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New Residents Drawn to Affordable Housing, Quality of Life
A beautiful setting, low unemployment, growth in well-paying industries, a major university, a vibrant arts and culture scene, and affordable housing make Bloomington a top spot to live. As a university town, Bloomington’s demographic profile trends spunky: The median age is significantly below the state average, and the numbers of college students and foreign-born residents are significantly above state averages. The cost of living runs 10 to 15 percent below the national... Read More »
Three Hospitals, IU Clinics Have Bloomington Residents Covered
Bloomington scores well on Sperling’s stress index as a small metro area that’s among the country’s least stressful places to live.
That’s a healthy start.
Bloomington Hospital helps, too. It has been a community foundation for more than 100 years and serves people in 10 counties, admitting 13,600 last year. The hospital has 355 beds, delivers more than 2,000 babies a year and in 2007 performed 20,000 inpatient and outpatient surgeries.
An array of specialties includes regional institutes... Read More »
