Cost of living in Red Bud, Illinois
Red Bud, Illinois has about 3,782 people. Typical rent is $845 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $71,850 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $845 a month.
Red Bud is a city in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $71,850 a year.
- People
- 3,782
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $845
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $71,850
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $171,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $930
- Randolph County, IL
Red Bud, Illinois has about 3,782 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $171,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Randolph County is $930 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Red Bud. 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 Red Bud'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 Red Bud'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, 468 have higher typical rent than Red Bud.
Nearby places
- New Athens
Typical rent $993
Compare with Red Bud - Waterloo
Typical rent $886
Compare with Red Bud - Marissa
Typical rent $702
Compare with Red Bud - SmithtonCompare with Red Bud
- Sparta
Typical rent $762
Compare with Red Bud - Ste. Genevieve
Typical rent $771
Compare with Red Bud - Freeburg
Typical rent $1,046
- Millstadt
Typical rent $1,150
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.