Blooming Grove former gas station, 2015
Blooming Grove’s story
194 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015.
- 1832Blooming Grove is settled
Blooming GroveIN
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
117
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$243K
Census ACS
Median age
65.7
years
Settled
1832
194 years ago
Is Blooming Grove a good place to live?
Blooming Grove’s age of the median resident is 65.7 years, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39.4 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Blooming Grove. Blooming Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Blooming Grove stand out
Where Blooming Grove beats most towns.
Small town
117 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Blooming Grove.
Work & commute
For most of its workers, the job is outside Blooming Grove
0%work in town
Blooming Grove: just over a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 25 miles away. The top destinations are Brookville (15%), Batesville (11%) and Indianapolis (8%).
Where working residents work
In Blooming Grove0%
Brookville15%
Batesville11%
Indianapolis8%
Greensburg5%
25 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Blooming Grove
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Blooming Grove, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
18″snow a winter
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–39°
Spring41–63°
Summer62–83°
Fall43–65°
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 hazards
The biggest natural risk in Blooming Grove is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
58risk score of 100
Compared with 58% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Blooming Grove is higher. Three fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 19%.
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Blooming Grove
14pages on Blooming Grove
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
Getting set up
Moving to Blooming Grove: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blooming Grove, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFranklin County Water AssociationNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers80% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
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 code4701247012 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Blooming Grove for work
Where Blooming Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
0jobs based in Blooming Grove
0%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Blooming Grove; the nearest are
Miami University-OxfordUniversity or college · Public · Oxford, OH17.9 mi$18,161 in-state tuitionGateway Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Florence, KY44.5 mi$4,728 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Blooming Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Blooming Grove
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)
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