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23,827people live here $104,547median household income▲ 29% above US $2,210median rent per month▲ 56% above US $414,700median home value▲ 25% above US

Bloomingdale is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Bloomingdale

Bloomingdale is an unincorporated community in Florida with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Bloomingdale deals with rent well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Average class sizes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers
Above-average rainfall

How Bloomingdale compares

Median household income

Bloomingdale$104,547

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Bloomingdale$2,210

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Bloomingdale$414,700

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Bloomingdale

Based on Bloomingdale's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,420

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $88,400 a year
58% of Bloomingdale renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$82,940

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $41,470
Homes cost 4.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 56% above US

$2,210/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,210 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices run above average, with a median around $414,700. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $414,700 · 58% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in Hillsborough County is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Hillsborough County (county-wide)

Safety

126 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Bloomingdale doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 436/100k · Policed by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 20% above US

31 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 31.2 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 22% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

72%

Work from home

22%

Carpool

3.3%

Walk

1.6%

Other

0.7%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 93°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 52°F. It's a wet climate overall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 16% above US

42% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 42% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, close to the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is De Soto National Memorial (35 miles away).

Bottom line

Bloomingdale's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($2,210/mo) equals 25% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (22% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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