Blooming Grove Fire Department, 2012
Blooming Grove’s story
Blooming Grove in pictures
The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1890 on.
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Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0
Population
1,488
2025 Census estimate · −5% since 2020
Median home value
$307K
Census ACS
Household income
$90K
median
Median age
38.2
years
Jobs based here
704
Balanced
Is Blooming Grove a good place to live?
Blooming Grove’s best subject grades are an A+ for walkability, an A for health, and an A− for incomes. On walkability, just 5 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do better. Blooming Grove’s trail density is 2.3 miles per square mile, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. No town in Wisconsin scores higher than Blooming Grove on the outdoors. Capital Springs State Recreation Area, at 702 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Blooming Grove has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Blooming Grove stand out
Where Blooming Grove beats most towns.
Small town
1,488 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
MadisonMononaMcFarlandDunnFitchburgBlooming Grove
How Blooming Grove grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Blooming Grove is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 12 of 20; 4.1% of households have no carA+Open →HealthSSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison 4.8 miles awayAOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 3% of U.S. communities; cold waves tops the listAOpen →Jobs & income$90K median household incomeA−Open →SchoolsB+Open →Cost of livingBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors9 miles of trails; 21% conserved landA+Open →HistoryC+Open →Civic life0 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 33 attractions →Camp Randall Stadium and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blooming Grove. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
5 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
35 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail
5 mi Zoo & aquariumHenry Vilas Zoo
23 mi State parkAztalan State Park
5 mi GardenOlbrich Botanical GardensSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Camp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Olbrich Botanical Gardens: Chief-O at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Blooming Grove: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blooming Grove, and how to reach them.
PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMcfarland WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet10 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpMondayTrash dayTown site
SchoolsOregon School DistrictMonona Grove School District2 districts serve Blooming Grove; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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.govWho runs elections hereTown of Blooming Grove ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes53714, 53558, 53718, 5371153714 48% · 53558 26% · 53718 23% · 53711 2%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 Grove.
HealthA
Blooming Grove is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns
Blooming Grove beats the Wisconsin average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 26% of adults have high blood pressure in Blooming Grove, below both Wisconsin’s towns (33%) and U.S. towns (35%). 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Blooming Grove.
91%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Blooming Grove | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 78% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
19 better11 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Blooming Grove | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.3% | 6.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults getting a yearly checkup | 74% | 77.6% |
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison
4.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB+
On state tests, Blooming Grove’s schools beat 69% of Wisconsin districts
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
69%of WI districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Grove Montessori PrivateLargest school before high school | 61 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Very low risk in Blooming Grove, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Blooming Grove.
3risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
3
paid flood claims since 2013
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
20.7%conserved
20.7%
conserved · 486 of 2,346 acres
8.5 mi
of trails · 2.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Wildlife Observation Area | 4.5 mi | 198 |
| 2. Capital Springs State Park | 2.2 mi | 247 |
| 3. Capital Springs State Recreation Area | 1.3 mi | 702 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
In Blooming Grove, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Blooming Grove has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 11° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
52″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter14–31°
Spring35–57°
Summer59–81°
Fall39–60°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Compared with most of Wisconsin and the rest of the country, fewer of Blooming Grove’s working residents work locally
Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Blooming Grove. Jobs based in Blooming Grove grew to 704 in 2023, 78 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Blooming Grove is 21 minutes.
0%work in town
| Blooming Grove | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Blooming Grove0%
Madison61%
Middleton4%
Fitchburg4%
Verona3%
7 mi
median commute distance
704
jobs based in Blooming Grove
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
A+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Blooming Grove
18pages on Blooming Grove
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Blooming Grove
University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity or college · Public · Madison5.5 mi$11,603 in-state tuitionEdgewood CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Madison5.7 mi$35,860 tuitionMadison Area Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Madison6.7 mi$4,977 in-state tuition
About 6 of every 100 Blooming Grove residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
A shrinking town
Blooming Grove has shrunk 15% since 2010
1,815 counted in 2010 and 1,622 in 2020; an estimated 1,488 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Blooming Grove
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Blooming Grove is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,622 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Hope is located partially within Blooming Grove. Although once much larger, currently the town of Blooming Grove consists of a few scattered neighborhoods and individual properties broken into discontinuous sections by the cities of Madison and Monona. Blooming Grove is set to be dissolved and annexed into the city of Madison by 2027.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 9.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 873 ft
- Area code
- 608
Questions about Blooming Grove
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blooming Grove, WI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $307,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.