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Bloomington vs Terre Haute

$313/mo more in Terre Haute

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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BloomingtonTerre HauteAbout 38 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Terre Haute leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,199/mo in Terre Haute. $1,886/mo in Bloomington. +$3,756 a year.

Bloomington

$1,886

left each month

Terre Haute

$2,199

+$313 vs Bloomington

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Same paycheck, another city.

Terre Haute wins 3 of 4Bloomington 1 · ties 0
$4,790Take-home · Terre Haute$4,923
$1,062Rent · Terre Haute$759
$1,842Other bills · Bloomington$1,965
$1,886Left over · Terre Haute$2,199

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In 2022-2023, 96 households moved Bloomington → Terre Haute (avg AGI $39,854). 68 went the other way. The whole move →

+$313 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthBloomingtonTerre Haute
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Bloomington, IN and Terre Haute, IN
Per monthBloomingtonTerre HauteDifference
Gross pay$6,208$6,411+$203
Income and payroll tax$1,419$1,488+$69
Take-home pay$4,790$4,923+$133
Rent$1,062$759−$303
Getting around$470$593+$123
Groceries$378$378$0
Healthcare$426$426$0
Utilities$237$237$0
Everything else$331$331$0
Left over$1,886$2,199+$313

Salary to match Bloomington

$71,000

Gross pay in Terre Haute that leaves the same amount as $74,500 in Bloomington.

Tax difference

−$109

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 22.9% in Bloomington, 23.2% in Terre Haute.

More about Terre Haute

Bloomington, IN in full

A flat 3% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,264 and 206 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.

Terre Haute, IN in full

A flat 3% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $903 and 202 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Terre Haute than Bloomington?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Terre Haute leaves about $313 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,062 in Bloomington and $759 in Terre Haute.

Does Terre Haute have state income tax?

Terre Haute is in Indiana, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.50%.

What changes if you move from Bloomington to Terre Haute?

The paycheck is taxed in Indiana. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Bloomington and Terre Haute changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.