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Bedford is a big small town of 13,837 people in Lawrence County, Indiana. It's about 21 miles from Bloomington, IN and 66 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $828 a month.
13,837people
$152kTypical home
$828/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
12"Snow
223Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,837
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,133 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 21 mi to Bloomington, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$961/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (7 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (202 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to IND airport
- 60 mi to IND (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 493 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+51 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk