Bloomington is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Bloomington, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
Bloomington in 100 adults: 49 with a bachelor’s degree or more (IL: 38)
Roughly 78,804 people live in Bloomington (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 21 in every 100 workers. The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at +3%. For every 100 households, 62 own and the rest rent, beside 67 owners across IL.
Median age 36.2 (IL 39).
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median age: women 37.0, men 35.6.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 8.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 17 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Bloomington says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 9 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Bloomington
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Bloomington’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Bloomington or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Bloomington in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.