2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Bloomington, IL vs Arlington, TX

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- The median age of a home in Bloomington is 9.8% older than the median age of a home in Arlington.
 Bloomington, ILArlington, TXUnited States
 Median Home Age413742
 Median Home Cost$208,600$311,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.3%21.8%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.36.2%70.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.40.7%144.5%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$23.6$18.7$11.0
 Homes Owned56.0%51.1%57.4%
 Housing Vacant8.4%7.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.6%41.8%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Bloomington, ILArlington, TXUnited States
 Average Rent$1,480$2,130$1,840
 Studio Apartment$750$1,230$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$860$1,380$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,060$1,630$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,500$2,160$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,700$2,670$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Bloomington, ILArlington, TXUnited States
 Vacant For Rent4.1%4.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.0%0.8%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.2%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%0.4%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.1%0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.9%1.0%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Bloomington, ILArlington, TXUnited States
 Less Than $20,0004.6%1.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.9%0.8%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9992.9%0.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9994.3%1.7%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9997.6%3.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99918.7%14.3%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99922.9%23.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99923.1%36.3%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9999.5%12.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.4%3.1%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9991.7%1.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.4%0.3%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Bloomington, ILArlington, TXUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 201415.4%12.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200915.4%12.9%13.6%
 1990 to 199917.8%16.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.0%28.5%13.2%
 1970 to 197914.5%20.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196917.8%16.3%13.6%
 1950 to 19596.8%7.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.0%1.0%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier15.7%0.9%12.2%
Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 7 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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