Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Bloomfield’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and civic life and an A− for history; its weakest is a D for incomes. Only 65 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on incomes. 59% of households own their home in Bloomfield, below both Indiana’s towns (76%) and U.S. towns (73%). On civic life, just 87 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns do better. Greene County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Bloomfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bloomfield beats most towns.
Greene County CourthouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Bloomfield is from typical.
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Census counts: 234 in 1850, 2,289 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1885 and 3 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bloomfield.
Bloomfield beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Bloomfield adults binge drink, where Indiana’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 16%. 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Bloomfield.
| Bloomfield | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Bloomfield | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bloomfield has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Bloomfield is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Bloomfield for work: only 16% work in town. Bloomfield’s median household income is $55,000. Jobs based in Bloomfield fell to 859 in 2023, 66 fewer than in 2013.
| Bloomfield | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $55,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Bloomfield home is worth about $219,000, up 6.1% in a year, 15% below the Indiana typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Bloomfield | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bloomfield Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Bloomfield; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Bloomfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
6 notable people were born in Bloomfield.
Town in Indiana, United States
Bloomfield is a town within Richland Township and the county seat of Greene County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,289 at the 2020 census. Bloomfield is part of the Bloomington, Indiana metropolitan area.
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One town shares a border with Bloomfield.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
| Hashtown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bloomfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Bloomfield reports no FBI crime data of its own. Hashtown 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.
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 A.
6 notable people were born here, including Don Herold and Oscar E. Bland.
