Cost of living in Bement, Illinois
Bement, Illinois has about 1,792 people. Typical rent is $807 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $76,250 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 $807 a month.
Bement is a village in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $76,250 a year.
- People
- 1,792
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $807
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $76,250
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $99,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,173
- Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Bement, Illinois has about 1,792 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $99,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Piatt County is $1,173 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bement. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Champaign-Urbana, 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 Bement'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 Bement'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, 508 have higher typical rent than Bement.
Nearby places
- Monticello
Typical rent $1,379
Compare with Bement - Cerro Gordo
Typical rent $846
Compare with Bement - Atwood
Typical rent $856
Compare with Bement - Arthur
Typical rent $892
Compare with Bement - Long Creek
Typical rent $850
Compare with Bement - Tolono
Typical rent $945
Compare with Bement - Tuscola
Typical rent $901
- Mount Zion
Typical rent $744
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.