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Cost of living in Capron, Illinois

Simple answer

Typical rent is $900 a month.

Capron is a village in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $90,192 a year.

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People
1,311
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$900
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$90,192
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$160,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,172
Rockford, IL MSA

Capron, Illinois has about 1,311 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $160,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Boone County is $1,172 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Capron. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Rockford, IL metro area, prices sit at 92.2 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 Capron'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 Capron'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, 425 have higher typical rent than Capron.

Nearby places

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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.