Bloomington, Minnesota Cost Of Living

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6%

Overall NAT. AVG.

5%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

16%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Bloomington	Minnesota	National
Cost of living	106	102	100
Goods & Services	105	104	100
Groceries	95	101	100
Health care	102	112	100
Housing	116	100	100
Transportation	104	99	100
Utilities	100	98	100

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The cost of living in Bloomington is 5% higher than the Minnesota average
The cost of living in Bloomington is 6% higher than the national average
Bloomington housing is 16% higher than the national average
Minnesota general sales tax is 35% higher than the national average
Minnesota state income tax is 137% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$95,868	$7,989	$2,237	$2,876
Renters	$52,007	$4,334	$1,213	$1,560

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Bloomington is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Bloomington has a median income of about $95,868 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,237 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $52,007. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,213 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Minnesota Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Minnesota	6.875%	7.875%

Minnesota Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Minnesota	5.35%	9.85%

Goods & Services

Item	Bloomington	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.41	$22.08	15.1%
Beauty Salon	$37.88	$42.88	11.7%
Toothpaste	$3.26	$2.57	27.0%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.15	1.1%
Movie	$11.04	$11.51	4.0%
Bowling	$31.35	$16.62	88.7%

Groceries

Item	Bloomington	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.61	$4.98	7.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.95	$1.58	23.1%
Milk	$2.28	$2.42	5.6%
Potatoes	$3.18	$3.54	10.2%
Pizza	$13.06	$11.49	13.7%
Beer	$9.02	$10.04	10.2%

Health Care

Item	Bloomington	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$100.90	$117.76	14.3%
Doctor	$161.06	$125.34	28.5%
Dentist	$88.15	$107.52	18.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.73	$10.26	4.6%
Lipitor	$458.00	$459.24	0.3%

Housing

Item	Bloomington	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$265,700.00	$184,700.00	43.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,576.23	$1,697.41	7.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,220.00	$949.00	28.6%

Transportation

Item	Bloomington	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.94	$3.85	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$62.08	$57.01	8.9%

Utilities

Item	Bloomington	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.95	$177.27	0.2%
Phone	$188.30	$189.62	0.7%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
South End, MN	65	76	24.2%
St. Anthony city (Stearns County), MN	106	84	15.6%
South St. Paul, MN	20,132	97	3.1%
Robbinsdale, MN	14,393	99	1.4%
Crystal, MN	22,937	99	1.2%
Bloomington, MN	85,226	106	6.1%

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Clifton, NJ	85,201	126	26.2%
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Whittier, CA	84,821	145	45.0%
Bryan, TX	85,645	92	7.9%
Bloomington, MN	85,226	106	6.1%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; this is the most current data available.