Bloomfield TownshipIN
A town of 5,883.
Is Bloomfield Township a good place to live?
Bloomfield Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $177K for a typical one, or 2.1 years of the county’s $84K median household income. It grades B− overall, 340th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 81% of the country. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 12% of the land in Bloomfield Township is conserved, against 1.9% in Indiana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Bloomfield Township Graded School is on the National Register of Historic Places.
What makes Bloomfield Township stand out
Where Bloomfield Township beats most towns.
How Bloomfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Bloomfield Township is from typical.
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Moving to Bloomfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bloomfield Township, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bloomfield Township.
Bloomfield Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bloomfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools in Bloomfield Township fall behind 52% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Lakeland School Corporation. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Lakeland Jr/Sr High School, with 737 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Intermediate SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 416 | C |
| Lakeland Jr/Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 737 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
For health, Bloomfield Township earns a C−
36% of adults feel lonely in Bloomfield Township, above both the Indiana town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 20% of Bloomfield Township adults report frequent mental distress. Bloomfield Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Bloomfield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Bloomfield Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.7% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.6% | 15.4% |
| More smokers | 18.7% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Bloomfield Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Bloomfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Bloomfield Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bloomfield Township has 1.2 jobs for every working resident, and 2,297 people commute in
Most working residents leave Bloomfield Township for work: only 19% work in town. Since 2013, Bloomfield Township has added 307 jobs, to 2,728 in 2023. The average trip to work in Bloomfield Township is 22 minutes.
| Bloomfield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 6.6% | 7.8% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
12.3% of Bloomfield Township is conserved land
1.8 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is LaGrange County Nature Preserve, 128 acres with 1.4 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. LaGrange County Nature Preserve | 1.4 mi | 128 |
| 2. Maple Wood Nature Center/LaGrange County Nature Preserve | — | 128 |
| 3. LaGrange Town Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Bloomfield Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bloomfield Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Bloomfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Bloomfield Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Bloomfield Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,746 (up from 5,412 at the 2010 census), and it contained 2,270 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 945 ft
Bloomfield Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Bloomfield Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Township | #340 | B− | A+ | — | B− | C− |
| Johnson Township | #314 | B | A | — | B− | C− |
| Springfield Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Clay Township | #30 | A+ | A | — | A− | C− |
| Lima Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Greenfield Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C |
Springfield Township, Lima Township and Greenfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bloomfield Township, Johnson Township, Springfield Township, Clay Township, Lima Township and Greenfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bloomfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Bloomfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bloomfield Township, IN a good place to live?
Bloomfield Township grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #340 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Bloomfield Township, IN expensive?
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+.