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Bedford vs Euless

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+12.7 pts in Euless) and homeowners (+10.8 pts renters in Euless).

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Bedford, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 49,085 people
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Euless, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 60,421 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BedfordAn outdoors town
Outdoors#26 most walkable in TX8.8 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves Schools#115 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 76%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Bedford →
EulessAn outdoors town
Outdoors#117 most conserved land in TX8.0 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 73%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#223 for schools in TXof 583 towns All about Euless →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+12.7 pts
Euless has grown faster since 2010
Euless +19%Bedford +6.3%
Homeowners+10.8 pts renters
Euless has more renters
Bedford 50.6%Euless 39.8%
Age 65++6 pts
Bedford has more people 65 and up
Bedford 17.2%Euless 11.2%
Median age4.7 yrs
Bedford skews older
Bedford 39.5Euless 34.8
Property tax bill+16%
Tax bills are bigger in Bedford
Bedford $5,390Euless $4,652
Rent+13%
Rent runs higher in Euless
Euless $1,690Bedford $1,502
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bedford and Euless share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BedfordEulessBedfordEuless
Bedford ↔ Euless3.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,120 Euless residents work in Bedford (3.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Euless →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Bedford

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bedford$2,440/mo
Typical home $375K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.54% · or rent about $1,502/mo · Housing →
Euless$2,290/mo
Typical home $355K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.46% · or rent about $1,690/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Bedford and Euless.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Bedford places higher on 16 of 25 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C+BedfordSafer than 37% of U.S. towns CEulessSafer than 33% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+BedfordBetter than 74% of districts in the state A−EulessBetter than 78% of districts in the state
Health
A−BedfordHealthier than 76% of U.S. towns B+EulessHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns
16Bedford
8Euless

Lists won, of 25 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #132#38 Most library borrowingLibraries · 183 towns #23#74 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #356#192 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #82#179 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 183 towns #22#65 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#256 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #440#340 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #115#223

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bedford’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BedfordEuless
Snow a year2″2″
January low36°F36°F
July high96°F96°F
Growing season (days)262d262d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th55th
Outdoors & history
BedfordEuless
Trails9 mi8 mi
Conserved land3.4%6.2%
National Register places1—
Archive photos8—
Famous people born here17—
Community
BedfordEuless
Library hours a week57 hrs58 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BedfordEuless
People
Population 49,085Lowest 60,421Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.3%Lowest TX: +15.9% +19%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 39.5±1.1Highest 11% above TX 34.8±1.1Lowest about the TX average
Kids under 18 21.3%±2.2Lowest TX: 25% 24.2%±2.1Highest TX: 25%
Euless and Bedford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.2%±1.4Highest TX: 13.4% 11.2%±1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 39.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±1.2Lowest TX: 6.2% 6%±1.1Highest TX: 6.2%
Euless and Bedford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,971±$4kHighest 7% above TX $82,167±$4kLowest 5% above TX
Bedford and Euless are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $350,700±$8kHighest 24% above TX $318,800±$12kLowest 12% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,502±$60Lowest 7% above TX $1,690±$43Highest 20% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,390Highest 27% above TX $4,652Lowest 10% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.2%±6Highest TX: 51.7% 46.1%±5.4Lowest TX: 51.7%
Bedford and Euless are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.3%Lowest TX: 13.8% 7.8%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50.6%Highest TX: 62.6% 39.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 9 yrs older than TX 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 8% below TX 25 minHighest 7% below TX
Work from home 17.5%±2.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 17.9%±1.9Highest TX: 14.4%
Euless and Bedford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.1%Highest 4.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Highest 0.58Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (16%)Fort Worth (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Euless4% work in Bedford
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Lowest 6.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.8 miHighest 8.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 8Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 133Highest 94.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #115 of 583 in TX#223 of 583 in TX
School district HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISDHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS · GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD
High school in town Buinger Cte AcademyTrinity H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.5
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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