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Cost of living in Bedford, Ohio

Bedford, Ohio has about 12,931 people. Typical rent is $1,059 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $57,308 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #245 in Ohio on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,059 a month.

Bedford is a city in Ohio. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $57,308 a year.

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People
12,931
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,059
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$57,308
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$135,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,274
Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area

Bedford, Ohio has about 12,931 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $135,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cuyahoga County is $1,274 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bedford. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Cleveland, OH metro area, prices sit at 93.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Ohio taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Bedford's exact store tax.

Some places in Ohio add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.20% of income. That is not a Bedford bill.

In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Bedford's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Ohio averaged $3.06 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 618 places we list in Ohio with a rent figure, 207 have higher typical rent than Bedford.

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.