Woodford County, Illinois
Germantown Hills Real Estate and Local Guide
A growing bedroom community about 8 miles northeast of Peoria, the only incorporated town in Worth Township, that shifted from farmland to suburban homes after its 1954 incorporation.
Living in Germantown Hills
Incorporated in 1954 as Oak Grove Park and renamed Germantown Hills in 1967 for the local German-American settlement heritage. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $141,719 median household
EducationAbout 56.6% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyWoodford County
Homes in Germantown Hills
Owner-occupied in this suburban villageAbout 91% of occupied homes
Detached single-family homesRoughly 86% of housing units
- The median home value is about $265,300, the highest of the nearby Peoria-area communities profiled.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Germantown Hills home
Germantown House site
Source: en.wikipedia.org
1850 tavern and hotel built by William Hoshor that gave the village its name after 1967
MTCO Park
Source: mtcopark.com
19-acre sports complex with turf baseball diamonds, a softball diamond, pickleball courts, soccer fields, a walking path, and a playground
J.R. White Memorial Park
Source: localopal.org
Neighborhood park with athletics amenities and a playground
Germantown Hills areas to know
Whispering Oaks
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Subdivision annexed by 1980 that helped drive the village's population growth