Cost of living in McLeansboro, Illinois
Simple answer
Typical rent is $566 a month.
McLeansboro is a city in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $45,422 a year.
- People
- 2,675
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $566
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $45,422
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $79,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $930
- Hamilton County, IL
McLeansboro, Illinois has about 2,675 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $79,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hamilton County is $930 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in McLeansboro. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Illinois's prices sit at 100.0 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Illinois taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not McLeansboro'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 McLeansboro'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, 636 have higher typical rent than McLeansboro.
Nearby places
- Norris City
Typical rent $711
Compare with McLeansboro - Carmi
Typical rent $839
Compare with McLeansboro - Eldorado
Typical rent $657
Compare with McLeansboro - Ina
Typical rent $536
Compare with McLeansboro - Benton
Typical rent $798
Compare with McLeansboro - Fairfield
Typical rent $585
Compare with McLeansboro - Harrisburg
Typical rent $760
- West Frankfort
Typical rent $661
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.