Housing data for the Town of Blooming Grove, NY
The Town of Blooming Grove, NY has an estimated 18,635 residents and 6,750 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Orange County.
18.0% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,682 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+5.8%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 18,635 (±60)
- Housing units
- 6,750 (±395)
- Households that rent
- 18.0%
- Median gross rent
- $1,682
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +5.8%
What stands out in the Town of Blooming Grove
Commuting by public transportation: 12.5% (±5.3 points) in the Town of Blooming Grove, higher than in Orange County (4.7%).
Households without a vehicle: 3.3% (±1.6 points) in the Town of Blooming Grove, lower than in Orange County (9.4%).
Households that rent: 18.0% (±3.1 points) in the Town of Blooming Grove, lower than in Orange County (32.2%).
Homes heated by fuel oil: 40.8% (±4.9 points) in the Town of Blooming Grove, higher than in Orange County (27.0%).
- Commute and cars in the Town of Blooming Grove
- Renters and owners in the Town of Blooming Grove
- Heating fuel in the Town of Blooming Grove
Housing in the Town of Blooming Grove at a glance
- Median rent: $1,682 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,902 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 68.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 18.0% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $95,967 median household income
- Home values: $395,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,862 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $10,000 or more median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 9.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 68.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 56.1% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 7.8% rental vacancy rate
- Heating fuel: 40.8% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
- Commute and cars: 46.4 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 86 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: +5.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 25.7% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 3.1% of homes have more than 1 person per room
The Town of Blooming Grove against Orange County, its state and the nation
| Town of Blooming Grove | Orange County | New York | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 18,635 (±60) | 406,616 (exact) | 19,852,366 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 6,750 (±395) | 149,699 (±163) | 8,585,241 (±652) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 18.0% (±3.1 points) | 32.2% (±1.0 points) | 45.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,682 (±$281) | $1,680 (±$32) | $1,621 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $95,967 (±$12,232) | $97,178 (±$2,147) | $85,974 (±$402) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $395,500 (±$28,007) | $387,900 (±$4,133) | $423,800 (±$1,627) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $10,000 or more | $8,494 (±$149) | $6,582 (±$21) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 56.1% (±6.4 points) | 55.7% (±1.4 points) | 73.9% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 46.4 minutes (±5.8) | 34.1 minutes (±0.9) | 32.6 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 93.2% (±2.3 points) | 89.3% (±0.7 points) | 90.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 34.7 years (±3.3) | 37.0 years (±0.2) | 39.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
The Town of Blooming Grove covers 34.7 square miles of land, about 537 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How the Town of Blooming Grove has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 17,606 (±27) | 18,635 (±60) | +5.8% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 6,822 (±327) | 6,750 (±395) | −1.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,196 (±$136) | $1,682 (±$281) | +40.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $286,500 (±$15,009) | $395,500 (±$28,007) | +38.0% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $97,479 (±$8,108) | $95,967 (±$12,232) | −1.6% | Down after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $2,425 (±$84) | $2,862 (±$203) | +18.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 20.3% (±3.7 points) | 18.0% (±3.1 points) | −2.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±2.6 points) | 7.8% (±4.3 points) | +7.8 percentage points | Measurable increase |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in the Town of Blooming Grove
In 2025, the Blooming Grove Town Police Department reported 86 violent and 612 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Orange County, the departments that report recorded 128 violent and 744 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
ZIP codes in the Town of Blooming Grove
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10914 | 100% | 1,205 | — | $451,400 | $160,132 |
| 10992 | 93% | 9,843 | $1,396 | $413,700 | $112,353 |
| 12577 | 37% | 1,942 | $1,435 | $469,800 | $124,028 |
| 10918 | 16% | 12,069 | $1,967 | $459,700 | $140,550 |
| 10950 | 12% | 68,136 | $1,720 | $486,800 | $78,931 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near the Town of Blooming Grove
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village of South Blooming Grove | 1.6 mi | $2,161 | $509,900 | 37.7% |
| Village of Washingtonville | 2.7 mi | $1,351 | $355,700 | 21.3% |
| Town of Palm Tree | 3.8 mi | $1,604 | $758,800 | 66.6% |
| Village of Kiryas Joel | 3.8 mi | $1,604 | $758,800 | 66.6% |
| Beaver Dam Lake | 4.3 mi | — | $425,200 | 11.0% |
| Town of Hamptonburgh | 5.0 mi | $1,750 | $503,300 | 13.3% |
| Village of Monroe | 5.3 mi | $2,202 | $427,800 | 19.0% |
| Village of Chester | 5.5 mi | $2,010 | $330,200 | 49.8% |
Places in New York most like the Town of Blooming Grove
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Mount Hope | $1,294 | $368,900 | $91,475 | 19.0% |
| Town of Warwick | $1,496 | $458,800 | $119,328 | 20.8% |
| Town of Union Vale | $2,167 | $490,900 | $102,888 | 12.2% |
| Town of Woodbury | $1,949 | $444,100 | $111,429 | 13.7% |
| Village of Woodbury | $1,868 | $452,200 | $121,221 | 10.8% |
| Town of Carmel | $1,683 | $495,100 | $131,835 | 14.6% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across New York.
HUD Fair Market Rent for the Town of Blooming Grove, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,484 | $1,659 | $2,131 | $2,685 | $2,824 |
HUD income limits for the Town of Blooming Grove, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $26,450 | $44,100 | $70,500 |
| 2 people | $30,200 | $50,400 | $80,600 |
| 3 people | $34,000 | $56,700 | $90,650 |
| 4 people | $37,750 | $62,950 | $100,700 |
| 5 people | $40,800 | $68,000 | $108,800 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $73,050 | $116,850 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $78,100 | $124,900 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $83,100 | $132,950 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $125,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Blooming Grove include them.
The figures for the Town of Blooming Grove include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Mountain Lodge Park.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Town of Blooming Grove
What is the average rent in the Town of Blooming Grove, NY?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Blooming Grove is $1,682 (±$281) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in the Town of Blooming Grove?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in the Town of Blooming Grove, NY is $1,322 (±$125) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in the Town of Blooming Grove rent-burdened?
68.1% of renting households in the Town of Blooming Grove pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in the Town of Blooming Grove?
The Town of Blooming Grove has an estimated 1,098 (±208) renting households, 18.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in the Town of Blooming Grove?
The median household income in the Town of Blooming Grove is $95,967 (±$12,232) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in the Town of Blooming Grove, NY?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $395,500 (±$28,007) for owner-occupied homes in the Town of Blooming Grove (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is the Town of Blooming Grove growing?
In the Town of Blooming Grove, the number of residents went from 17,606 in 2015–2019 to 18,635 in 2020–2024 (+5.8%), a measurable increase.
What ZIP codes are in the Town of Blooming Grove?
The ZIP codes that cover the Town of Blooming Grove are 10914, 10992, 12577, 10918, 10950.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Blooming Grove town, Orange County, New York
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Blooming Grove town, Orange County, New York
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Blooming Grove town, Orange County, New York
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Blooming Grove town, Orange County, New York
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Blooming Grove town, Orange County, New York
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Blooming Grove town, Orange County, New York
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Blooming Grove town, Orange County, New York
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Blooming Grove Town Police Department (ORI NY0357300)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Blooming Grove town, Orange County, New York (county subdivision:07003, in state:36 county:071).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .