BloomingdaleFL
This town of 23,827 people was settled in 1850.
Is Bloomingdale a good place to live?
Some subjects shine; others lag. The weak point is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $415K, 5.6 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. It lags on hazard risk as well: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 75% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Its best grade is for health (A−): it is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns. Add incomes to its strengths: the median household earns $105K. Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, ranking 283rd of 634 in Florida. Nationally, it does better than 37% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Lithia Springs Park, at 58 acres.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Bloomingdale stand out
Where Bloomingdale beats most towns.
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.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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.
In Bloomingdale, 20% of adults get no exercise outside work, where Florida’s towns sit at 25% and U.S. towns at 25%. Among adults locally, 17% have been diagnosed with depression.
| 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
Of its 4 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. Public schools: the Hillsborough school district. Also worth knowing: 3 public schools serve Bloomingdale, with 2,263 students in all.
| 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.
In Bloomingdale, the average commute is 31 minutes, above both Florida’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 3% of working residents stay in Bloomingdale for work; the rest commute out. Jobs in Bloomingdale grew by 911 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 3,676. Bloomingdale: 22% of workers work remotely from home.
| 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
The biggest natural risk in Bloomingdale is inland flooding, at a high overall level
One declared disaster, in 2017, has brought federal aid to Bloomingdale households. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 45% come from inland flooding and 28% from hurricanes. The town has had 217 paid flood insurance claims since 1979.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Bloomingdale, expect mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 50.2°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.1°.
Snowfall is close to zero. Its January low stands at 50°F.
| 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
42% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bloomingdale. Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (21% statewide).
| 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
Bloomingdale keeps 4.8% of its land conserved
Bloomingdale has 2 parks and preserves, 63 acres in all.
| 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 $442K
Bloomingdale’s going rate for rent stands at $2,210 a month. The share of households in Bloomingdale who own their home: 80%. Sellers in Bloomingdale got 98.2% of the asking price, typically.
| Bloomingdale | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,210 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.