Home prices in Bloomington run 26% below the national median: $312,000 versus $420,000. Relative to the $72,400 median household income here, the price-to-income ratio comes out to 4.3x.
Bloomington's 1.12% property tax rate runs above the 1.1% national average. That's $291/month on the median home here, not a rounding error against the mortgage payment.
Between the $2,022/month mortgage payment and Minnesota's state income tax, your real housing cost calculation needs your after-tax number, not your gross salary.
Beyond housing, Bloomington's cost of living index sits at 100 (national average = 100), running at the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and everyday services.
Bloomington's median home price runs 12% lower than nearby Minneapolis: $355,000 there versus $312,000 here.