Apartments in Bloomington

Bloomington:
August Rent Report

Welcome to the August 2025 Bloomington Apartment Report. In this assessment of the local rental market, Rentable data scientists and rental experts break down the August 2025 key findings and figures for the Bloomington rental landscape.

Our experts analyze the pricing trends — one-bedroom, two-bedroom, year-over-year and month-over-month — in Bloomington and surrounding areas and provide comparisons to the entire metro area, nearby cities and some of the most desirable and expensive cities in the United States. Take a look at the last 12 months of Bloomington average rent prices in the chart below.

August Prices: Bloomington vs. Surrounding Areas

Rent Prices in Bloomington and Surrounding Areas

Rent prices have increased in Bloomington over the last month. But how have the surrounding areas fared when it comes to the recent volatility in apartment prices? Rent prices in 1 of the Bloomington suburb increased last month. On the other hand, 0 local areas experienced a decrease in the price of a one-bedroom apartment.

More key findings include:

• Rent increased in Normal, IL .

• Rents did not decrease in any of the Bloomington suburbs.

• 1 suburb is currently priced lower than the city of Bloomington.

Data set for Bloomington and suburbs

Methodology

Each month, using over 1 million Rentable listings across the United States, we calculate the median 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom rent prices by city, state, and nation, and track the month-over-month percent change. To avoid small sample sizes, we restrict the analysis for our reports to cities meeting minimum population and property count thresholds.