Rankings · How Bloomington ranks in IN
Bloomington ranks #13 in Indiana for trails
Bloomington is ranked on 35 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 11.
Lists ranked on
35
of IN’s 602 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #13 most trails
Top-quarter finishes
11
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
People
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Younger than 99% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Bloomington’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Younger than 99% of IN towns
YoungerOlder
25.1 median age
Fewer kids than 99% of IN towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
10.6% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 93% of IN towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
11.4% of residents are 65+
Steadier prices than 91% of IN towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+43.7% in home prices, 5 years
Wetter than 82% of IN towns
DrierWetter
47 in of rain + melted snow a year
Longer growing season than 81% of IN towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
192 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 79% of IN towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.4% of homes are seasonal
Milder winters than 73% of IN towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
20.8° January low
Hotter summers than 73% of IN towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.0° July high
Less snow than 65% of IN towns
Less snowMore snow
18 in of snow a year
Where it shines
The lists Bloomington does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bloomington marked.
Almost there
3 spots from the top 10 for trails
Lists where Bloomington sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
At a glance
Bloomington lands in the top half on 12 of 21 lists
Each dot is Bloomington’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Bloomington does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
People
Most educated#14/602 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#28/602 HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#21/599Fewest smokers#40/599Healthiest#80/599Closest to a top hospital#85/602Most active#110/599Fewest uninsured#328/599Lowest depression#592/599 SafetySafety →
Safest#70/81 Next door
Bloomington out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.