Population
Raeford
4,545
Bedford
6,703
Median Income
Raeford
$43,311
Bedford
$47,697
Home Value
Raeford
$177,900
Bedford
$192,600
Rent
Raeford
$791
Bedford
$876
Crime Rate
Raeford
1.10
Bedford
1.91
Cost of Living
Raeford
79.7
Bedford
85.3
Avg Temp
Raeford
N/A
Bedford
N/A
Unemployment
Raeford
5.2%
Bedford
3.7%
How Similar Are Raeford & Bedford?
Bedford is Raeford's #19 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Raeford
4,545
Bedford
6,703
Bedford has a 32% larger population than Raeford.
Violent Crime
Raeford
1.10
Bedford
1.91
Bedford has a 42% higher violent crime than Raeford.
Property Crime
Raeford
14.32
Bedford
15.69
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 9% difference.
Political Leaning
Raeford
46.4%
Bedford
74.8%
Raeford leans Democratic while Bedford leans Republican.
Unemployment
Raeford
5.2%
Bedford
3.7%
Raeford has a 28% higher unemployment than Bedford.
Median Income
Raeford
$43,311
Bedford
$47,697
Both cities have similar median income — just a 9% difference.
Home Values
Raeford
$177,900
Bedford
$192,600
Both cities have similar home values — just a 8% difference.
Education
Raeford
13.8%
Bedford
14.1%
Both cities have similar education — just a 2% difference.
Demographics
Raeford
39.8%
Bedford
77.0%
Bedford has a 48% higher demographics than Raeford.
Cost of Living
Raeford
79.7
Bedford
85.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 7% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Raeford and Bedford share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Raeford
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Bedford
Cost of Living & Affordability — Raeford leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDRaeford has a fair market rent (1br) of $761 vs $1,033 in Bedford (26% lower). Raeford has a fair market rent (2br) of $998 vs $1,187 in Bedford (16% lower). Raeford scores 66.2 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 72.9 in Bedford.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBedford has a vacancy rate of 9.7% compared to 14.8% in Raeford. Bedford has a median property tax of $1,105 vs $1,251 in Raeford (13% lower). Raeford has a median rent of $791 vs $876 in Bedford (10% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Bedford leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBedford: 3,137 vs Raeford: 1,729 for labor force. Bedford has a unemployment rate of 3.7% compared to 5.2% in Raeford. Bedford has a per capita income of $29,729 vs $23,450 in Raeford (21% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Raeford leads
Source: FBI UCRRaeford has a violent crime clearance of 60.0% compared to 23.1% in Bedford. Bedford has a property crime clearance of 46.7% compared to 16.9% in Raeford. Raeford has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 0.88 compared to 1.61 in Bedford.
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Schools & Education — Bedford leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauBedford has a high school diploma or higher of 40.4% compared to 34.7% in Raeford. Bedford has a bachelor's degree or higher of 14.1% compared to 13.8% in Raeford.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBedford has a population of 6,703, about 1.5x the size of Raeford (4,545). Raeford skews younger with a median age of 36.2 vs 43.6.
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Raeford
Bedford
Healthcare — Bedford leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBedford: 5 vs Raeford: 4 for with emergency services. Bedford: 3.6 vs Raeford: 3.2 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Raeford leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRaeford has a work from home of 6.8% compared to 5.8% in Bedford.
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