What is the median rent in Glen Carbon, IL?

Name: Median rent in Glen Carbon, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Glen Carbon, IL is $1,097 (±$87) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,738 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Glen Carbon, the median gross rent went from $990 in 2015–2019 to $1,097 in 2020–2024 (+10.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,097 (±$87)
Rented homes: 1,738 (±338)
$2,000 or more: 10.5%
Since 2015–2019: +10.8%

How much rent costs in Glen Carbon

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Glen Carbon	Madison County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	1.1% (±1.7 points)	6.9%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	39.1% (±9.7 points)	40.9%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	33.7% (±9.7 points)	37.2%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	15.5% (±8.7 points)	10.3%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.8% (±2.3 points)	2.0%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±2.1 points)	0.7%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	8.7% (±4.6 points)	2.0%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 39.1% of renting households.

10.5% of rented homes in Glen Carbon cost $2,000 or more a month.

Glen Carbon against Madison County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Glen Carbon	Madison County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$1,097 (±$87)	$1,024 (±$23)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,738 (±338)	27,125 (±1,202)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Glen Carbon, median gross rent is not measurably different from Madison County ($1,024).

It is also lower than in Illinois ($1,274).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Madison County, Glen Carbon ranks 14 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 579 of 2,063.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Glen Carbon has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$990 (±$95)	$1,097 (±$87)	+10.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	26.7% (±3.8 points)	30.8% (±5.2 points)	+4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	11.7% (±7.9 points)	4.7% (±4.0 points)	−7.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Glen Carbon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Glen Carbon
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Glen Carbon	—	$1,097 (±$87)	—
Edwardsville Township	2.2 mi	$1,231 (±$97)	Higher
Maryville	2.2 mi	$1,145 (±$226)	Not measurably different
Edwardsville	2.3 mi	$1,306 (±$116)	Higher
Collinsville Township	4.0 mi	$1,072 (±$50)	Not measurably different
Pontoon Beach	5.0 mi	$1,277 (±$113)	Higher
Troy	5.3 mi	$1,116 (±$116)	Not measurably different
South Roxana	5.5 mi	$856 (±$66)	Lower
Roxana	5.5 mi	$975 (±$109)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: South Roxana, IL ($856).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Edwardsville Township, IL ($1,231), Edwardsville, IL ($1,306), Pontoon Beach, IL ($1,277).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Madison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
8	Godfrey	$1,153 (±$158)
9	Maryville	$1,145 (±$226)
10	St. Jacob	$1,138 (±$90)
11	Jarvis Township	$1,125 (±$114)
12	Nameoki Township	$1,124 (±$114)
13	Troy	$1,116 (±$116)
14	Glen Carbon	$1,097 (±$87)
15	Venice Township	$1,095 (±$110)
16	Collinsville Township	$1,072 (±$50)
17	Saline Township	$1,041 (±$263)
18	Collinsville	$1,038 (±$55)
19 (tie)	Alton	$1,015 (±$48)
19 (tie)	Venice	$1,015 (±$263)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Madison County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Glen Carbon

What is the average rent in Glen Carbon, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Glen Carbon is $1,097 (±$87) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Glen Carbon?

In Glen Carbon, the median gross rent went from $990 in 2015–2019 to $1,097 in 2020–2024 (+10.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Glen Carbon cost more than $2,000 a month?

10.5% of rented homes in Glen Carbon have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Glen Carbon higher than in Madison County?

In Glen Carbon, median gross rent is not measurably different from Madison County ($1,024).

It is also lower than in Illinois ($1,274).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Glen Carbon village, Illinois (place:29639, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.