A typical Bloomington home is worth about $316,000
Up 1.4% in a year, 21% above the Indiana typical home.
What kind of housing town is Bloomington?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,220
Renters already here pay a median of $1,194.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
How Bloomington ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
A typical home costs 7.1 years of income
More than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $135K short of a typical Bloomington home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,220 a month here, $610 less than owning.
How Bloomington ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Bloomington’s typical property tax (0.67% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Up 20.5% in five years
Slower than Indiana (28.9%).
Show as a table
| January | Bloomington | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $176,000 | $135,000 |
| 2018 | $187,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $200,000 | $154,000 |
| 2020 | $218,000 | $164,000 |
| 2021 | $241,000 | $183,000 |
| 2022 | $271,000 | $209,000 |
| 2023 | $289,000 | $227,000 |
| 2024 | $295,000 | $237,000 |
| 2025 | $309,000 | $249,000 |
| 2026 | $315,000 | $256,000 |
| August 2026 | $316,000 | $260,000 |
A typical Bloomington home worth $172K in September 2016 is worth about $316K today.
How Bloomington ranks on rising home prices →
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
2 of Bloomington’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Bloomington’s homes were built before 1980.
Indiana: 71% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
Bloomington vs. its neighbors
Bloomington is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington | $316K | +1.4% | $1,220 | $44,748 |
| Washington | $276K* | +5.5%† | $1,200 | $80,233 |
| Benton | $345K* | +20%† | $1,210 | $90,296 |
| Richland | $263K* | +3.7%† | $1,210 | $100,957 |
| Perry | $327K* | +1.1%† | $1,190 | $66,567 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
On the market in Bloomington
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Neighbors talk housing
What Bloomington buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.