Best PlacesBloomsburg, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bloomsburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bloomsburg ranks 976th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bloomsburg
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.
Bloomsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bloomsburg ranks high
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 92% of cities
- Cheap childcare$716 a month, better than 88% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of cities
Where Bloomsburg ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 16% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Bloomsburg
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bloomsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,895, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Bloomsburg's effective rate of 1.15%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bloomsburg.
Who works in Bloomsburg, and how
Work in Bloomsburg centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of cities and more parkland per resident than 82% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Bloomsburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bloomsburg, month by month
Bloomsburg sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Bloomsburg
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bloomsburg
Schools across Bloomsburg average an A−, better than 84% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Hartman El CtrA+ · 80% proficient
- Central Columbia El SchA+ · 73% proficient
- Beaver-main El SchA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Columbia MsA · 66% proficient
- Southern Columbia MsA · 60% proficient
- Warrior Run MsA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Danville Area ShsA+ · 91% proficient
- Central Columbia ShsA+ · 83% proficient
- Warrior Run HsA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bloomsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bloomsburg 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 Bloomsburg against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Bloomsburg suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Bloomsburg
Is Bloomsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bloomsburg ranks 976th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and walkability, and lowest on empty homes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bloomsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,210. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $67,895 median income, cost of living beats 26% of cities.
Is Bloomsburg safe?
Yes, Bloomsburg is safer than 73% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $238 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bloomsburg?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 21. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 19% of cities.
Is Bloomsburg good for families?
Schools beat 84% of cities, crime safety beats 73%, and childcare runs $716 a month.
Compare Bloomsburg with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bloomsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bloomsburg 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.
Bloomsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bloomsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bloomsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bloomsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bloomsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bloomsburg 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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