Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town was settled in 1910 and has 2,488 residents today.
Bedford Hills’ rent at the middle of the market is $2,381 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Bedford Hills’ density of trails is 1.5 miles per square mile, above both the New York town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Buxton Gorge, 60 acres with 1.5 miles of trail. We don’t grade Bedford Hills yet; the figures below are still real.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 3 maps from 1955 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bedford Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw35 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw36 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw35 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Bedford Hills is unincorporated, so Westchester County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Bedford Hills.
Compared with 93% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Bedford Hills is lower. 64% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 10%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bedford Hills’ July high is recorded as 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Since 2013, Bedford Hills has lost 280 jobs, to 1,544 in 2023. Most people who work leave Bedford Hills to do it: just 5% work in town. The average commute here is 35 minutes. The top destinations are New York (31%), Bedford (10%) and Mount Kisco (6%).
| Bedford Hills | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among residents in Bedford Hills, 23% are under 18. Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide). College graduates make up 45% of adults 25 and older, against 40% across New York.
| Bedford Hills | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.1 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Bedford Hills | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.5% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.1% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.6% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1.4% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.2% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Bedford Hills. Across all 32 CDC measures, Bedford Hills beats New York on 17 and trails on 1. Two figures for adults here: 26% have high blood pressure, 25% have obesity.
| Bedford Hills | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Bedford Hills | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.5% | 3.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.5% | 6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74% | 77.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buxton Gorge | 1.5 mi | 60 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The share of households in Bedford Hills who are owner-occupiers is 54%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Bedford Hills
About 4 of every 100 Bedford Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Hamlet in Westchester County, New York
Bedford Hills is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bedford Hills had a population of 3,239. Two New York State prisons for women, Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women and Taconic Correctional Facility, are located in the hamlet.
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