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Bloomington is a mid-size city of 78,907 people in McLean County, Illinois. It's part of the Bloomington, IL area. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $1k a month.
78,907people
$203kTypical home
$1,050/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
9"Snow
230Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 78,907
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,910 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Chicago, IL
- In the Bloomington, IL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,282/mo)
- Median rent $1,050/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,278 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to BMI airport
- 110 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 843 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLean County: D+5 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk