Cost of living in Western Springs, Illinois
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,006 a month.
Western Springs is a village in Illinois. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $230,255 a year.
- People
- 13,446
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,006
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $230,255
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $739,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,011
- Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Western Springs, Illinois has about 13,446 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $739,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cook County is $2,011 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Western Springs. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, prices sit at 103.6 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 Western Springs'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 Western Springs'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, 30 have higher typical rent than Western Springs.
Nearby places
- La Grange
Typical rent $1,856
Compare with Western Springs - Hinsdale
Typical rent $1,924
Compare with Western Springs - Countryside
Typical rent $1,180
Compare with Western Springs - Indian Head Park
Typical rent $1,746
Compare with Western Springs - La Grange Park
Typical rent $1,442
Compare with Western Springs - Clarendon Hills
Typical rent $1,142
Compare with Western Springs - Brookfield
Typical rent $1,414
- Hodgkins
Typical rent $1,050
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.