Cost of living in Paxton, Illinois
Simple answer
Typical rent is $784 a month.
Paxton is a city in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,386 a year.
- People
- 4,131
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $784
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $62,386
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $120,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $930
- Ford County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Paxton, Illinois has about 4,131 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $120,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Ford County is $930 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Paxton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area, prices sit at 92.7 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 Paxton'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 Paxton'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, 525 have higher typical rent than Paxton.
Nearby places
- Rantoul
Typical rent $890
Compare with Paxton - Gibson City
Typical rent $943
Compare with Paxton - Fisher
Typical rent $917
Compare with Paxton - Onarga
Typical rent $941
Compare with Paxton - Chatsworth
Typical rent $723
Compare with Paxton - Gilman
Typical rent $733
Compare with Paxton - Lake of the Woods
Typical rent $1,190
- Hoopeston
Typical rent $882
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.