Bloomington, IL vs Pleasant Prairie, WI

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

Pleasant Prairie

67.5

#1415 nationally

Bloomington leads in walk score (35 vs 11). Bloomington leads in average commute (16.3 min vs 25.8 min). Pleasant Prairie leads in median household income ($99,635 vs $73,119).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Bloomington, IL	Pleasant Prairie, WI
WhereAtHome Score	77.6 (#228)	67.5 (#1415)
Population	78,587	21,818
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$272,368	$472,884
Median Household Income	$73,119	$99,635
Average Commute	16.3 min	25.8 min
Walk Score	35	11
Crime Level	8.6	8.6
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	97	109
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+4.9	R+6.3