Pekin, IL Condo for Sale

Pekin, Illinois, is a Peoria suburb with about 30,000 residents. The city has one of the state's largest park districts, several lakes and a historic downtown along the Illinois River. Pekin has a variety of well-maintained historic housing and also celebrates its role as the "marigold capital of the world" each year with its annual Marigold Festival. "I've lived in Pekin my whole life, and I wouldn't live anywhere else," says resident and Realtor Mary Ann Ladendorf. "This is a wonderful place to live and raise a family." Pekin's housing market is affordable with the average home value hovering around $260,000, significantly less than the U.S. average. "We have a lot of beautiful homes from the 1800s," Ladendorf says. "In many cities, those areas have gone downhill instead of remaining nice, but we have very nice historic homes. We also have beautiful newer subdivisions." Pekin has three neighborhoods: North of Broadway , South of Broadway and Downtown Pekin . North of Broadway features mostly 1950s through 1970s era single-family homes, consisting primarily of bungalow and ranch-styles. South of Broadway's real estate ranges from Victorians — like the 1912 era Herget House featured on the National Register of Historic