text: where would i go to find information about a city such as the average cost of a two bedroom apt? min wage? etc my girlfriend and i are trying to run the numbers on possibly moving to bloomington indiana.  does anyone know where i could find information on how much an average two bedroom apt costs in that town?  i've tried googling and all i find are cost of living reports you have to pay for.  i want average stats.  but i don't know how to look for it.  ps: i'm a student look to go to grad school, if that helps, so i don't have a lot of money. www.craigslist.org  look up the names of the local newspapers and then you can view the classified ads online.  that should give you a good idea of the cost of apts.