Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 589.
Bedford Park’s going rate for rent is $1,841 a month, above both Illinois’ towns ($1,129 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The biggest park or preserve is Bedford Park, at 25 acres. Bedford Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Bedford Park beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 651 in 1950, a peak of 988 in 1980, 602 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2003 and 8 maps from 1891 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bedford Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw10 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw11 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearSoldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bedford Park, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Bedford Park.
In Bedford Park, the middle household income is $99,000. Most working residents leave Bedford Park for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Bedford Park has lost 14,094 jobs, to 19,582 in 2023. 17% of Bedford Park residents live below the poverty line.
| Bedford Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of the losses FEMA expects in Bedford Park, 53% come from inland flooding and 19% from cold waves. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in three quarters of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 6 claims locally since 1980.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its peak summer temperature comes in at 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
386 crimes were reported in Bedford Park in 2025: 376 property and 10 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Bedford Park is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Among adults in Bedford Park, 18% worry about having enough food, where Illinois’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. The share of adults in Bedford Park who have obesity: 30%. In Bedford Park, 19% of adults binge drink, and 31% have high blood pressure.
| Bedford Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bedford Park | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 14.1% | 9.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.4% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
85% of households own their home in Bedford Park. Values rose 3.7% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Walkers can cover 1.5 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Bedford Park’s concentration of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Bedford Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bedford Park | 0.7 mi | 25 |
| 2. Narragansett Park | 0.5 mi | 12 |
| 3. Argo Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
50 within 15 miles of the center of Bedford Park
About 5 of every 100 Bedford Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Where Bedford Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Illinois, United States
Bedford Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and is an industrial suburb of Chicago. The population was 602 at the 2020 census. Bedford Park consists of a small residential area and vast amounts of heavy industry sprawling to the east and a small amount to the west.
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Bedford Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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