Cost of living in Glen Carbon, Illinois

Glen Carbon, Illinois has about 13,977 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $282,000.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Madison County is $1,349 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Glen Carbon. 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 Glen Carbon'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 Glen Carbon's bill.

EIA does not publish a Illinois gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Illinois shares this price.

Among 648 places we list in Illinois with a rent figure, 304 have higher typical rent than Glen Carbon.