Bloomington, IL vs Phoenixville, PA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Bloomington

77.6

#228 nationally

Phoenixville

67.8

#1383 nationally

Phoenixville leads in crime level (2.3 vs 8.6). Bloomington leads in average commute (16.3 min vs 27 min). Phoenixville leads in median household income ($91,593 vs $73,119).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Bloomington, IL	Phoenixville, PA
WhereAtHome Score	77.6 (#228)	67.8 (#1383)
Population	78,587	19,871
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$272,368	$531,576
Median Household Income	$73,119	$91,593
Average Commute	16.3 min	27 min
Walk Score	35	N/A
Crime Level	8.6	2.3
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	97	112
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+4.9	D+14.5

Data coverage note: Phoenixville is missing data for 1 metric that Bloomington has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.