Cost of living in Auburn, Illinois
Auburn, Illinois has about 4,306 people. Typical rent is $1,011 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $81,411 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,011 a month.
Auburn is a city in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $81,411 a year.
- People
- 4,306
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,011
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $81,411
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $149,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,237
- Springfield, IL MSA
Auburn, Illinois has about 4,306 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $149,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sangamon County is $1,237 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Auburn. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Springfield, IL metro area, prices sit at 92.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Illinois taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Auburn's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Illinois home paid 19.22¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Auburn's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Illinois in the table we use.
Among 648 places we list in Illinois with a rent figure, 342 have higher typical rent than Auburn.
Nearby places
- Divernon
Typical rent $1,034
Compare with Auburn - Virden
Typical rent $864
Compare with Auburn - Chatham
Typical rent $1,256
Compare with Auburn - Pawnee
Typical rent $838
Compare with Auburn - Girard
Typical rent $808
Compare with Auburn - Waverly
Typical rent $772
Compare with Auburn - Southern View
Typical rent $1,240
- Jerome
Typical rent $951
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Illinois
Bigger places in Illinois
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.