Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bloomfield Township grades B overall, ranked 259th of 466 in New Jersey. Few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. Residents are healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $104K. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $606K, 6.1 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns, with 5 places on the National Register. Bloomfield Township is home to Bloomfield College of Montclair State University. On history, just 37 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. 51% of households own their home in Bloomfield Township, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 77% and U.S. towns at 73%.
Where Bloomfield Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 3,085 in 1820, a low of 2,528 in 1840, 53,105 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Bloomfield Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 7%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bloomfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw12 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw12 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bloomfield Township.
Bloomfield Township is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 53% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
26% of adults have high blood pressure in Bloomfield Township. Bloomfield Township beats the New Jersey average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Bloomfield Township.
| Bloomfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 28% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| What stands out | Bloomfield Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 26.1% | 32.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 14% | 12.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Bloomfield Township School District. Three of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 944 | B− |
| Bloomfield High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,055 | B |
| Brookdale Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 342 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
4.6 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Watsessing Park, at 58 acres. The trail density in Bloomfield Township is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Bloomfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.3% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Watsessing Park | 0.2 mi | 58 |
| 2. Brookdale Park | 0.1 mi | 56 |
| 3. Foley Field | 0.1 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Bloomfield Township for work: only 6% work in town. Bloomfield Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes. The top destinations are New York (16%), Newark (9%) and Montclair Township (3%).
| Bloomfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
520 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 36 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 520 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bloomfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bloomfield Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 26% of residents (21% statewide). 49% of Bloomfield Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Bloomfield Township has grown 6.2% since 2020, to 56,375 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Bloomfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 49% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.5 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.1 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.9, men 36.4.
| Bloomfield Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.8% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.1% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.6% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.4% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.2% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.3% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.9% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.1% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Bloomfield Township home is worth about $606,000, up 3% in a year, 5% above the New Jersey typical home.
| Bloomfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,824 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 46% | 52% | 48% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 18.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 68% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 867 to 793 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
93 within 15 miles of the center of Bloomfield Township
About 7 of every 100 Bloomfield Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
47,315 counted in 2010 and 53,105 in 2020; an estimated 56,375 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6.2% since 2020, after 12.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
5 places in Bloomfield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
21 notable people were born in Bloomfield Township.
Township in Essex County, New Jersey, US
Bloomfield is a township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and an inner-ring suburb of Newark. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 53,105, an increase of 5,790 (+12.2%) from the 2010 census count of 47,315, which in turn reflected a decline of 368 (-0.8%) from the 47,683 counted in the 2000 census. It is the location of the Bloomfield Green Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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8 towns share a border with Bloomfield Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Township | #259 | B | D | B− | B− | A |
| Glen Ridge | #70 | A | D | B | A | A+ |
| Nutley Township | #149 | A− | D | A− | B+ | A+ |
| Brookdale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Watsessing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ampere North | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newark | #453 | D− | D | C− | D | D |
| Belleville Township | #371 | C | D | C | C | A− |
Brookdale, Watsessing and Ampere North aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bloomfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bloomfield Township grades B overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #259 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, B− for safety and B− 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.
21 notable people were born here, including Randolph Bourne and Seymour Parker Gilbert.
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