BloomingtonCA
A town of 25,698, settled in 1892.
Is Bloomington a good place to live?
Bloomington grades D overall, ranked 628th of 841 in California. One bright spot: it is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns. Bloomington’s July high is 95°F, above both the California town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). The biggest park or preserve is Kessler Park, at 21 acres.
98% of working residents leave Bloomington for work
Where Bloomington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Bloomington grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Bloomington is from typical.
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Disneyland and 70 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bloomington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaAngel Stadium of Anaheim
Big draw34 mi Theme parkDisney California Adventure10.1M visitors a year
32 mi Stadium & arenaHonda Center
21 mi MountainMount San AntonioPhoto credits
Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Angel Stadium of Anaheim: Staff Sgt. Chad McMeen, Public domain · Disney California Adventure: CrispyCream27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Honda Center: Arnold C (Buchanan-Hermit), Attribution · Mount San Antonio: The original uploader was Tillman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
Moving to Bloomington: who provides what
Bloomington is unincorporated, so San Bernardino County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bloomington.
Bloomington has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it trails Fontana and its other neighbors on schools and has little public open land.
Very high risk in Bloomington, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Bloomington since 2003.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, Bloomington’s schools trail 66% of California districts
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C, Fontana highest at B−.
Its public schools are run by the Colton Joint Unified school district. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Bloomington High, with 1,794 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestmore ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 586 | – |
| Bloomington HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,794 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Bloomington’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 2,586 in 2013 to 3,736.
Most working residents leave Bloomington for work: only 2% work in town. Bloomington’s average trip to work is 32 minutes. Since 2013, Bloomington has added 1,150 jobs, to 3,736 in 2023.
| Bloomington | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.4% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in Bloomington are worth about $565K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Bloomington home is worth about $565,000, up 1.4% in a year, 26% below the California typical home. The median rent in Bloomington is $1,609 a month.
| Bloomington | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,609 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Residents of Bloomington are less healthy than 68% of U.S. towns
Bloomington beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 66% of adults had a checkup this year in Bloomington.
| Bloomington | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 66% | 72% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Bloomington | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.2% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 21.9% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bloomington has mild winters and hot summers
The Riverside Fire Stn 3 weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 110 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 43.2°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 94.6°.
Bloomington has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bloomington has set aside 0.4% of its land for conservation
Just 17 of its 3,871 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Bloomington itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
1.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Bloomington | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kessler Park | — | 21 |
| 2. Ayala Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Bloomington
Colleges nearby
18 within 15 miles of the center of Bloomington
About 9 of every 100 Bloomington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
Famous people from Bloomington
4 notable people were born in Bloomington.
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About Bloomington
Place in California, United States
Bloomington is an urban unincorporated community in the Inland Empire region of San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 24,339 at the 2020 census, up from 23,851 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Bloomington as a census-designated place (CDP). Though currently unincorporated, many of the town's political activists are pushing for Bloomington to attain cityhood, while the nearby cities of Rialto and Fontana are attempting to annex the community. The incorporation effort is led by the Bloomington Incorporation Committee.
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- Area
- 6.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,099 ft
- ZIP code
- 92316
- Area code
- 909
Bloomington’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Bloomington.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington | #628 | D | C− | — | C | C |
| Rialto | #693 | D | D | D | C+ | C |
| Fontana | #468 | C− | D− | C+ | B− | B− |
| Jurupa Valley | #653 | D | D | C | C+ | C |
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Questions about Bloomington
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bloomington, CA a good place to live?
Bloomington grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #628 of 841 in California. It grades C for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Bloomington, CA expensive?
Yes. That is 6.3 years of the area's median household income ($89,662 across the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
What is Bloomington, CA known for?
4 notable people were born here, including Evric Gray and Annia Mejia.