Cost of living in Jerseyville, Illinois
Jerseyville, Illinois has about 7,445 people. Typical rent is $869 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $73,529 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.
Ranked #18 in Illinois on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $869 a month.
Jerseyville is a city in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $73,529 a year.
- People
- 7,445
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $869
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $73,529
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $143,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,349
- St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Jerseyville, Illinois has about 7,445 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $143,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jersey County is $1,349 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Jerseyville. 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 Jerseyville'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 Jerseyville'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, 446 have higher typical rent than Jerseyville.
Nearby places
- Brighton
Typical rent $815
Compare with Jerseyville - Godfrey
Typical rent $1,153
Compare with Jerseyville - Carrollton
Typical rent $779
Compare with Jerseyville - Greenfield
Typical rent $853
Compare with Jerseyville - Alton
Typical rent $1,015
Compare with Jerseyville - Old Jamestown
Typical rent $1,835
Compare with Jerseyville - East Alton
Typical rent $881
- Bunker Hill
Typical rent $862
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.