Bedford, KY housing market
The typical Bedford home is worth about $245,000, down 0.8% in a year, 5% above the Kentucky typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Bedford compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Bedford at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Bedford | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $122,000 | $131,000 |
| 2018 | $130,000 | $138,000 |
| 2019 | $137,000 | $146,000 |
| 2020 | $147,000 | $155,000 |
| 2021 | $162,000 | $173,000 |
| 2022 | $183,000 | $191,000 |
| 2023 | $196,000 | $207,000 |
| 2024 | $208,000 | $216,000 |
| 2025 | $229,000 | $229,000 |
| 2026 | $240,000 | $233,000 |
| August 2026 | $245,000 | $233,000 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Bedford is $1,070 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Bedford pay a median of $884, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $800 · 4 bedrooms $1,590
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (40006; Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.