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Elks National Home
Spring Oak Senior Living Community - Elks Home (formerly The Elks National Home) is a retirement home and national historic district located at Bedford, Virginia.
About Bedford
Incorporated town in Virginia, United StatesBedford is an incorporated town and former independent city located within Bedford County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It serves as the county seat of Bedford County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,657. It is part of the Lynchburg metropolitan area. Bedford County surrounds the town and has the Blue Ridge Mountains to the north, Smith Mountain Lake to the south, Lynchburg to the east, and Roanoke to the west.
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How Bedford ranks
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Housing in Bedford
The typical Bedford home is worth about $289,000, up 7.6% in a year, 30% below the Virginia typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Bedford
Safety Grade C+
Bedford reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 63% report less.
Work & commute in Bedford
Full picture →About one in 4 of Bedford’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lynchburg (12%), Roanoke (11%) and Forest (3%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Health in Bedford
Health Grade D
Healthier than 9% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Virginia
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Bedford
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 8% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Bedford
Full climate →Bedford has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Bedford
All Bedford schools →School Grade B
The public schools Bedford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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 VA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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