Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$135,200
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,059/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households35%
Cleveland 28%
Bedford
Cuyahoga County12,931 residentsBedford City
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
40th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
49
Cleveland median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Bedford is like to live in, by category
Bars show Bedford against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Within-state proficiency15th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.5
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate80%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Housing cost index89
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.45%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Mean commute20.1 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes72%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés16
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks25
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 31/100
F
Median household income$57,308
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment8.1%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations32%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Bedford on employment & income
Bedford's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Avon25 mi from BedfordA− 69 B− Solon5 mi from BedfordB+ 69 B− Bay Village21 mi from BedfordB+ 70 B− Broadview Heights9 mi from BedfordB 62 C Lyndhurst9 mi from BedfordB 62 C Brunswick18 mi from BedfordB 64 C+ Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Bedford
Is Bedford, OH a good place to live?
Bedford scores 49 out of 100, 40th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Bedford expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $135,200, 37% below the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.45%. $1,059/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Bedford?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Bedford sit at the 15th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 80% graduation rate and a 13.5 student–teacher ratio. Bedford is served by Bedford City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Bedford?
The mean commute is 20.1 min, with 72% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Bedford?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 16 restaurants and cafés and 25 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Bedford old or new?
The median home in Bedford was built in 1958 — older than the Cleveland median of 1963. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 65% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.