Cost of living in Long Creek, Illinois
Simple answer
Typical rent is $850 a month.
Long Creek is a village in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $78,519 a year.
- People
- 1,392
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $850
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $78,519
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $167,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,091
- Decatur, IL MSA
Long Creek, Illinois has about 1,392 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $167,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Macon County is $1,091 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Long Creek. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Decatur, IL metro area, prices sit at 88.4 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 Long Creek'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 Long Creek'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, 464 have higher typical rent than Long Creek.
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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.