Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Plenty to like here, at a price. Overall, Bloomfield Township earns an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 42nd of 697 in Michigan. Its strongest is schools (A+): its public schools beat 97% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. Add health to its strengths (A+): it is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns. The drawback is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $605K, 7.9 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. This Michigan town has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Charles Torrey House and Minoru & Teruko Yamasaki House. Bloomfield Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Bloomfield Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Eastover Elementary School | K–5 | 589 |
| West Maple Elementary School | K–5 | 529 |
| Way Elementary School | K–5 | 506 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Bloomfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1972 and 8 maps from 1907 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bloomfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
20 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
19 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
20 mi TheatreFox Theatre
32 mi LakeLake Saint ClairMichigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ford Field: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Comerica Park: City of Detroit, Public domain · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fox Theatre: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Saint Clair: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo
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 Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Bloomfield Township.
Bloomfield Township reports less crime than West Bloomfield Township or any other graded neighbor, has schools in the top 5% of Michigan and has less food insecurity than most of Michigan.
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 6.3% of its 13,022 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
The share of adults in Bloomfield Township who say their health is fair or poor: 12%. Only 5 of the 701 Michigan towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Bloomfield Township. Among adults locally, 7.3% smoke cigarettes and 27% sleep under 7 hours. The town beats the Michigan average on 27 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Bloomfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Bloomfield Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.2% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
That grade ranks #8 of the 699 Michigan towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $605K.
The public schools here belong to the Bloomfield Hills Schools. Three of the 19 schools are below, and why each made the list. Public school enrollment in Bloomfield Township: 2,501 students across 5 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Covington SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 3–8 | Grades 3–8 | 643 | A+ |
| Bloomfield Hills High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,481 | A+ |
| International AcademyTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,370 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
For Bloomfield Township, the concentration of trails is 0.8 miles per square mile. In 6 parks and preserves, walkers have 21 miles of trail. E.L. Johnson Nature Center, at 43 acres with 2.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Bloomfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.3% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. E.L. Johnson Nature Center | 2.6 mi | 43 |
| 2. Lone Pine Road Estates Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Wing Lake Park Island | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A− tops all 6 graded towns on its borders; West Bloomfield Township (A−) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 23 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
Bloomfield Township’s rate of reported violence comes in at 0.5 per 1,000 residents. Its rate of thefts and burglaries stands at 6.5 per 1,000 residents, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8 and U.S. towns at 9.9.
| Bloomfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.5 per 1,000 residents | 8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Since 1978, Bloomfield Township has seen 15 flood insurance claims paid out. Bloomfield Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 16 of 100, below both the Michigan town median (25 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 52% come from inland flooding and 26% from tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Bloomfield Township households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers in Bloomfield Township. Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 36 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bloomfield Township has about as many jobs (18,663) as working residents, but only 1,161 people both live and work here. 27.4% of workers work from home, against 13.5% across Michigan.
Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles. 4.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Bloomfield Township. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 7% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Detroit (10%), Troy (9%) and Southfield (7%).
| Bloomfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 27% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $163,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
13 within 15 miles of the center of Bloomfield Township
About 5 of every 100 Bloomfield Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
5 places in Bloomfield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Bloomfield Township.
Charter township in Michigan, United States
Bloomfield Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Bloomfield Township is located roughly 20 miles (32 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 44,253. Established in 1827, it is the oldest township in Oakland County. In 2014, Bloomfield Township was ranked the most expensive community in which to live in the state of Michigan with a median home price of $224,977.
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10 towns share a border with Bloomfield Township.
Pontiac next door grades lower for schools (D to Bloomfield Township’s A+) and higher for cost of living (B+ to D).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Township | #42 | A | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Birmingham | #32 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Pontiac | #682 | D | B+ | D | D | D |
| Bloomfield Hills | #38 | A | D− | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| West Bloomfield Township | #135 | A− | D | A− | A | A |
| Southfield Township | #46 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Franklin | #37 | A | C− | B+ | A+ | A |
| Troy | #98 | A | D | B | A+ | A+ |
Southfield Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Bloomfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Bloomfield Township grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #42 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A+ for health, A− for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
5 notable people were born here, including Elizabeth Reaser and Abby Quinn.
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