Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Bloomfield grades C overall, 128th among Connecticut's 151 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $99K and it has 66 miles of trail. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $361K, 3.8 years of the Hartford metro’s $95K median household income. Bloomfield’s trail density is 2.5 miles per square mile, against 1.3 in Connecticut’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On history, just 8 of Connecticut’s 175 towns do worse. Bloomfield is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 81% of U.S. towns.
Where Bloomfield beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,412 in 1850, 21,535 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1858 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Bloomfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bloomfield. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
20 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
9 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
15 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
17 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
6 mi MuseumMark Twain HousePeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mark Twain House: Makemake at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bloomfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Bloomfield.
Bloomfield draws workers from Hartford and beyond, is safe by national standards but not by Connecticut’s and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Connecticut.
66 miles of trail in 27 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Reservoir 6 Recreation Area, 675 acres with 8.1 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Penwood State Park | 9.3 mi | 585 |
| 2. Reservoir 6 Recreation Area | 8.1 mi | 675 |
| 3. Marion K Wilcox Park | 4.6 mi | 194 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Two of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Grace Academy of the ArtsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 855 | C |
| Academy of International Studies 6-12Largest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 697 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
20,845 jobs are based in Bloomfield, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Bloomfield for work: only 12% work in town. Since 2013, Bloomfield has added 2,835 jobs, to 20,845 in 2023. At 23 minutes, Bloomfield’s average trip to work is where Connecticut’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Bloomfield | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 15% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Connecticut it is less healthy than 82% of the 154 graded towns: Connecticut sets a high bar. Against the 8,769 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bloomfield’s, it is healthier than 52%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
86% of Bloomfield adults had a checkup this year. No town among the 154 in Connecticut we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Bloomfield. 41% of Bloomfield adults have high blood pressure.
| Bloomfield | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 81% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 9.4% | 12% |
| What stands out | Bloomfield | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 10% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with diabetes | 14% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
People 65 and older are 27% of residents (19% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (20% statewide). Bloomfield’s median age is 48.4 years. Among 155 Connecticut towns, just 9 have a lower share of children under 18 than Bloomfield.
| Bloomfield | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 48.4 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 45% | 29% |
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.4 points). Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 50.6, men 45.5.
| Bloomfield | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.6% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.1% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.9% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.8% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.9% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.8% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Bloomfield has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median rent in Bloomfield is $1,881 a month. The typical Bloomfield home is worth about $361,000, up 3.5% in a year, 19% below the Connecticut typical home.
| Bloomfield | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,881 a month | $1,448 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 24.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 83% of Connecticut’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 601 to 337 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 37 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bloomfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9 within 15 miles of the center of Bloomfield
About 7 of every 100 Bloomfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
Where Bloomfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 places in Bloomfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
16 notable people were born in Bloomfield.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Bloomfield is a suburb of Hartford in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The town's population was 21,535 at the 2020 census, Bloomfield's highest decennial census count ever. Bloomfield is best known as the headquarters of healthcare services company Cigna.
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8 towns share a border with Bloomfield.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield | #128 | C | C− | C+ | C− | B+ |
| East Granby | #25 | A− | C | — | B+ | A |
| Simsbury | #21 | A | D | A− | A− | A+ |
| Windsor | #108 | C+ | C− | B− | C | A− |
| West Hartford | #80 | B | D | C | B+ | A+ |
| Blue Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hartford | #151 | D− | D− | D | D | D |
| Avon | #19 | A | D | A− | A− | A+ |
East Granby reports no FBI crime data of its own. Blue Hills isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bloomfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bloomfield grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #128 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades B+ for health, C+ for safety and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
16 notable people were born here, including Anika Noni Rose and Francis Gillette.
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