Peoria vs Roanoke
Metro-area medians — Peoria, IL Metro Area vs Roanoke, VA Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Peoria comes out ahead, winning 6 of the 8 clearly-decided measures.
Peoria and Roanoke are closely matched on both cost of living and household income. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Peoria.
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On $75,000 for just you, Peoria leaves you about $1,454/yr better off after tax and local prices.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
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- + Bachelor's degree or higher
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Peoria vs Roanoke — frequently asked
- Is Peoria cheaper than Roanoke?
- They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Peoria and Roanoke metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
- Which has higher household income, Peoria or Roanoke?
- Household incomes are similar — $74,352 in the Peoria metro versus $72,557 in Roanoke (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).
- Does a paycheck go further in Peoria or Roanoke?
- A paycheck stretches further in Peoria. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $81,499 there versus $77,503 in Roanoke.
- Which has cheaper rent, Peoria or Roanoke?
- Peoria has cheaper rent — a median of $1,003/mo versus $1,188/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).