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Bedford, New Hampshire, in Hillsborough county, is 4 miles SW of Manchester, New Hampshire (center to center) and 46 miles NW of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is included in the Manchester metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 18,274 people lived in Bedford.
In Bedford, about 72% of adults are married. Bedford is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here.
In 2000, Bedford had a median family income of $91,868. Many people in Bedford make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Bedford doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New Hampshire. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Bedford.)
Bedford residents donated more money ($54,270) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the town.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Bedford.
An estimated 88% of living spaces in Bedford are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the town is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in Bedford as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Bedford, 91% of commuters drive to work.
Bedford strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Hampshire):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 2% |  |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 7% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 10% | |
| Racial Diversity (vs. State) | Top 13% | |
Comparing Bedford to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Hampshire (State):
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| Well-Paid Single Men |  | |
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| Children Under 5 Years Old |  | |
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| Female Share of the Population |  | |
| Racial Diversity |  | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Housing Recently Built | | |
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| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
Detailed pages on related topics: Bedford colleges • Bedford travel • Bedford mortgages and property.
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