Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

Bloomington

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Move Score75

Bloomington, IL

$2,555after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Bloomington.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Bloomington are under the US rate in this release, 3.6 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

75

Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.

The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 75.1, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted

Example household

Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom

Salary, before tax

$83,730 in every city.

Pay between cities
Job
Adults
Kids
Housing
Bedrooms · 1 bedroom

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After tax and rent

$2,555

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,667
Rent$904
Other bills$1,852
Left$2,555

Stats

Rent
$1,076
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,311
Per month
Tax
24%
Of pay
Prices
6% below
US, besides rent

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$2,555 / mo

Money left after tax and rent, by state.Bloomington
LowerHigher
Bloomington · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,667
  • Rent$904
  • Other$1,852
  • Left$2,555

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (IL)
−$4,007
Take-home pay
$63,727
Effective tax rate
23.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$904
Groceries
$378
Getting around
$483
Healthcare
$425
Utilities and internet
$236
Everything else
$330
Total spending
$2,756

After tax and rent

$2,555 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,531 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $904.

Work from home
15.8% of workers
ACS 2023 5-year
Home internet
74.1% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2023 5-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from Illinois

The place

19 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
19 minutes each way
Size
171k people
Buying instead
Median home $198,300. About $1,638/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Illinois income tax is a flat 4.95%. Sales tax 8.9%, property tax 2.27%.

Schools

Students
23,756
Pupils per teacher
13.5
Districts
9
  1. McLean County USD 512,407 students
  2. Bloomington SD 874,809 students
  3. Olympia CUSD 161,740 students
  4. ISU Laboratory Schools1,083 students
  5. Tri Valley CUSD 31,074 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Bloomington calculated?

Bloomington is in Illinois, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.

What does rent cost in Bloomington?

About $904 for a one-bedroom and $1,076 for a two-bedroom in Bloomington, IL. Bloomington averages 203 sunny days, a July high of 83°F, and a 19-minute commute.

How do I compare Bloomington with another city?

Put Bloomington next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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