Cost of living in Machesney Park, Illinois

Machesney Park, Illinois has about 22,630 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $173,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Winnebago County is $1,172 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Machesney Park. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Rockford, IL metro area, prices sit at 92.2 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 Machesney Park'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 Machesney Park'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, 301 have higher typical rent than Machesney Park.