Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Bloomfield Township vs Orange Township

204 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5× in Bloomfield Township) and property tax bill (+45% in Orange Township).

B ×
Bloomfield Township, MNA small town of 423Fillmore County · 423 people
O ×
Orange Township, MNAn outdoors townDouglas County · 383 people
Swap order
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.

Bloomfield TownshipA small town of 423
Quiet strengthsBloomfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bloomfield Township →
Orange TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors18.7% conserved land4.0 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Orange 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.

Jobs per worker5×
Bloomfield Township is more of a job hub
Bloomfield Township 0.20Orange Township 0.04
Property tax bill+45%
Tax bills are bigger in Orange Township
Orange Township $2,184Bloomfield Township $1,508
Average commute12 min
Orange Township has the shorter commute
Bloomfield Township 34 minOrange Township 23 min
Conserved land+17 pts
Orange Township has more conserved land
Orange Township 18.7%Bloomfield Township 1.7%
Typical home built23 yrs
Bloomfield Township’s homes are older
Orange Township 1974Bloomfield Township 1951
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Bloomfield Township$1,590/mo
Typical home $279K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →
Orange Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $243K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Bloomfield Township and Orange 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
Bloomfield TownshipOrange Township
Snow a year51″46″
January low5°F2°F
July high79°F83°F
Growing season (days)146d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th43rd
Outdoors & history
Bloomfield TownshipOrange Township
Trails0 mi4 mi
Conserved land1.7%18.7%
Settled18581868
Community
Bloomfield TownshipOrange Township
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

204 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bloomfield TownshipFillmore CountyOrange TownshipDouglas County
Bloomfield Township ↔ Orange Township204 miles apart
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.

Bloomfield TownshipOrange Township
People
Population 423Highest 383Lowest
Median age 44.1±8.7Lowest 14% above MN 46.1±19.3Highest 19% above MN
Orange Township and Bloomfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.1%±6.3Highest MN: 22.9% 21.7%±5.7Lowest MN: 22.9%
Bloomfield Township and Orange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.7%±5.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.8%±10.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Orange Township and Bloomfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 15.7%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±2.2Highest MN: 5.8% 1%±0.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Bloomfield Township and Orange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,375±$16kHighest 27% above MN $87,065±$32kLowest about the MN average
Bloomfield Township and Orange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $278,800±$77kHighest 15% below MN $243,000±$93kLowest 26% below MN
Bloomfield Township and Orange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$88 12% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,508Lowest 55% below MN $2,184Highest 35% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Orange Township and Bloomfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 3.9%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 94.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 28 yrs older than MN 1974Highest 5 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 50% above MN 23 minLowest about the MN average
Work from home 16.6%±10.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 36.1%±22.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Orange Township and Bloomfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rochester (34%)Alexandria (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Orange TownshipFew work in Bloomfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 18.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.9Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Bloomfield Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Bloomfield Township’s Town Square.

Orange Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Orange Township’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Bloomfield Township and Orange Township

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Bloomfield Township

+ Compare
Forestville Township405 people · $233K homes
B
+ Compare
Bennington Township116 people · $329K homes
B
+ Compare
Beaver Township236 people · $250K homes
S
+ Compare
Spring Valley Township564 people · $357K homes

Towns like Bloomfield Township

H
+ Compare
Hayland Township477 people · $333K homes
V
+ Compare
Vermillion399 people · $319K homes
F
+ Compare
Freedom Township406 people · $231K homes
S
+ Compare
Sturgeon Lake Township476 people · $231K homes
Not sure which town to add? Find your place ranks Minnesota towns on what matters to you.Find your place →

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.

Post to Bloomfield Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in