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Why Bloomington?
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- 5 minutes from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
- Ranked #1 for customer satisfaction by JD Power
- A Delta Airlines hub
- 15 minutes from downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul
- 1 light rail line, 3 bus rapid transit lines, with the most transit stops outside of Minneapolis and St. Paul
- Busiest transit station in the state with over 5,000 daily rides
- Served by 4 major highways that have 80,000+ daily trips:
- 130,000 daily trips on I-494
- 105,000 on I-35W
- 90,000 on US Hwy 169
- 80,000 on TH77
- 8,950 acres of parks and open space in 97 Parks
- 38 miles of paved biking trails and 40 miles of unpaved trails
- Connected to the regional trail system along the National Wildlife Refuge which includes 14,000 acres of protected land and 70 miles of hiking and biking trails
- The Nokomis-Minnesota River Regional Trail begins in Minneapolis and links with the Nine Mile Creek trail in collaboration with the Three Rivers Park District
- Bloomington Family Aquatic Center
- Bloomington Ice Garden
- Hyland Hills Ski Area
- 3 golf courses
- Nationally-recognized Bloomington Public Schools Pre-K-12 schools and programs with 94% of parents rating the quality of education as "excellent" or "good".
- Normandale Community College
- Northwestern Health Sciences University
- Bloomington Center for the Arts
- 91,975 live in Bloomington (9.7% growth in last 10 years)
- 88,209 work in Bloomington
- Daytime population of 140,863
- Over 850,000 people live within 15 minutes of Bloomington
- 45.3% of residents hold a bachelors degrees or higher
- $90,200 median household income
- Median age 41
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