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PA 77 at PA 198 in Blooming Valley
Pennsylvania›Crawford County

Blooming ValleyPA

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Photo of Blooming Valley

Blooming Valley, PA · Photo: Adam Moss from East Amherst, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗

Is Blooming Valley a good place to live?

Blooming Valley’s average trip to work is 47 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Blooming Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Blooming Valley stand out

Where Blooming Valley beats most towns.

Small town

350 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Richmond TownshipWoodcock TownshipEast Mead TownshipRichmond TownshipWoodcock TownshipEast Mead TownshipBlooming Valley
Untitled photo
Untitled photo, 2017
Blooming Valley’s story

191 years in pictures

Census counts: 209 in 1870, a low of 141 in 1920, 344 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 5 maps from 1923 on.

  • 1835Blooming Valley is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Blooming Valley: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Blooming Valley, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerNorthwestern Rural E C A16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Blooming Valley’s trash rules yet
SchoolsPenncrest School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCrawford County Board of ElectionsCrawford County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes16335, 16433, 1632716335 62% · 16433 27% · 16327 11%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Blooming Valley.

Natural hazards

Very low risk in Blooming Valley, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities.

5risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
5Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingStrong windTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Blooming Valley has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Blooming Valley for work: only 0% work in town. At $64,000, Blooming Valley’s median household income is below both Pennsylvania’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Meadville (23%), Vernon Township (6%) and West Mead Township (5%).

0%work in town
Blooming ValleyPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median household income$64,000$81,000$80,000
Below the poverty line6.4%7.6%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Blooming Valley0%
Meadville23%
Vernon Township6%
West Mead Township5%
Erie5%
10 mi
median commute distance
14
jobs based in Blooming Valley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Blooming Valley has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Blooming Valley has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Blooming Valley’s July high is 81°F.

64″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°
Spring35–57°
Summer57–79°
Fall41–60°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Blooming Valley is

Blooming Valley beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 35% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Blooming Valley.

Blooming ValleyPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)35%38%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%17%14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%18%16%
Depression (CDC PLACES)24%24%23%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better24 too close to call2 worse
What stands outBlooming ValleyPA
More older adults who have lost all their teeth19.5%14.5%
More adults who have had cancer10.2%8.8%
Meadville Medical Center
6.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental

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

Housing

The median home in Blooming Valley sells for about $270K

The median rent in Blooming Valley is $688 a month.

$270Kmedian sale price
Blooming ValleyPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home89%78%73%
Median rent$688 a month$1,115 a month$1,185 a month
1
homes sold in March

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Conneaut Lake Park and 9 more within 40 miles

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

All 20 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Drake Well Museum: Zamoose, CC BY-SA 2.5

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Blooming Valley

16pages on Blooming Valley
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Blooming Valley

About 1 of every 100 Blooming Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Blooming Valley for work

Where Blooming Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

23% → Meadville Meadville 23% 6% → Vernon Township Vernon Township 6% 5% → West Mead Township West Mead Township 5% 5% → Erie Erie 5% 5% → Randolph Township Randolph Township 5% 3% → Woodcock Township Woodcock Township 3% Blooming Valley · 0% stay
14jobs based in Blooming Valley
0%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Blooming Valley

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Blooming Valley is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 342 at the 2020 census, up from 337 at the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1845
Area
2.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,285 ft

Questions about Blooming Valley

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Blooming Valley, PA a good place to live?

Blooming Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.