Bloom Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 86,018 and it contained 33,964 housing units.

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How Bloom ranks

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#124Lowest depression in IL #208Most trails in IL #339Most affordable in IL All IL rankings →

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Health in Bloom

Compared with Illinois

2better than IL·20worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 7▼ 4 close Habits 1▲ 3▼ 0 close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind 4▼ 1 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

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What stands out

6%Fewer adults who have had cancerIL 7.6% · better 15.7%Fewer binge drinkersIL 17.8% · better 15.4%More adults facing a utility shut-offIL 7.8% · worse

Care nearby

Franciscan Health DyerDyer · 4.4 mi · ER

Chicago Heights Community Health CenterChicago Heights · 1.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · part of Bloom

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 60411, 60425, 60475 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Bloom →

Schools in Bloom

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School Grade D

The public schools Bloom’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 89% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictBloom Twp HSD 206Schools51

Willow School D-Elementary · Grades PK–2 · 603 students Winston Churchill School B-Elementary · Grades 3–5 · 572 students Nathan Hale Elem School DElementary · Grades PK–4 · 525 students Wagoner ElemElementary · Grades PK–2 · 466 students Sandridge Elem School BElementary · Grades PK–8 · 423 students Strassburg Elem DElementary · Grades 3–5 · 406 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Where Bloom is

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Locator map of Bloom — Wikimedia Commons · Map: Omnedon · Public domain

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