A town of 12,931, settled in 1837. Nearly 5.8% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Bedford does most differently from other towns.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 7 places on the National Register.
5.8% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
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Ordered by what stands out in Bedford. Another town gets a different order.
7.0 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bedford Reservation | 6.6 mi | 622 |
| 2. Cuyahoga Valley National Park | — | 426 |
| 3. FIrebird Athletic Complex | 0.1 mi | 31 |
The typical Bedford home is worth about $160,000, up 2.1% in a year, 36% below the Ohio typical home.
Bedford beats the Ohio average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| What stands out | Bedford | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 8.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.7% | 8.3% |
Most working residents leave Bedford for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Cleveland (23%), Solon (7%) and Twinsburg (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 8% of U.S. communities.
Bedford reports less crime per resident than 77% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
The public schools Bedford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Primary School | PK–2 | 406 | C− |
| Glendale Primary School | PK–2 | 309 | C− |
| Carylwood Intermediate School | 3–5 | 248 | C− |
| Bedford High School | 9–12 | 836 | C |
| Excel Academy | 5–12 | 118 | Not graded |
Bedford has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 64 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
1909
Bedford School
Postcard · Wikimedia Commons. A different picture from Bedford’s archive appears here every day.
See all 6 archive items →7 places in Bedford on the National Register of Historic Places.
17 notable people were born in Bedford.
City in Ohio, United States
Bedford is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,149 at the 2020 census. It is an eastern suburb of Cleveland.
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4 towns share a border with Bedford.
