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Bedford is a small city of 49,085 people in Tarrant County, Texas. It's about 22 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $351k and rent runs about $2k a month.
49,085people
$351kTypical home
$1,502/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 49,085
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,894 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Dallas, TX
- 22 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $351k (≈$2,212/mo)
- Median rent $1,502/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,689 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to DFW airport
- 7 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 607 ft
- 247 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 107 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,857 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 384 bars within 25 mi
- 1,443 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tarrant County: R+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk