Bedford, TX — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Tarrant County · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · population 48,728

Shrinking

Image: Wikipedia · Bedford, Texas

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Stable

Momentum score · 0–100

Where Bedford stands

Population shrinking 0.6% per year.

Median home $378,398

1-year -0.9%

5-yr CAGR +4.7%

vs 5-yr peak -2.6%

Population -0.6%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability

32/100

Very car-dependent

Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.

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Public transit

22/100

Transit limited

Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.

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Remote work fit

89/100

Excellent for remote work

Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 21.5

Lean rent

At a 21.5 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Bedford. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →

Home YoY

45 · w22%

Home 5-yr CAGR

63 · w22%

Distance from peak

74 · w18%

Population growth

36 · w16%

Rent YoY

64 · w12%

Home 10-yr CAGR

71 · w10%

Long thesis

Bedford has held up across the cycle: home values at $378,398 with +4.7% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Bedford's population is shrinking 0.6% per year. Housing demand has to come from somewhere — if people are leaving, the buyer pool is shrinking faster than the inventory. That eventually shows up in price.

About Bedford

Bedford is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, with an estimated population of 48,728. It anchors the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. The population has contracted 0.6% per year on average since 2020. The median home value in Bedford is $378,398 as of 2026-04, down 0.9% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.7% annual growth (-2.6% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Bedford average $1,465 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+2.8%). The composite momentum score is 58 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●Held the highs: currently -2.6% from the 5-year peak — this market refused to give back gains.

○The data is the data: Bedford has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●Flat or shrinking population: -0.6% per year. Housing demand has to come from somewhere — verify the source.

○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Bedford (Wikipedia)

Bedford is a city located in northeastern Tarrant County, Texas, United States, in the "Mid-Cities" area between Dallas and Fort Worth. It is a suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth. The population was 49,928 at the 2020 census. Bedford is part of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Tarrant County right now.

NWS active alerts (TX)Texas Emergency Management How to prepare (NWS)

Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Tarrant County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Neighborhoods of Bedford

35 tracked · ranked by median home value

1Bedford Estates$647,860-1.4%

2Brookwood Hills$584,159-0.4%

3Bedford Place$498,017+1.1%

4Quail Crest Estates$494,916-0.6%

5River Forest$494,839-0.6%

6Village of Oakpark$462,910-1.7%

7Rustic Woods$461,171+0.3%

8Timber View Estates$451,561+0.8%

9Bedford Heights$446,439+2.4%

10Mayfair Hills$441,715-1.2%

11Bedford Park Estates$431,266+2.4%

12Kelmont Park$420,488-2.3%

13Rollingwood$411,921+0.1%

14Bedford Meadows$399,691+0.5%

15Teakwood Estates$399,237+1.4%

16Mayfair$398,683+1.1%

17Brook Hollow$393,181-3.1%

18Oak Ridge Estates$378,569+2.3%

19Oak Valley$371,661+1.0%

20Canterbury$371,310-0.8%

21Oak View Hills$371,237-3.2%

22Woodbridge$366,947-1.1%

23Harwood Terrace$363,792+1.3%

24Spring Valley Estates$353,225-0.7%

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Cities like Bedford

Hurst, TX59 · Stable Euless, TX56 · Stable Friendswood, TX60 · Stable Benbrook, TX56 · Stable

Run the numbers for Bedford

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)

60° / 39°

avg high / low

Summer (Jul)

95° / 73°

avg high / low

Sunny days/yr

232

~64% of year

Annual precip

29″ rain

1″ snow

Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)

Hurricane

High

Tornado

Very high

Wildfire

Moderate

Earthquake

Low

Flood

Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

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Current weather

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7-day forecast on weather.gov →

Find rentals & listings

Open current Bedford listings on the major real-estate sites.

For rent

Zillow rentals → Apartments.com → Trulia rentals →

For sale

Zillow for sale → Realtor.com →

Links open the live search on the destination site — results are always current.

Local news & community

Latest news

H-E-B opens Mid-Cities store to serve Hurst-Euless-Bedford community in North Texas
H-E-B Newsroom · 11h ago
[ARCHIVED] Bedford Police to Host UNIDOS Community Outreach Program March 4
City of Bedford (TX) (.gov) · 2d ago
Bedford community theater group faces uncertain future as city plans renovations, changes to historic building
WFAA · 2d ago
2801 Airport Fwy # 2236, Bedford, TX 76021
Realtor.com · 4d ago
[ARCHIVED] Crud Cruiser Hazardous Waste Disposal Returns March 21
City of Bedford (TX) (.gov) · 2d ago
Memorial Day City Closures, Trash Reminders
City of Bedford (TX) (.gov) · 5d ago

Local economy & environment

Humidity

64%

Moderate climate

Median household income

$73,000

Texas state median

Top industries (state-level)

Energy/Oil & GasTech (Austin)Healthcare

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.