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Bedford is a big small town of 7,724 people in Bedford County, Virginia. It's about 18 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 113 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $828 a month.
7,724people
$223kTypical home
$828/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
11"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,724
- Part of a metro area
- About 696 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Richmond, VA
- 18 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,403/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,219 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LYH airport
- 89 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 981 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 289 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bedford County: R+50 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk