Essex, IL
1,026Residents
$108,250Median household income
$1,143/moMedian gross rent
$228,200Median home value
34.3Median age
23%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
90%Homes lived in by their owners
2.1×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 13% of the median household income in Essex.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $46,000 a year. In Illinois that leaves roughly $3,072 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $45,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.