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Bedford is a big small town of 12,931 people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It's about 10 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,931people
$135kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
60"Snow
167Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,931
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,421 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 10 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$853/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (778 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CLE airport
- 16 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 965 ft
- 292 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 98 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,594 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 322 bars within 25 mi
- 459 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 100 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cuyahoga County: D+31 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk