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22,457people live here $102,928median household income▲ 27% above US $1,603median rent per month▲ 13% above US $376,500median home value▲ 13% above US

What it's like to live in Bloomingdale

Bloomingdale is a small city in Illinois with household incomes running above the national average, crime rates well below the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Bloomingdale deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and cold, harsh winters.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Low crime rates
Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Air quality concerns
Cold, harsh winters

How Bloomingdale compares

Median household income

Bloomingdale$102,928

Illinois avg$83,390

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Bloomingdale$1,603

Illinois avg$1,274

US$1,413

Median home value

Bloomingdale$376,500

Illinois avg$263,300

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Bloomingdale

Based on Bloomingdale's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,206

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $64,120 a year
47% of Bloomingdale renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$75,300

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $37,650
Homes cost 3.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 13% above US

$1,603/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,603 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $376,500. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $376,500 · 47% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.9% county unemployment

Unemployment in DuPage County is 3.9%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

DuPage County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 80% below US

72 violent crimes per 100k

Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.

Property crime 1427/100k · Bloomingdale Police Department · 2024 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 19% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

73%

Work from home

19%

Carpool

4.0%

Public transit

2.0%

Other

1.1%

Walk

1.0%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 85°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 16°F.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 25% above US

45% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 45% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

9 public schools inside the boundary

There are 9 public schools inside the boundary and 3 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Pullman National Historical Park (30 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Bloomingdale's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and crime rates well below the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and cold, harsh winters. A year of median rent ($1,603/mo) equals 19% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime, remote workers (19% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for anyone who dislikes long, cold winters.

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