Cost of living in Ilion, New York
Simple answer
Typical rent is $694 a month.
Ilion is a village in New York. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,843 a year.
- People
- 7,593
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $694
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $62,843
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $108,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,210
- Utica-Rome, NY MSA
Ilion, New York has about 7,593 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $108,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Herkimer County is $1,210 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ilion. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Utica-Rome, NY metro area, prices sit at 92.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
New York taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Ilion's exact store tax.
Some places in New York add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.60% of income. That is not a Ilion bill.
In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Ilion's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in New York averaged $3.18 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 745 places we list in New York with a rent figure, 727 have higher typical rent than Ilion.
Nearby places
- Mohawk
Typical rent $705
Compare with Ilion - Frankfort
Typical rent $874
Compare with Ilion - Herkimer
Typical rent $821
Compare with Ilion - Little Falls
Typical rent $804
Compare with Ilion - Utica
Typical rent $951
Compare with Ilion - Richfield Springs
Typical rent $756
Compare with Ilion - Washington Mills
Typical rent $1,149
- New Hartford
Typical rent $1,582
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 New York
Bigger places in New York
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.