Bedford vs Buchanan

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

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

Buchanan has the higher population (2,296 vs 2,118 in Bedford). Bedford has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $127,375 in Buchanan). Bedford has the higher median home value ($1,125,600 vs $492,000 in Buchanan).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	Buchanan
Population	2,118	2,296
Median age	43.4 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$127,375
Median home value	$1,125,600	$492,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,670
Housing units	846	849
Homeownership rate	98.8%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.4%	45.8%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	Buchanan
Population	1,705 → 2,118 (+24.2%)	2,140 → 2,296 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$185,114 → $250,001 (+35.1%)	$109,375 → $127,375 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$887,500 → $1,125,600 (+26.8%)	$371,900 → $492,000 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,497 → $1,670 (+11.6%)

Bedford

Population

1,7052,118

Median household income

$185,114$250,001

Median home value

$887,500$1,125,600

Buchanan

Population

2,1402,296

Median household income

$109,375$127,375

Median home value

$371,900$492,000

Median gross rent

$1,497$1,670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	Buchanan
Under 5	8.5%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.8%
25 to 34	7.5%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.6%	8.0%
75 and over	7.8%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	Buchanan
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	57.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.9%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	21.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford	Buchanan
No high school diploma	0.8%	4.6%
High school graduate	7.6%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	8.1%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	40.9%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	42.5%	17.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	Buchanan
Drove alone	40.0%	77.3%
Carpooled	1.9%	5.7%
Public transit	14.9%	4.9%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.6%	10.8%
Other means	2.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	Buchanan
1-unit, detached	100.0%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	Buchanan
Poverty rate	8.0%	3.7%
Average household size	2.76	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	45	35
Median year structure built	1967	1959