BloomingdaleFL
A town of 23,827, settled in 1850.
Is Bloomingdale a good place to live?
Bloomingdale grades C+ overall, 283rd of 634 graded towns in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 82% of the country and the median household earns $105K. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $415K, 5.6 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Bloomingdale’s median rent is $2,210 a month, above both Florida’s towns ($1,647 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The biggest park or preserve is Lithia Springs Park, at 58 acres.
97% of working residents leave Bloomingdale for work
Where Bloomingdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Bloomingdale grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Bloomingdale is from typical.
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Tropicana Field and 64 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bloomingdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
15 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
38 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
15 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling CenterPhoto credits
Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain
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Moving to Bloomingdale: who provides what
Bloomingdale is unincorporated, so Hillsborough 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 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bloomingdale.
Bloomingdale has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, has less food insecurity than most of Florida and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Bloomingdale’s grade for health is an A−
Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 10.3% of its 17,611 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide.
17% of Bloomingdale adults have been diagnosed with depression. Bloomingdale beats the Florida average on 14 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Bloomingdale adults get no exercise outside work.
| Bloomingdale | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bloomingdale | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 16.8% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.5% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bloomingdale’s public schools trail 57% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Hillsborough school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navigator Academy of Leadership ValricoLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 906 | B |
| Alafia Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 568 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Bloomingdale’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 2,765 in 2013 to 3,676.
Most working residents leave Bloomingdale for work: only 3% work in town. 22% of workers work from home in Bloomingdale. Jobs based in Bloomingdale grew to 3,676 in 2023, 911 more than in 2013.
| Bloomingdale | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bloomingdale faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 217 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bloomingdale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Bloomingdale
January nights average 50.2°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.1°.
Bloomingdale has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Bloomingdale is 50°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Bloomingdale | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Florida overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (21% statewide). 42% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Bloomingdale | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 31% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.2 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.0, men 43.1.
| Bloomingdale | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.2% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.5% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.9% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.7% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.1% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lithia Springs Park | — | 58 |
| 2. Bloomingdale East Neighborhood Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Bloomingdale sells for about $441K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bloomingdale
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Bloomingdale
About 6 of every 100 Bloomingdale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Bloomingdale
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Bloomingdale is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 22,947 at the 2020 census, up from 22,711 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Codes serving the community are 33511 (which is addressed to Brandon) and 33596 (which is addressed to Valrico).
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- Area
- 8.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 52 ft
- ZIP code
- 33511, 33596
- Area code
- 813
Bloomingdale’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Bloomingdale.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Fish Hawk (C) comes closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomingdale | #283 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Fish Hawk | #328 | C | D− | — | C+ | A |
| Riverview | #365 | C | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Valrico | #386 | C | D | — | C+ | B+ |
Bloomingdale, Fish Hawk, Riverview and Valrico report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bloomingdale with a neighbor →
Questions about Bloomingdale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bloomingdale, FL a good place to live?
Bloomingdale grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #283 of 634 in Florida. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Bloomingdale, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $415,000, 10% above the Florida typical home. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 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 D.