BloomfieldWI
A town of 6,369, settled in 1846.
Is Bloomfield a good place to live?
Bloomfield is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 245th among Wisconsin's 357 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $98K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 63% of Wisconsin towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 61% of the country. A typical home there costs about $496K, 6.2 years of the Whitewater area’s $81K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Bloomfield Wildlife Area, at 752 acres. Among 182 Wisconsin towns, just 8 have a lower violent crime rate than Bloomfield.
What makes Bloomfield stand out
Where Bloomfield beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Bloomfield for work
Where Bloomfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Bloomfield grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Bloomfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Bloomfield: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bloomfield.
Bloomfield sends many workers across the state line and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Wisconsin.
For cost of living, Bloomfield earns a B−
At 6.2 years of the Whitewater area’s $81K median household income, the typical home (about $496K) costs more against local pay than in 88% of Wisconsin towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
Typical home values rose 9.6% in the year to September 2026. 81% of households own their home in Bloomfield, above both Wisconsin’s towns (74%) and U.S. towns (73%).
| Bloomfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,265 a month | $1,076 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For schools, Bloomfield earns a B
Its public schools are run by the Lake Geneva J1 School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Center ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 339 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Bloomfield
26% of working residents cross a state line to work. Bloomfield has 521 jobs for its 2,009 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Bloomfield for work: only 2% work in town. At 31 minutes, Bloomfield’s average trip to work is where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Bloomfield has added 339 jobs, to 521 in 2023.
| Bloomfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Bloomfield
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bloomfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Bloomfield, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Lake Geneva Wwtp weather station, 5 miles away, records that 40 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 78% of Wisconsin places with climate records. The Lake Geneva Wwtp weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 21 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 82% of Wisconsin places with climate records.
Bloomfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 13°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For health, Bloomfield earns a C+
All 5 graded neighbors score healthier than its C+, from Randall (B) to Linn (B). Against the 8,857 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bloomfield’s, it is less healthy than 83%, so it trails even them.
21% of Bloomfield adults binge drink. Bloomfield beats the Wisconsin average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 75% of Bloomfield adults had a checkup this year.
| Bloomfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bloomfield | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.3% | 8.6% |
| More smokers | 16.8% | 13.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Crime reported in Bloomfield
Bloomfield's reported crime rate is well below Wisconsin's. Bloomfield’s property crime rate is 2.4 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
7% of Bloomfield is conserved land
2.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Bloomfield is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Bloomfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge | 1.2 mi | 70 |
| 2. Bloomfield Wildlife Area | — | 752 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Six Flags Great America and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bloomfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
23 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
14 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre18 mi MuseumVolo Auto Museum
38 mi Zoo & aquariumMilwaukee County Zoo
40 mi GardenMitchell Park Horticultural ConservatoryPhoto credits
Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Milwaukee County Zoo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory: Sulfur (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Bloomfield
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bloomfield; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Bloomfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Bloomfield
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Bloomfield is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,778 at the 2020 census. The village of Bloomfield was formed from part of the town on December 20, 2011. The census-designated place of Lake Ivanhoe and unincorporated community of North Bloomfield are located in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 876 ft
- Area code
- 262
Bloomfield’s neighbors
9 towns share a border with Bloomfield.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield · Bloomfield | #245 | B− | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Lyons | #236 | B− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Powers Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linn | #163 | B+ | C− | A | B− | B |
| Randall | #153 | B+ | B | — | B− | B |
| Lake Geneva | #231 | B− | D | B− | B+ | B |
| Genoa City | #304 | C+ | C+ | B+ | C− | B |
| Lake Ivanhoe | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bloomfield, Lyons and Randall report no FBI crime data of their own. Powers Lake and Lake Ivanhoe aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Bloomfield and Bloomfield are one community, graded once. Compare Bloomfield with a neighbor →
Questions about Bloomfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bloomfield, WI a good place to live?
Bloomfield grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #245 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades C+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Bloomfield, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.