Hamilton Park combines suburbia with accessibility. The community is just 4 miles from downtown Peoria, but the parks between it and the city separate the excitement of downtown from the quiet streets found in Hamilton Park. Further, Interstate 74 runs along the eastern border, so residents can get downtown easily for events or just to walk along the Illinois River.
Hamilton Park’s open streets offer ranch-style homes with the occasional Cape Cod. Most yards are open with only some personal touches like flowers along front stoops or walkways. Sidewalks sit right along the curb, lit by streetlights. Narrow driveways only have enough room for one car, so some residents park on the street. Homes here typically sell between $60,000 and $170,000. “We actually have a lot of people moving down here from Chicago because of the housing prices,” says Realtor Rhonda Milburn with Keller Williams Premier Realty.
Residents can walk just down the street to Newman Golf Course, a full course maintained by the Peoria Park District. Bradley Park is just south of the golf course, offering about 140 acres of green space. A walking path runs through the park, with a Japanese bridge crossing the Dry Run Creek. Pet owners can bring their canine friends to the dog park. There are also tennis courts, baseball fields and a disc golf course here.
With I-74 right along the neighborhood’s eastern border, residents can easily access downtown Peoria, about 4 miles away. A collection of hospitals is also on the way, including OSF Forest Park, about 3 miles away. Buses powered by CityLink stop along Sterling and Forrest Hill avenues, helping residents get to nearby shopping centers and grocery stores. General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport is about 7 miles from Hamilton Park.
Just under a mile away, Sterling Bazaar has a small collection of restaurants and Kroger. Louie Legends serves fried and fast food from the walk-up counter, offering unique menu items like Philly cheesesteak egg rolls. On the other side of the interstate, Childers Eatery is only open for breakfast and lunch and has been in the area for about 40 years. Connected offers a more fine-dining experience. The dining room is meant to feel like outdoor seating, with fake balconies and building facades surrounding the tables. Walmart and Aldi are also over here, about 1 mile away.
Students start at Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary School for kindergarten through fourth grade. Sterling Middle School is just down Sterling Avenue, within walking distance from some Hamilton Park homes. Both schools receive C-minus rankings from Niche. Peoria High School receives a C ranking and is the oldest continuously functioning high school in the state.
From March through April, the Peoria Zoo hosts Glow Wild in the evenings. “It’s a Chinese lantern festival combined with light-up fabric displays,” Milburn says. “There’s flowers, there’s animals, there’s robots. It’s really beautiful.” In the summers, people can find local produce, fresh-cut flowers and baked goods along the riverfront at the Peoria RiverFront Market.
Rhonda McGath
eXp Realty
(309) 306-3668
132 Total Sales
2 in Hamilton Park
$130K - $180K Price Range
Amanda Allsup
RE/MAX Traders Unlimited
(309) 857-7665
70 Total Sales
1 in Hamilton Park
$112,000 Price
Jill Barclay
eXp Realty
(309) 237-0706
624 Total Sales
4 in Hamilton Park
$51K - $112K Price Range
Michelle Largent
RE/MAX Traders Unlimited
(309) 650-8065
681 Total Sales
9 in Hamilton Park
$40K - $160K Price Range
Brian Monge
Jim Maloof Realty, Inc.
(309) 886-9115
617 Total Sales
6 in Hamilton Park
$75K - $159K Price Range
Tracey Gerard
Signature Heights Realty, LLC
(309) 328-6623
173 Total Sales
1 in Hamilton Park
$80,000 Price
| 1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime | Hamilton Park | US |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 3 | 4 |
| Sexual Assault | 4 | 4 |
| Assault with Weapon | 4 | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 | 4 |
| Burglary | 4 | 4 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 4 | 4 |
| Larceny | 4 | 4 |
| Crime Score | 5 | 4 |
Source: WhatIsMyCrimeRisk.com
On average, homes in Hamilton Park, Peoria sell after 12 days on the market compared to the national average of 54 days. The median sale price for homes in Hamilton Park, Peoria over the last 12 months is $112,000, up 7% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
$184,900
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$144,900
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$145,000
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