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Bloomington vs Burnsville

Bloomington, MN compared with Burnsville, MN · 5 miles apart

Bloomington has 89,034 residents to Burnsville’s 65,244. Bloomington comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Burnsville does better on median rent, clear days a year.

Bloomington, MN Burnsville, MN
Population 89,034 65,244
Density (per sq mi) 2,566 2,616
Median household income $93,211 $87,024
Median home value $361,700 $355,200
Median rent $1,561 $1,513
Homeownership 65.7% 64.7%
Average commute 21 min 23.3 min
Median age 41.1 36.7
Bachelor's degree + 46.2% 39.8%
Poverty rate 9.2% 10.8%
Unemployment 4.8% 5%
Price to income 3.9× 4.1×
Clear days a year 19 20
Days above 90°F 10 9

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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