Cost of living in Mount Zion, Illinois
Mount Zion, Illinois has about 5,660 people. Typical rent is $744 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $103,365 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 #1 in Illinois on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $744 a month.
Mount Zion is a village in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $103,365 a year.
- People
- 5,660
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $744
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $103,365
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $201,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,091
- Decatur, IL MSA
Mount Zion, Illinois has about 5,660 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $201,100.
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 Mount Zion. 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 Mount Zion'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 Zion'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, 564 have higher typical rent than Mount Zion.
Nearby places
- Long Creek
Typical rent $850
Compare with Mount Zion - Decatur
Typical rent $845
Compare with Mount Zion - Harristown
Typical rent $825
Compare with Mount Zion - Forsyth
Typical rent $1,222
Compare with Mount Zion - Cerro Gordo
Typical rent $846
Compare with Mount Zion - Bethany
Typical rent $1,002
Compare with Mount Zion - Moweaqua
Typical rent $896
Compare with Mount Zion - Maroa
Typical rent $851
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.