Cost of living in Mount Carmel, Illinois
Simple answer
Typical rent is $804 a month.
Mount Carmel is a city in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $47,009 a year.
- People
- 6,854
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $804
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $47,009
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $89,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $992
- Wabash County, IL
Mount Carmel, Illinois has about 6,854 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $89,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wabash County is $992 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Mount Carmel. 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 Mount Carmel'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 Mount Carmel'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, 511 have higher typical rent than Mount Carmel.
Nearby places
- Owensville
Typical rent $689
Compare with Mount Carmel - Princeton
Typical rent $1,022
Compare with Mount Carmel - Albion
Typical rent $837
Compare with Mount Carmel - Fort Branch
Typical rent $877
Compare with Mount Carmel - Grayville
Typical rent $677
Compare with Mount Carmel - Poseyville
Typical rent $726
Compare with Mount Carmel - Haubstadt
Typical rent $866
- Bridgeport
Typical rent $675
Compare with Mount Carmel
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.