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Bedford is a small town of 1,336 people in Taylor County, Iowa. It's about 63 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 107 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $764 a month.
1,336people
$97kTypical home
$764/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
21"Snow
241Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,336
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 832 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 63 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$610/mo)
- Median rent $764/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to OMA airport
- 75 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,191 ft
- 740 mi to the ocean
- 257 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taylor County: R+56 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk