Martinsville, IN vs Bloomington, IN

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricMartinsville, INBloomington, IN
Population11,93380,049
Median Household Income$60,177$50,465
Median Rent$983/mo$1,200/mo
Median Home Value$163,400$321,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9695
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.1%59.8%
Poverty Rate12.9%29.8%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)3.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*293
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,945
Median AQI—36
Good AQI Days /yr—265
Summer Highs83°F84°F
Winter Lows21°F23°F
Snowfall17 in/yr18 in/yr
Avg Commute28.5 min17.5 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—3.5 / 5
Students per Teacher14.114.1
College Degree Rate12.6%58.8%
Foreign-Born %1.8%12.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.7%+3.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Martinsville (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.