Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 150.
Bloomington has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bloomington Viaduct and Borderside. Bloomington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 4 maps from 1919 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Bloomington is unincorporated, so Garrett County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Bloomington.
In Bloomington, 88% of households own their home, where Maryland’s towns sit at 74% and U.S. towns at 73%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Only 1% of working residents stay in Bloomington for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Oakland (12%), Grantsville (4%) and Mountain Lake Park (4%). Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Bloomington, 17% report frequent physical distress and 16% have diabetes. In Bloomington, nearly two in five adults have obesity, above both Maryland’s towns (36%) and U.S. towns (35%). For adults here, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 22%. Also worth knowing: only 8 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Bloomington.
| Bloomington | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bloomington | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.7% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Bloomington, 75% come from inland flooding and 6% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bloomington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw40 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
22 mi MountainMount Davis
37 mi Park & preserveDolly Sods Wilderness
17 mi LakeDeep Creek Lake
35 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a yearFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolly Sods Wilderness: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bloomington
About 7 of every 100 Bloomington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Where Bloomington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Bloomington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in southeastern Garrett County, Maryland located at the confluence of the North Branch Potomac River and Savage River. It lies to the west of Luke on Maryland Route 135 and is bounded to the northwest by Savage River State Forest. As of the 2010 census the population of Bloomington was 305. Originally known as "Llangollen" when the town's post office was established on December 4, 1872, its name was later changed to "Bloomington". Jennings Randolph Lake to the southwest on the North Branch of the Potomac was completed in 1982 as "Bloomington Lake" but was renamed in 1987 by the United States Congress for We…
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Bloomington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
