Best PlacesEast Bluff, Peoria, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Bluff, Peoria, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Bluff, Peoria ranks 5,462nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Bluff, Peoria
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
East Bluff, Peoria's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Bluff, Peoria ranks high
- Short commute16.5 minutes each way, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where East Bluff, Peoria ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Bluff, Peoria
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Bluff, Peoria home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,531, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses East Bluff, Peoria's effective rate of 1.99%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Bluff, Peoria
East Bluff, Peoria runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Bluff, Peoria.
Who works in East Bluff, Peoria, and how
Work in East Bluff, Peoria centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in East Bluff, Peoria
East Bluff, Peoria has more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of East Bluff, Peoria and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Bluff, Peoria, month by month
East Bluff, Peoria sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 18° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of East Bluff, Peoria
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Bluff, Peoria
Schools across East Bluff, Peoria average a C−, better than 31% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hines Primary SchoolF · 4% proficient
- Lincoln SchoolF · 1% proficient
- Glen Oak Comm Learning CntrF · 1% proficient
Top middle schools
- Reservoir Gifted SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Von Steuben Middle SchoolF · 1% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Bluff, Peoria school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Bluff, Peoria measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare East Bluff, Peoria against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Bluff, Peoria
Is East Bluff, Peoria a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Bluff, Peoria ranks 5,462nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, tree cover, and state infrastructure, and lowest on property taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Bluff, Peoria expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $76,144. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $45,531 median income, cost of living beats 17% of neighborhoods.
Is East Bluff, Peoria safe?
East Bluff, Peoria is safer than 10% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $654 per resident a year.
Compare East Bluff, Peoria with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Bluff, Peoria. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Bluff, Peoria represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
East Bluff, Peoria detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Bluff, Peoria: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Bluff, Peoria: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Bluff, Peoria: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Bluff, Peoria: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Bluff, Peoria detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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