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A town of 2,887.
Bean Blossom Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $266K for a typical one, or 4.1 years of the Bloomington metro’s $66K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 384th of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. Breezy Point Farm Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 593 Indiana towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bean Blossom Township.
Where Bean Blossom Township beats most towns.
Where Bean Blossom Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Bean Blossom Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A for hazard risk (better than 86% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 3%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 5 maps from 1947 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Bean Blossom Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Bean Blossom Township.
Bean Blossom Township looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and sends most of its workers to Bloomington and beyond.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Bean Blossom Township since 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bean Blossom Township has 228 jobs for its 1,187 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 31.8 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Most working residents leave Bean Blossom Township for work: only 0% work in town. At 32 minutes, Bean Blossom Township’s average trip to work is where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Bean Blossom Township has added 114 jobs, to 228 in 2023.
| Bean Blossom Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bean Blossom Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 41% of residents (37% statewide). 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bean Blossom Township, above both the Indiana town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). The median age in Bean Blossom Township is 44 years.
| Bean Blossom Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 44 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Bean Blossom Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
Within Indiana it is healthier than 67% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Bean Blossom Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Bean Blossom Township.
| Bean Blossom Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bean Blossom Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve, at 227 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve | 0.2 mi | 227 |
| 2. Powell Preserve | — | 68 |
| 3. Morgan-Monroe State Forest | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bean Blossom Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
38 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
11 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art
10 mi TheatreIndiana University Auditorium38 mi GardenMill Race ParkMemorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indiana University Auditorium: Gottscho-Schleisner Collection, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bean Blossom Township
About 5 of every 100 Bean Blossom Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Bean Blossom Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,916 and it contained 1,184 housing units.
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5 towns share a border with Bean Blossom Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Blossom Township | #384 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Wayne Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Richland Township | #217 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B |
| Washington Township | #373 | B− | A− | — | B | C− |
| Washington Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Baker Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wayne Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bean Blossom Township, Wayne Township, Richland Township, Washington Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Baker Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bean Blossom Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bean Blossom Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #384 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
