Most of Bloomington is in McLean County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $28.57 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Bloomington with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $920 to $1,160 a month. At the middle rent, $995, a full-time job would need to pay $31.38 an hour before taxes.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61701 | McLean County | $920/mo | $28.90/hr |
| 61702 | McLean County | $940/mo | $29.56/hr |
| 61704 | McLean County | $1,050/mo | $33.21/hr |
| 61705 | McLean County | $1,160/mo | $37.19/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Bloomington needs to pay at least $28.57 an hour before taxes, about $59,418 a year. That is the figure for McLean County, where the typical studio rent is $910 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Bloomington with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $920 to $1,160 a month. At the middle rent of $995, the pay needed would be $31.38 an hour.
The minimum wage in McLean County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 1.9 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads