Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bloomfield’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living, schools, and walkability; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 25% of residents live below the poverty line in Bloomfield, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 2 of the 171 Missouri towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Bloomfield. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Only 17 of Missouri’s 419 towns score lower on the outdoors. Its National Register listings include Stoddard County Courthouse and Henry Miller House. Bloomfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bloomfield beats most towns.
Stoddard County CourthouseWhere Bloomfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Bloomfield is from typical.
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Census counts: 379 in 1870, 1,755 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1934 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bloomfield, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Bloomfield.
Bloomfield beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 21% of Bloomfield adults smoke cigarettes, above both Missouri’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (14%). 34% of adults get no exercise outside work in Bloomfield.
| Bloomfield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Bloomfield | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.7% | 16% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 26.1% | 20.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Bloomfield home is worth about $156,000, up 6.5% in a year, 41% below the Missouri typical home. The median rent in Bloomfield is $783 a month.
| Bloomfield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $783 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Since 2011, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bloomfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Bloomfield for work: only 5% work in town. Bloomfield’s median household income is $42,000. Jobs based in Bloomfield fell to 400 in 2023, 260 fewer than in 2013.
| Bloomfield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $42,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 13% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bloomfield has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 27° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bloomfield's reported crime rate is well below Missouri's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Bloomfield; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Bloomfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
City in Missouri, U.S.
Bloomfield is a city in and the county seat of Stoddard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,755 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Stoddard County.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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−.