Bedford vs Bedford Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Bedford and Bedford Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Bedford and Bedford Hills are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bedford Hills has the higher population (2,283 vs 2,118 in Bedford). Bedford has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $102,750 in Bedford Hills). Bedford has the higher median home value ($1,125,600 vs $491,500 in Bedford Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	Bedford Hills
Population	2,118	2,283
Median age	43.4 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$102,750
Median home value	$1,125,600	$491,500
Median gross rent	—	$2,036
Housing units	846	997
Homeownership rate	98.8%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.4%	43.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	Bedford Hills
Population	1,705 → 2,118 (+24.2%)	3,225 → 2,283 (-29.2%)
Median household income	$185,114 → $250,001 (+35.1%)	$59,704 → $102,750 (+72.1%)
Median home value	$887,500 → $1,125,600 (+26.8%)	$503,500 → $491,500 (-2.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,668 → $2,036 (+22.1%)

Bedford

Population

1,7052,118

Median household income

$185,114$250,001

Median home value

$887,500$1,125,600

Bedford Hills

Population

3,2252,283

Median household income

$59,704$102,750

Median home value

$503,500$491,500

Median gross rent

$1,668$2,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	Bedford Hills
Under 5	8.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	12.4%
18 to 24	10.8%	8.8%
25 to 34	7.5%	8.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.2%
45 to 54	13.4%	15.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.3%
65 to 74	12.6%	8.1%
75 and over	7.8%	17.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	Bedford Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	52.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	26.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford	Bedford Hills
No high school diploma	0.8%	18.3%
High school graduate	7.6%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	8.1%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	40.9%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	42.5%	19.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	Bedford Hills
Drove alone	40.0%	74.1%
Carpooled	1.9%	6.5%
Public transit	14.9%	5.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.6%	12.7%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	Bedford Hills
1-unit, detached	100.0%	36.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	31.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	Bedford Hills
Poverty rate	8.0%	14.0%
Average household size	2.76	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	45	32
Median year structure built	1967	1957