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Ohio›Richland County

Bloominggrove TownshipOH

A town of 1,297.

Is Bloominggrove Township a good place to live?

The best of Bloominggrove Township’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a C for incomes. 12% of residents are 65 or older in Bloominggrove Township, against 20% in Ohio’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 119 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Bloominggrove Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Bloominggrove Township stand out

Where Bloominggrove Township beats most towns.

Small town

1,297 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Butler TownshipFranklin TownshipCass TownshipButler TownshipFranklin TownshipCass TownshipBloominggrove Township

How Bloominggrove Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Bloominggrove Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Bloominggrove Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Bloominggrove Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bloominggrove Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsPlymouth-Shiloh Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Richland County Board of ElectionsRichland County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2020
ZIP codes44878, 44875, 4483744878 81% · 44875 10% · 44837 9%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Bloominggrove Township.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A

Bloominggrove Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities.

12risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
12Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
3
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

Most of Bloominggrove Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Bloominggrove Township for work: only 2% work in town. At 30 minutes, Bloominggrove Township’s average trip to work is where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Bloominggrove Township has lost 54 jobs, to 104 in 2023.

2%work in town
Bloominggrove TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work30 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1.7%6.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Bloominggrove Township2%
Mansfield14%
Ashland12%
Columbus7%
Ontario4%
16 mi
median commute distance
104
jobs based in Bloominggrove Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Bloominggrove Township

Bloominggrove Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Bloominggrove Township’s July high is 83°F.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring38–59°
Summer59–81°
Fall42–62°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC+

Residents of Bloominggrove Township are less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns

Bloominggrove Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 28% of Bloominggrove Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.

36%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Bloominggrove TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)28%26%23%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)40%38%36%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)77%80%79%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%16%14%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Ohiohealth Shelby Hospital
7.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Cedar Point and 11 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bloominggrove Township. Close and well known come first.

All 55 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Cedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Malabar Farm State Park: Jerward at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Allen Memorial Art Museum: Daderot, Public domain · Kingwood Center: Mar07 at en.wikipedia, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bloominggrove Township

16pages on Bloominggrove Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Bloominggrove Township

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Bloominggrove Township for work

Where Bloominggrove Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Mansfield Mansfield 14% 12% → Ashland Ashland 12% 7% → Columbus Columbus 7% 4% → Ontario Ontario 4% 3% → Shelby Shelby 3% 2% → Madison Township Madison Township 2% Bloominggrove Township · 2% stay
104jobs based in Bloominggrove Township
2%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Bloominggrove Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Bloominggrove Township, OH expensive?

The typical home is worth about $201,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.