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1911
00057.BK--Details for new chute screens for buckwheat coal--Bloomfield, NJ, 1911
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About Bloomfield
Township in Essex County, New Jersey, USBloomfield is a township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and an inner-ring suburb of Newark. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 53,105, an increase of 5,790 (+12.2%) from the 2010 census count of 47,315, which in turn reflected a decline of 368 (-0.8%) from the 47,683 counted in the 2000 census. It is the location of the Bloomfield Green Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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How Bloomfield ranks
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Housing in Bloomfield
The typical Bloomfield home is worth about $612,000, up 2.7% in a year, 5% above the New Jersey typical home.
Safety in Bloomfield
Safety Grade B-
Bloomfield reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Bloomfield sits closer to the middle.
Work & commute in Bloomfield
Full picture →Most working residents leave Bloomfield for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are New York (16%), Newark (9%) and Montclair (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Health in Bloomfield
Health Grade A
Healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Bloomfield
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Bloomfield
Full climate →Bloomfield has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Bloomfield
All Bloomfield schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Bloomfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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 NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.
Colleges in Bloomfield
Colleges →of Bloomfield’s residents are enrolled in college. Bloomfield College of Montclair State University has about 851 students on campus, and 1 more college is in town.
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