What is the median rent in the Town of Bedford, NY?

Name: Median rent in the Town of Bedford, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Town of Bedford, NY is $2,191 (±$355) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,033 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Town of Bedford, the median gross rent went from $1,793 in 2015–2019 to $2,191 in 2020–2024 (+22.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,191 (±$355)
Rented homes: 1,033 (±247)
$2,000 or more: 56.7%
Since 2015–2019: +22.2%

How much rent costs in the Town of Bedford

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Town of Bedford	Westchester County	New York	United States
Less than $500	0.8% (±1.3 points)	4.9%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.9% (±6.9 points)	8.1%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	5.8% (±5.0 points)	14.3%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	30.8% (±13.5 points)	25.1%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	17.6% (±10.3 points)	21.8%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	20.9% (±11.6 points)	10.2%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	18.2% (±12.5 points)	15.6%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 30.8% of renting households.

56.7% of rented homes in the Town of Bedford cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Town of Bedford against Westchester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Bedford	Westchester County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$2,191 (±$355)	$1,951 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,033 (±247)	137,091 (±2,488)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Town of Bedford, median gross rent is not measurably different from Westchester County ($1,951).

It is also higher than in New York ($1,621).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Westchester County, the Town of Bedford ranks 15 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 27 of 952.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in the Town of Bedford has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,793 (±$140)	$2,191 (±$355)	+22.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	24.0% (±3.0 points)	19.7% (±4.4 points)	−4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	6.5% (±5.6 points)	2.9% (±4.6 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near the Town of Bedford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Bedford
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Town of Bedford	—	$2,191 (±$355)	—
Town of Mount Kisco	3.7 mi	$1,494 (±$138)	Lower
Village of Mount Kisco	3.7 mi	$1,494 (±$138)	Lower
Town of Pound Ridge	4.3 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Golden's Bridge	4.5 mi	$1,976 (±$742)	Not measurably different
Town of Lewisboro	4.9 mi	$2,256 (±$162)	Not measurably different
Town of Somers	6.2 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Town of North Castle	6.3 mi	$2,268 (±$210)	Not measurably different
Town of New Castle	6.4 mi	$2,742 (±$514)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Mount Kisco, NY ($1,494), Village of Mount Kisco, NY ($1,494).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Westchester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
9	Town of Eastchester	$2,302 (±$177)
10	White Plains	$2,269 (±$89)
11	Town of North Castle	$2,268 (±$210)
12	Town of Lewisboro	$2,256 (±$162)
13	Town of Ossining	$2,203 (±$146)
14	Town of Mamaroneck	$2,202 (±$126)
15	Town of Bedford	$2,191 (±$355)
16	Town of Rye	$2,066 (±$121)
17	Peekskill	$2,036 (±$125)
18	Town of Cortlandt	$2,030 (±$135)
19	Town of Mount Pleasant	$1,941 (±$146)
20	New Rochelle	$1,917 (±$58)
21	Town of Yorktown	$1,908 (±$407)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Westchester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Bedford include them.

The figures for the Town of Bedford include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Bedford (community), Bedford Hills, Katonah.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Bedford

What is the average rent in the Town of Bedford, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Bedford is $2,191 (±$355) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in the Town of Bedford?

In the Town of Bedford, the median gross rent went from $1,793 in 2015–2019 to $2,191 in 2020–2024 (+22.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in the Town of Bedford cost more than $2,000 a month?

56.7% of rented homes in the Town of Bedford have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Town of Bedford higher than in Westchester County?

In the Town of Bedford, median gross rent is not measurably different from Westchester County ($1,951).

It is also higher than in New York ($1,621).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bedford town, Westchester County, New York (county subdivision:05320, in state:36 county:119).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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