Blooming Grove former gas station, 2015
Blooming Grove Township’s story
210 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and a map from 1953 on.
- 1816Blooming Grove Township is platted
Blooming Grove TownshipIN
A town of 1,034, platted in 1816. 93% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,034
2025 Census estimate · +1.5% since 2020
Median home value
$243K
Census ACS
Household income
$95K
median
Median age
47.6
years
Jobs based here
10
A commuter town
Is Blooming Grove Township a good place to live?
Blooming Grove Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. Blooming Grove Township’s average trip to work is 55 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On hazard risk, just 35 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Blooming Grove Township's public schools beat 68% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. On the outdoors, just 72 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Blooming Grove Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Blooming Grove Township stand out
Where Blooming Grove Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Blooming Grove Township6.9
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical IN town3.6
Civic lifeA
93% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Indiana town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
0historic places
History
Platted in 1816
A long history
A history going back 210 years.
Small town
1,034 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Fairfield TownshipJackson TownshipLaurel TownshipBrookville TownshipHarmony TownshipBlooming Grove Township
How Blooming Grove Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Blooming Grove Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.8 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthMargaret Mary Community Hospital 15.5 miles awayC−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →SchoolsB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $243K, 3 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household incomeC+Open →Jobs & income$95K median household income; 10 jobs based hereB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0% conserved landD−Open →HistoryPlatted 1816B−Open →Civic life6.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Blooming Grove Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blooming Grove Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFranklin County Water AssociationNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Blooming Grove Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereFranklin Circuit Court ClerkFranklin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP codes47012, 47024, 4733147012 56% · 47024 33% · 47331 11%Census 2020
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 Blooming Grove Township.
HealthC−
Health in Blooming Grove Township trails 84% of U.S. towns
Blooming Grove Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Blooming Grove Township, above both the Indiana town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 42% of Blooming Grove Township adults have obesity.
16%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Blooming Grove Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Blooming Grove Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.3% | 15.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.5% | 15.4% |
Margaret Mary Community Hospital
15.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Most of Blooming Grove Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
6.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Blooming Grove Township. The top destinations are Batesville (12%), Brookville (9%) and Indianapolis (8%). Half commute less than 25 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Blooming Grove Township0%
Batesville12%
Brookville9%
Indianapolis8%
Cincinnati4%
25 mi
median commute distance
10
jobs based in Blooming Grove Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Blooming Grove Township
Blooming Grove Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
18″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–39°
Spring41–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall44–65°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Blooming Grove Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 7 of 13,704 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brookville Lake | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Blooming Grove Township
18pages on Blooming Grove Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Blooming Grove Township; the nearest are
Miami University-OxfordUniversity or college · Public · Oxford, OH18.8 mi$18,161 in-state tuitionGateway Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Florence, KY44.4 mi$4,728 in-state tuition
About 8 of every 100 Blooming Grove Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
A shrinking town
Blooming Grove Township has shrunk 11% since 2010
1,154 counted in 2010 and 1,012 in 2020; an estimated 1,034 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Blooming Grove Township
Unincorporated community in Indiana, U.S.
Blooming Grove is an unincorporated community in Blooming Grove Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Questions about Blooming Grove Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blooming Grove Township, IN a good place to live?
93% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Blooming Grove Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.