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Bremen Township vs Bloom Township

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

Bremen Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsCook County · 104,594 people

Bloom Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsCook County · 83,966 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.

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 →

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 →

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

C+Bremen TownshipBetter than 35% of districts in the state DBloom TownshipBetter than 11% of districts in the state

Health

BBremen TownshipHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns CBloom TownshipHealthier than 31% of U.S. towns

14Bremen Township

7Bloom Township

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

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

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bremen 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.

Down paymentRate%

Bremen Township$1,610/mo

Typical home $218K (Census) · tax rate 2.55% · or rent about $1,358/mo · Housing →

Bloom Township$1,360/mo

Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 2.78% · or rent about $1,246/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

Bremen TownshipBloom Township

Snow a year28″28″

January low15°F 15°F

July high84°F 84°F

Growing season (days)179d 179d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th 60th

Outdoors & history

Bremen TownshipBloom Township

Trails23 mi 29 mi

Conserved land5.7%3.2%

Settled1850 —

Archive photos8 —

Community

Bremen TownshipBloom Township

Library hours a week64 hrs 51 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Bremen TownshipBloom Township

Bremen Township ↔ Bloom 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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

Bremen TownshipBloom Township

People

Population 104,594Highest 83,966Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.7%Highest -5.4%Lowest

Median age 39.8±0.9Highest about the IL average 38.2±1.3Lowest 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 22.1%±1.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 24.9%±1.6Highest 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+ 18.3%±1.1Highest IL: 17% 16.2%±1.2Lowest 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+ 26.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 27.6%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±0.7Highest IL: 6.3% 4.7%±0.9Lowest 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 $78,755±$4kHighest 6% below IL $73,530±$4kLowest 12% 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 $218,300±$5kHighest 17% below IL $180,300±$8kLowest 32% below IL

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,358±$43Highest 7% above IL $1,246±$76Lowest 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.

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,576Highest 5% above IL $5,005Lowest 6% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.3%±4.6Highest IL: 47.9% 51.4%±5.6Lowest 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 12.6%Lowest IL: 11.8% 17.8%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.2%Highest IL: 67.1% 72.1%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 2 yrs newer than IL 1966Lowest 5 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 14% above IL 33 minHighest 20% above IL

Work from home 11.7%±1.7Highest IL: 15.9% 10.5%±1.7Lowest 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 9.2%Lowest 10.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.57Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (25%)Chicago (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bloom TownshipFew work in Bremen Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.7%Highest 3.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 22.6 miLowest 29.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 mi 0.6 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 61Highest 52Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 69.7Highest 51.5Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #298 of 384 in IL #350 of 384 in IL

School district Eisenhower Cooperative · Southwest Cook Coop Spec EdSpeed SEJA #802 · Region 07 South Cook ISC 4

High school in town Bremen High SchoolBloom High School

Students per teacherat that high school 15.5Lowest 18.3Highest

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.

Bremen Township vs Bloom Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Bremen Township places higher on 14 of 21 IL lists

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

What daily life feels like in each

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