CITY PROFILE
Bloomington, IL
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Bloomington, Illinois is a smaller metro with a mild climate that sees moderate sunshine and a wet climate, making it best suited for people comfortable with regular rainfall. Housing is moderately priced for our dataset, offering a middle ground between the most and least expensive metros we track. It's a straightforward choice if you want a compact, quieter setting without extreme weather swings, but you'll need to accept frequent moisture.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $260K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,361/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 12.2°C · warmest 24.4°C · coolest -1.5°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1240 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #255 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy90
- Affordable to rent81
- Climate comfort59
- Plenty of sunshine43
- Big-city amenities38
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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