Bloomington vs Peoria leftover
Moving to Peoria costs you $44 a month
$2,706/mo leftover in Peoria vs $2,750 in Bloomington after tax and rent ($44 less). −$528 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Bloomington leftover
$2,750
a month after tax and rent
Peoria leftover
$2,706
−$44 vs Bloomington
Compare Bloomington to another metro
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Monthly gap
Bloomington → Peoria
$44
less / month in Bloomington
$2,706 in Peoria · $2,750 in Bloomington · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
In 2022-2023, 474 households moved Bloomington → Peoria (avg AGI $59,546). 472 went the other way. The whole move →
−$44 / mo
| Per month | Bloomington | Peoria | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,333 | $7,396 | +$63 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,827 | $1,849 | +$22 |
| Take-home pay | $5,506 | $5,547 | +$41 |
| Rent | $904 | $913 | +$9 |
| Getting around | $483 | $559 | +$76 |
| Groceries | $378 | $378 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $425 | $425 | $0 |
| Utilities | $236 | $236 | $0 |
| Everything else | $330 | $330 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,750 | $2,706 | −$44 |
To break even in Peoria, you'd need to earn
$89,500
Household gross, versus $88,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Bloomington does now.
The tax difference alone
−$37
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.9% in Bloomington, 25.0% in Peoria.
More about Peoria
Bloomington, IL in full
A flat 4.95% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,076 and 203 sunny days; commutes average 19 minutes.
Peoria, IL in full
A flat 4.95% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,087 and 204 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Peoria on Peoria wages.
Peoria → Bloomington →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Peoria than Bloomington?
A one-bedroom is about $904 in Bloomington versus $913 in Peoria. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $44 a month lower in Peoria. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Peoria have state income tax?
Peoria is in Illinois, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Bloomington to Peoria?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Illinois tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Bloomington and Peoria moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.