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A town of 11,490.
Bloom Township's standout: the median household earns $114K. Overall it grades B, 421st of 987 graded towns in Ohio. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 72% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $378K for a typical one and 4.6 times the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Bloom Township’s median household income is $114,000, above both Ohio’s towns ($75,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Bloom Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Rock Mill Covered Bridge and Rock Mill. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 75% of U.S. towns.
Where Bloom Township beats most towns.
8,466 counted in 2010 and 10,159 in 2020; an estimated 11,490 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 13% since 2020, after 20% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Bloom Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 5 maps from 1925 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bloom Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
19 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
20 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
32 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
27 mi State parkHocking Hills State ParkOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hocking Hills State Park: Ramseybuckeye, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bloom 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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Bloom Township.
Bloom Township sends most of its workers to Columbus and beyond, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm.
16 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Chestnut Ridge Metro Park, at 484 acres with 14.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Bloom Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chestnut Ridge Metro Park | 14.8 mi | 484 |
| 2. Lockville Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Stebleton Park at Rock Mill | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Bloom Township has 1,134 jobs for its 4,689 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 854 in 2013 to 1,134.
Most working residents leave Bloom Township for work: only 4% work in town. 2.7% of Bloom Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Bloom Township has added 280 jobs, to 1,134 in 2023.
| Bloom Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 15% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bloom Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 6,525 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bloom Township’s, it is less healthy than 71%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Bloom Township beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 13% of adults report frequent physical distress in Bloom Township.
| Bloom Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Bloom Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.4% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.9% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Bloom Township
About 6 of every 100 Bloom Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Where Bloom Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Bloom Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Bloom Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 10,159.
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5 towns share a border with Bloom Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloom Township | #421 | B | C | — | B+ | B |
| Violet Township | #335 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Greenfield Township | #394 | B+ | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Amanda Township | #818 | C | C− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Madison Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| Madison Township | #464 | B | C+ | A | C+ | B− |
Madison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Bloom Township, Violet Township, Greenfield Township, Amanda Township and Madison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bloom Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Bloom Township grades B overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #421 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
