Cost of living in Prophetstown, Illinois
Simple answer
Typical rent is $733 a month.
Prophetstown is a city in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $65,125 a year.
- People
- 1,903
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $733
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $65,125
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $116,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $945
- Whiteside County, IL
Prophetstown, Illinois has about 1,903 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $116,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Whiteside County is $945 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Prophetstown. 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 Prophetstown'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 Prophetstown'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, 573 have higher typical rent than Prophetstown.
Nearby places
- Erie
Typical rent $767
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Typical rent $760
Compare with Prophetstown - Rock Falls
Typical rent $754
Compare with Prophetstown - Sterling
Typical rent $859
Compare with Prophetstown - Fulton
Typical rent $954
Compare with Prophetstown - Geneseo
Typical rent $1,015
Compare with Prophetstown - Walnut
Typical rent $617
Compare with Prophetstown - Camanche
Typical rent $812
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.