Cost of living in East St. Louis, Illinois
Simple answer
Typical rent is $847 a month.
East St. Louis is a city in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $35,700 a year.
- People
- 17,999
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $847
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $35,700
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $52,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,349
- St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area
East St. Louis, Illinois has about 17,999 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $52,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in St. Clair County is $1,349 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in East St. Louis. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, prices sit at 95.1 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 East St. Louis'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 East St. Louis'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, 465 have higher typical rent than East St. Louis.
Nearby places
- Washington Park
Typical rent $864
Compare with East St. Louis - Fairmont City
Typical rent $1,084
Compare with East St. Louis - Cahokia Heights
Typical rent $981
Compare with East St. Louis - Venice
Typical rent $1,015
Compare with East St. Louis - Madison
Typical rent $1,014
Compare with East St. Louis - Caseyville
Typical rent $1,122
Compare with East St. Louis - St. Louis
Typical rent $997
- Fairview Heights
Typical rent $1,174
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.