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Bloom Township vs Bremen Township

9 miles apart in Cook County. The biggest differences: home values (+21% in Bremen Township).

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Bloom Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsCook County · 83,966 people
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Bremen Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsCook County · 104,594 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Bloom TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health69% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#214 most trails in IL29 miles of trails across 52 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 11%of IL districts All about Bloom Township →
Bremen TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 65%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#231 most trails in IL23 miles of trails across 61 parks and preserves HistorySettled in 18508 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Bremen Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+21%
Homes cost more in Bremen Township
Bremen Township $218,300Bloom Township $180,300
★ What stands out · Report cards

Bremen Township places higher on 14 of 21 IL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
DBloom TownshipBetter than 11% of districts in the state C+Bremen TownshipBetter than 35% of districts in the state
Health
CBloom TownshipHealthier than 31% of U.S. towns BBremen TownshipHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns
7Bloom Township
14Bremen Township

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most activeHealth · 861 towns #776#447 HealthiestHealth · 861 towns #709#418 Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #481#199 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 862 towns #470#237 Fewest smokersHealth · 861 towns #547#359 Highest graduation rateSchools · 669 towns #554#411 Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #443#280 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 297 towns #210#264

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bloom Township’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Bremen Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bloom Township$1,360/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 2.78% · or rent about $1,246/mo · Housing →
Bremen Township$1,610/mo
Typical home $218K (Census) · tax rate 2.55% · or rent about $1,358/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Bremen Township and Bloom Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Bloom TownshipBremen Township
Snow a year28″28″
January low15°F15°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)179d179d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th68th
Outdoors & history
Bloom TownshipBremen Township
Trails29 mi23 mi
Conserved land3.2%5.7%
Settled—1850
Archive photos—8
Community
Bloom TownshipBremen Township
Library hours a week51 hrs64 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

9 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bloom TownshipBremen TownshipBloom TownshipBremen Township
Bloom Township ↔ Bremen Township9.1 miles apart · Same county
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Bloom TownshipBremen Township
People
Population 83,966Lowest 104,594Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.4%Lowest -2.7%Highest
Median age 38.2±1.3Lowest about the IL average 39.8±0.9Highest about the IL average
Bremen Township and Bloom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.9%±1.6Highest IL: 21.8% 22.1%±1.5Lowest IL: 21.8%
Bloom Township and Bremen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.2%±1.2Lowest IL: 17% 18.3%±1.1Highest IL: 17%
Bremen Township and Bloom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.6%Highest IL: 37.8% 26.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±0.9Lowest IL: 6.3% 5.1%±0.7Highest IL: 6.3%
Bremen Township and Bloom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,530±$4kLowest 12% below IL $78,755±$4kHighest 6% below IL
Bremen Township and Bloom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $180,300±$8kLowest 32% below IL $218,300±$5kHighest 17% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,246±$76Lowest about the IL average $1,358±$43Highest 7% above IL
Bremen Township and Bloom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,005Lowest 6% below IL $5,576Highest 5% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.4%±5.6Lowest IL: 47.9% 58.3%±4.6Highest IL: 47.9%
Bremen Township and Bloom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.8%Highest IL: 11.8% 12.6%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 76.2%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 5 yrs older than IL 1973Highest 2 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 20% above IL 32 minLowest 14% above IL
Work from home 10.5%±1.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 11.7%±1.7Highest IL: 15.9%
Bremen Township and Bloom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.5%Highest 9.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 0.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (25%)Chicago (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bremen TownshipFew work in Bloom Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Lowest 5.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 29.2 miHighest 22.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 mi 0.6 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 52Lowest 61Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.5Lowest 69.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #350 of 384 in IL#298 of 384 in IL
School district Speed SEJA #802 · Region 07 South Cook ISC 4Eisenhower Cooperative · Southwest Cook Coop Spec Ed
High school in town Bloom High SchoolBremen High School
Students per teacherat that high school 18.3Highest 15.5Lowest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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