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2026 Compare Cities Economy:
Rochester, MN vs Bloomington, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in Bloomington, is 78% less than it is in Rochester and is 304% below the National Average.
- Rochester unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Bloomington unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Rochester, MNBloomington, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,827  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$17,066$69,021
Family Median Income$101,963 85028
Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Hello, since I live currently still in Germany, I can't contribute anything with regard to your questionaire above. I am looking for a new place to live in the US  More

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