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Peoria County, IL Housing Market Brief

county · IL · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Peoria County, IL’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum20%
●77
Inventory Health25%
●1

Population band 5 of 5 (population 103,008–9,808,667) · comparable within its band

Affordability20%
●74
Economic Strength20%
●41
Rental Yield15%
●83

Where is Peoria County, IL in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Peoria County, IL is classified as Growing — strengthening, with scores rising over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Peoria County, IL?

County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.

Peoria County, IL housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$170K▼ -3.1%Redfin
Median Days on Market18 days0%Redfin
Months of Supply1.90%Redfin
Homes for Sale436▲ +7.4%Redfin
Homes Sold233▲ +8.4%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$112▲ +6.6%Redfin

How has Peoria County, IL’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 51
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Peoria County, IL a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Peoria County, IL is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 51 out of 100. The classification reflects current price, building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield conditions.

Are home prices rising or falling in Peoria County, IL?

The median sale price in Peoria County, IL is $170K, having fallen 3.1% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Peoria County, IL?

Peoria County, IL scores 74 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Peoria County, IL's Alpha Score?

Peoria County, IL's strongest dimension is Rental Yield (83/100) and its weakest is Inventory Health (1/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of all five dimensions.

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