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Bedford vs Hull
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bedford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8%).
Hull has the most affordable homes ($646k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Bedford | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 14,727Highest |
10,138Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±1.6Lowest 11% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 69.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bedford and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $172,400±$23kHighest 66% above MA |
$115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $898,500±$43kHighest 60% above MA |
$646,000±$38kLowest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,622±$327Highest 49% above MA |
$2,081±$187Lowest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,089Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±9.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hull and Bedford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 32.4%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #7 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bedford | — |
| High school in town | Bedford High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.