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Bedford, MA housing market

The typical Bedford home is worth about $1,035,000, up 1.9% in a year, 56% above the Massachusetts typical home. Homes typically sell in 24 days, a little above asking.

Home values, sales, trends and how Bedford compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Bedford at a glance

Typical home value
$1.04M
▲ 1.9% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$1.07M
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
24
Massachusetts: 21 days
Sale-to-list
101.7%
Homes sell above asking
Homes sold
15
in May · 33 for sale
Market temperature

A seller's market

Buyer's marketBalancedSeller's market

Supply is tight — about 2.2 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

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$300K$400K$500K$600K$700K$800K$900K$1M$1.1M 20182020202220242026 Bedford $1.04M Massachusetts $662K
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JanuaryBedfordMassachusetts
2017$645,000$382,000
2018$686,000$407,000
2019$708,000$426,000
2020$717,000$438,000
2021$770,000$485,000
2022$842,000$536,000
2023$887,000$572,000
2024$973,000$616,000
2025$1,005,000$648,000
2026$1,036,000$658,000
August 2026$1,035,000$662,000
Next door

Bedford and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr changeDays on marketMedian income
Bedford $1.04M +1.9% 24 $172,400
Concord $1.44M +0.5% 24 $195,350
Billerica $703K +2.5% 19 $148,200
Carlisle $1.32M +1.1% 29 $250,001
Lincoln $1.52M +2.2% — $175,117
Pinehurst — — — $146,250
Lexington $1.57M +2.9% 17 $238,444
Affordability

6 years of income

The typical Bedford home costs about 6 years of the town's median household income, less than across Massachusetts (6.4 years).

How Bedford ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
68.8%
Massachusetts: 62.5%
Median tax bill
$10,001
Massachusetts: $5,992
Median rent
$2,622
Massachusetts: $1,762
Typical home built
1976
Massachusetts: 1964

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.

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