Best PlacesPrinceville, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Princeville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Princeville ranks 19,561st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Princeville
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.
Princeville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Princeville ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- BikingBetter than 82% of towns
- Short commute21.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
Where Princeville ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Princeville
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Princeville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,602, 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 Princeville's effective rate of 2.03%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Princeville
Princeville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Princeville.
Who works in Princeville, and how
Work in Princeville centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Princeville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Princeville.
What the weather is like in Princeville, month by month
Princeville sees roughly 64 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 Princeville
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Princeville
Schools across Princeville average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dunlap Grade SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Brimfield Grade SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Princeville Elem SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dunlap Valley Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Williamsfield Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Stark County Junior High SchoolF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Dunlap High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Princeville High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Brimfield High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Princeville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Princeville 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 Princeville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Princeville
Is Princeville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Princeville ranks 19,561st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, few empty homes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Princeville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $178,125. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $84,602 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Princeville safe?
Yes, Princeville is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $178 per resident a year.
Compare Princeville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Princeville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Princeville 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.
Princeville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Princeville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Princeville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Princeville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Princeville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Princeville 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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