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BloomfieldWI

22% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town. In Wisconsin, this town has 1,073 residents.

Is Bloomfield a good place to live?

The best of Bloomfield’s subject grades are a B+ for civic life and schools; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 61 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Homes are expensive, about $261K for a typical one and 3.9 times the county’s $67K median household income. No town among the 363 in Wisconsin we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bloomfield. On the outdoors, just 70 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Bloomfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Bloomfield stand out

Where Bloomfield beats most towns.

Small town

1,073 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
SaxevillePoy SippiLeonWolf RiverFremontTustinLindSaxevillePoy SippiLeonWolf RiverFremontTustinLindBloomfield

How Bloomfield grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerWe Energies20.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bloomfield’s trash rules yet
SchoolsWeyauwega-Fremont School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereTown of Bloomfield ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes54940, 54983, 5496554940 65% · 54983 27% · 54965 8%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 Bloomfield.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

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

In Bloomfield, the average trip to work is 25 minutes, above the Wisconsin town median (22 minutes) and near the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 1% of working residents stay in Bloomfield for work; the rest commute out. Jobs based here fell to 64 in 2023, 81 fewer than in 2013. The share of workers in Bloomfield who work remotely from home: 7.1%.

1%work in town
BloomfieldWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Work from home7.1%12%11%
Below the poverty line3.9%6.4%9.6%
Average trip to work25 minutes22 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Bloomfield1%
Oshkosh11%
Waupaca7%
Berlin6%
Fox Crossing4%
24 mi
median commute distance
64
jobs based in Bloomfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsB+

Bloomfield’s public schools outperform 71% of Wisconsin districts

One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.

71%of WI districts it outscoresB+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Christ Lutheran School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8Grades PK–821–

NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation

Climate

Bloomfield: snowy winters and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 9° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–29°
Spring34–55°
Summer58–80°
Fall38–58°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB

On CDC estimates, Bloomfield is healthier than 57% of U.S. towns

Bloomfield: 28% of adults feel lonely, against 30% in Wisconsin’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. Of 32 CDC measures, Bloomfield beats the Wisconsin average on 7 and trails it on 5. 20% of adults binge drink here.

57%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
BloomfieldWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%30%33%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%20%16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%32%36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%15%17%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
7 better20 too close to call5 worse
What stands outBloomfieldWI
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.6%12.1%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.9%9.7%
More adults who have had cancer10%8.6%
Thedacare Medical Center-Waupaca
11.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

The biggest natural risk in Bloomfield is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level

For Bloomfield, the risk rating from FEMA is 53 of 100. 45% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 20%. The town has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2003.

53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
53Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
1
paid flood claims since 2003

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD

Bloomfield has set aside 0.3% of its land for conservation

There are 0.5 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 10 acres in Bloomfield.

0.3%conserved
0.3%
conserved · 60 of 22,825 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Pony Creek Park—10

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bloomfield

17pages on Bloomfield
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Bloomfield; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Bloomfield for work

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

11% → Oshkosh Oshkosh 11% 7% → Waupaca Waupaca 7% 6% → Berlin Berlin 6% 4% → Fox Crossing Fox Crossing 4% 4% → Appleton Appleton 4% 3% → Grand Chute Grand Chute 3% Bloomfield · 1% stay
64jobs based in Bloomfield
1%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Bloomfield

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Bloomfield is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2020 census. The census-designated place of Tustin is located in the town. The unincorporated communities of Brushville and West Bloomfield are also located in the town. The unincorporated community of Metz is also located partially within the town.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
794 ft

Questions about Bloomfield

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Bloomfield, WI a good place to live?

22% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.

Is Bloomfield, WI expensive?

Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.