Monroe County · Indiana · Midwest · 80k residents
Bloomington, IN: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Bloomington: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Indiana median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,180/wk. Indiana's corporate income tax rate is 4.9%. Commercial electricity averages 12.4¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,180/wk
Corporate income tax
4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
58.8%
Commercial electricity
12.4¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Bloomington's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
70/100
Heating
Ranks Bloomington's jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $321,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $150 |
| Property tax rate | 0.83% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,018/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,229/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.75% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Corporate income tax | 4.9% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,180/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 58.8% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.4¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 25.4/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $99,990 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $80,370 |
| Wage: General manager | $101,310 |
| Wage: Customer service | $39,660 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,850 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $58,700 |
| Wage: Electrician | $65,660 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $30,890 |
| Cost of living index | 90 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $60/mo |
| Gas price | $3.20/gal |
| Healthcare index | 95 |
| Childcare (per child) | $900/mo |
| Median household income | $50,465 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% |
| Population | 80k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.8/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 76/100 |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 190 days |
| July high | 85°F |
| January low | 21°F |
| Annual snowfall | 18 in |
| Home price YoY | +1.8% |
| Home price MoM | -0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +3.2% |
| Rent MoM | +0.3% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.9% |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 566 mi |
| Big lake | 175 mi |
| Mountains | 253 mi |
| Major airport | 42 mi |
| Ski resort | 87 mi |
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- Is Bloomington a good place to run a business?
- Indiana's corporate income tax rate is 4.9%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,180/wk; commercial electricity averages 12.4¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Bloomington, IN?
- Bloomington indexes at 90 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,229/mo and a acs median home value of $321,400.
- How much does a house cost in Bloomington?
- The acs median home value in Bloomington is $321,400 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Bloomington?
- A two-bedroom in Bloomington rents for about $1,229/mo.