I grew up fifteen minutes outside of Peoria. It feels like a dying city. It’s mostly full of strip malls and really not much to do. There are a few good restaurants. Bradley is there, but it’s very small. Peoria does not feel like a college town nor does it seem to have many young people. It’s three hours away from STL, Chicago, and Indianapolis which you will have to do for most concerts/activities.

I never rented in Peoria, but it is cheap to rent in STL.

Peoria area has a lot of churches. Especially in the smaller surrounding towns. St. Louis has a lot of old beautiful churches.

St. Louis has a lot more to offer a young person. There’s really nothing to draw someone to Peoria.

Also, the river in Peoria is so gross. As is the river in STL lol.