal, ILPeoria, ILUnited States
 Less Than $20,0002.3%2.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.5%6.3%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.8%7.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.5%10.1%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9992.3%9.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99924.6%21.8%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99932.8%13.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99926.7%15.6%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9994.9%6.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.0%2.3%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9990.8%2.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.3%0.5%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.3%0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.1%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Normal, ILPeoria, ILUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 201417.0%10.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200917.0%10.7%13.6%
 1990 to 199921.3%7.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.8%6.8%13.2%
 1970 to 197921.6%13.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196921.3%7.3%13.6%
 1950 to 19596.0%13.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.1%7.2%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier4.0%23.9%12.2%
Reviews for Normal    5 Reviews

While not a perfect town by any stretch of the imagination, I have lived in Normal my entire life and I have to say that there are FAR worse places one could live. The  More

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Over 15 years ago

I would like to know more about the quality of education at Illinois State  More

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With relatively low crime, good schools and excellent access to higher education, Normal is a great place to raise a family. The city is trying to update its city center  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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