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Place dossier plate
SheetIL-PEOTONE-IL · Peotone, IL 4,462 pop · income 80th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Peotone
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Peotone on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Lee Acres · lowest
50,846
Lee Acres · lowest
50,846 median HH income
36.8% of the leader · rank #1
Tilghmanton · near
104,778
Tilghmanton · near
104,778 median HH income
75.7% of the leader · rank #2
Rockcreek · near
104,785
Rockcreek · near
104,785 median HH income
75.7% of the leader · rank #3
Fountain Hills · near
104,788
Fountain Hills · near
104,788 median HH income
75.7% of the leader · rank #4
Peotone · this city
104,792
Peotone · this city
104,792 median HH income
75.7% of the leader · rank #5
Malone · near
104,792
Malone · near
104,792 median HH income
75.7% of the leader · rank #6
Shady Side · highest
138,346
Shady Side · highest
138,346 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Peotone on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 4,462.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Peotone - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Peotone lands in the 80th percentile for household income and the 88th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
80th
percentile, household income
58th
percentile, home value
18th
percentile, median rent
88th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Peotone, IL
Illinois's Peotone is a small town, with 4,462 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Peotone report a median income of $104,792 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 1.2%. Home values in Peotone run a median of $261,400, and the median resident age is 39.1 years. 33.4% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 65.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 6 residential building permits were authorized in Peotone (Construction Slowdown), down 50% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Peotone reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 428.8 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Illinois tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 100.0 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,063 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $240 across Illinois, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 54.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Peotone's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to population change to schools and households to work and mobility to reported crime to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Peotone, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, annual population history, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Peotone?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 1.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +71 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.7% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 6 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 33.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Which cities make useful reference points for Peotone?
Within Illinois, the closest population matches are Lebanon (4,431 residents, $84,766 income); Fox River Grove (4,501 residents, $125,104 income); Pittsfield (4,422 residents, $52,432 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Lee Acres, NM (4,463 residents); Wahneta, FL (4,464 residents); Shady Side, MD (4,460 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Peotone?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 76.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
1.9%
Work from home
10.8%
Drive alone
76.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 2,400 workers age 16+.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Peotone?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 428.8 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 81% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
357.3
Violent rate
71.5
Total reported rate
428.8
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Illinois average
B
City profile score · Peotone, IL
71/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate A+
1.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income B+
$104,792
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime B+
72 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share C+
33.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living D
100.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Peotone profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 91/100 (A+) · 1.2%
Household income: 79/100 (B+) · $104,792
Violent crime: 78/100 (B+) · 72 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 64/100 (C+) · 33.4%
Cost of living: 40/100 (D) · 100.0 index
Where Peotone sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Peotone's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Peotone highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Peotone, IL (this city): home $261,400, crime 429/100k
Fredericktown, MO : home $120,200, crime 2,793/100k
Lebanon, IL : home $146,600, crime 309/100k
Fox River Grove, IL : home $289,200, crime 413/100k
Pittsfield, IL : home $113,300, crime 1,287/100k
Stone Park, IL : home $218,300, crime 230/100k
Breese, IL : home $204,600, crime 197/100k
Cortland, IL : home $203,700, crime 509/100k
How does Peotone compare to other US cities?
Peotone measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income80% higher than other cities
Home value58% pricier than other cities
Median rent18% pricier than other cities
Safety88% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Illinois, Peotone ranks #95 of 455 Illinois cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Peotone against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Illinois only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Illinois-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Peotone near the bottom of Illinois's cities
Among the 1,336 Illinois cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Peotone ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Peotone only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#188 of 1,311
86th percentile in Illinois
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,336
0th percentile in Illinois
Median Home Value
#208 of 1,315
84th percentile in Illinois
Poverty Rate
#1,193 of 1,335
10th percentile in Illinois
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#253 of 1,336
81st percentile in Illinois
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Illinois only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
80th percentile nationally for median household income · 88th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Peotone's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Peotone's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Peotone's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$261,40042nd percentilemore affordable than 42% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Peotone's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#3,973 of 15,516
More affordable than 74% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,579 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.5×, Peotone sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,973 of 15,516 and #3,579 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$104,792Peotone, IL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Peotone, IL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Peotone, IL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)33.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)1.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)65.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
4,462
Median Income
$104,792
Median Home Value
$261,400
Median Age
39.1
Poverty Rate
1.2%
Labor force participation
65.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
33.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
428.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
71.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
357.3
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Peotone's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
4,154 residents
2021
4,190 residents
2022
4,185 residents
2023
4,209 residents
2024
4,232 residents
2025
4,225 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
6
housing units authorized
Single-Family
6
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
12
12
0
$2.5M
2020
22
19
3
$4.3M
2021
16
16
0
$3.8M
2022
11
11
0
$3.1M
2023
9
9
0
$2.2M
2024
6
6
0
$1.6M
Permit volume decreased 50% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
76.0%
Carpool
9.1%
Public Transit
1.9%
Walk
2.2%
Work from Home
10.8%
Based on 2,400 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Illinois statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $240
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Illinois at $240 (electricity about $100 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Illinois statewide averages, not a meter reading for Peotone. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Illinois's BEA cost-of-living index is 100.0 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Peotone is $1,063/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Illinois statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 54.5 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Illinois statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Peotone sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Peotone compares to similar-size Illinois cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.