Taxes in Bloomington
Bloomington's tax picture runs genuinely favorable: a low effective property tax rate and a disclosed combined income tax rate that includes Monroe County's real local layer.
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Learn moreA genuinely low effective property tax rate
Bloomington's median effective property tax rate ran 0.99%, with a real, disclosed spread by ZIP code (1.09% in 47401 versus 0.79% in 47403).
Indiana's flat state tax plus Monroe County's local layer
Indiana's real, flat 2.95% state income tax applies statewide, but Monroe County separately layers a real 1.05% local income tax on top -- a combined 4.00% rate on most earned income for Bloomington residents.
A simple, uniform sales tax
Indiana's flat 7% statewide sales tax applies in Bloomington with no additional local-option county layer.
Key takeaways
- Bloomington's effective property tax rate (0.99%) runs genuinely low, with real ZIP-level variation.
- Monroe County's real 1.05% local income tax layers onto Indiana's flat 2.95% state rate for a combined 4.00%.
- Indiana's flat 7% sales tax applies uniformly, with no local-option layer in Bloomington.
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