Best PlacesBloomfield, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bloomfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bloomfield ranks 1,121st of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bloomfield
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Bloomfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bloomfield ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of cities
- TransitBetter than 98% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of cities
Where Bloomfield ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 8% of cities
- Short commute31.9 minutes each way, better than only 15% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Bloomfield
A household needs to earn about $139,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bloomfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $101,585, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Bloomfield's effective rate of 2.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bloomfield
Bloomfield's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bloomfield.
Who works in Bloomfield, and how
Work in Bloomfield centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Bloomfield
Bloomfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of cities and more parkland per resident than 85% of cities. The coast is about 25 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Bloomfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bloomfield, month by month
Bloomfield sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Bloomfield
Newark Liberty International sits about 7 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 23.5 million passengers in 2025, with 242 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Bloomfield
Schools across Bloomfield average a C−, better than 22% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Spring Garden SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Demarest Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Fairview Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glenfield Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Belleville Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Glen Ridge High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Montclair High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- East Orange Stem Academy High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bloomfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bloomfield measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Bloomfield against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Bloomfield suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Bloomfield
Is Bloomfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bloomfield ranks 1,121st of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on big-city access, walkability, and transit, and lowest on property taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bloomfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $428,990. The overall cost of living runs about 24% above the national average. Set against a $101,585 median income, cost of living beats 34% of cities.
Is Bloomfield safe?
Bloomfield is safer than 19% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $292 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bloomfield?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 24. That works out to about 59 pleasant days a year, more than 6% of cities.
Is Bloomfield good for families?
Schools beat 22% of cities, crime safety beats 19%, and childcare runs $1,400 a month.
Compare Bloomfield with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bloomfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bloomfield represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Bloomfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bloomfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bloomfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bloomfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bloomfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bloomfield detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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