Bedford Hills is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,239 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bedford Hills is the 450th largest community in New York.
Bedford Hills home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Bedford Hills real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.22% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The overall crime rate in Bedford Hills is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
One downside of living in Bedford Hills is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bedford Hills, the average commute to work is 30.74 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
In Bedford Hills, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Bedford Hills is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
Bedford Hills is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 44.97% of adults in Bedford Hills have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Bedford Hills in 2022 was $43,835, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,340 for a family of four. However, Bedford Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bedford Hills is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bedford Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bedford Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Bedford Hills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.58% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bedford Hills include Italian, Irish, Scottish, English, and Eastern European.
In addition, Bedford Hills has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.91%).
The most common language spoken in Bedford Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.