Bedford
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Outdoors in Bedford
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About Bedford
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesBedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population of Bedford was 14,383 at the 2020 United States census. Bedford is a suburb of Boston, located about 21 miles (around 33.8 km) northwest.
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How Bedford ranks
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Housing in Bedford
The typical Bedford home is worth about $1,035,000, up 1.9% in a year, 56% above the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Bedford
Safety Grade A
Bedford reports less crime per resident than 89% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Bedford
All Bedford schools →School Grade A
The public schools Bedford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 93% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Bedford is
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