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Notable locations in Bedford: Job Lane Museum (A), Middlesex Community College Library (B), Bedford Free Public Library (C), Deparment of Veterans Affairs Medical Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: The Great Road Shopping Center (1), Village Shopping Center (2), Bedford Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Bedford include: First Baptist Church (A), First Church of Christ (B), Zion Korean Alliance Church (C), Immanuel Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Fawn Lake (A), Spectacle Ponds (B), Bedford Meadow (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Brook (A), Beaver Brook (B), Kiln Brook (C), Elm Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Bedford include: Little Meadow Conservation Area (1), Elm Brook Conservation Area (2), Bedford Center Historic District (3), White Cedar Swamp Conservation Area (4), Marvin Street Play Area (5), Springs Brook Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: Bedford Post Office (A), Veterans Administration Hospital Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Bedford Travelodge (285 Great Rd), McLaughlin James Associates Inc (4 Bedford Village), Atrium Cafe (340 Great Road), Bedford Motel (30 North Road), Renaissance Boston Bedford Hotel (44 Middlesex Turnpike).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Bedford and their reported violations in the past:
BEDFORD WATER DEPT. (Population served: 12500, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1999 and JUL-06-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-13-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2000)
HARVARD RIDGE CONDOMINIUM (Population served: 350, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-27-2001), St Formal NOV issued (APR-27-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-22-1999), St Compliance achieved (SEP-05-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In FEB-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-17-2000)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1998 and MAR-14-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-19-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAR-14-2001)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1995 and OCT-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-31-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-30-2001)
- 7 minor monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  2.5% | | Whole state: |  9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bedford, MA
People in group quarters in Bedford
- 509 people in nursing homes
- 41 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 21 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 8 people in military disciplinary barracks
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in religious group quarters
Bedford compared to Massachusetts state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value significantly above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Bedford (2009 data):
- RBS Citizens, National Association: Bedford Branch at 287 Great Road, branch established on 1993-07-16; Bedford Stop & Shop Branch at 337 Great Road, branch established on 2002-04-17. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
- Bank of America, National Association: Bedford Branch at 152 Great Road, branch established on 1981-01-12; Old Billerica Road Branch at 100 Old Billerica Road, branch established on 1992-03-17. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- TD Bank, National Association: Bedford Branch at 175 The Great Road, branch established on 1916-01-01. Info updated 2008-06-17: Bank assets: $101,632.1 mil, Deposits: $76,748.6 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1084 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
- Cambridge Savings Bank: Bedford Branch at 160 Great Road, branch established on 1955-09-07. Info updated 2007-01-05: Bank assets: $2,092.4 mil, Deposits: $1,634.7 mil, headquarters in Cambridge, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Cambridge Financial Group, Inc.
- Middlesex Savings Bank: Bedford Branch at 186 Great Road, branch established on 2006-08-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,592.2 mil, Deposits: $2,983.1 mil, headquarters in Natick, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Bedford, Massachusetts
- Bedford Plaza Hotel, 340 Great Rd, Bedford, MA 01730, Phone: (617) 275-6700, Fax: (866) 446-9333
- Renaissance Bedford Glen Hotel, 44 Middlesex Tpke, Bedford, MA 01730, Phone: (781) 275-5500, Fax: (781) 275-8956
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Bedford, Massachusetts
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (51%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Bedford
| Name | Catholic Church | United Church of Christ | Episcopal Church | United Methodist Church | Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
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| Adherents | 73.6% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
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| Congregations | 18.5% | 10.7% | 7.3% | 6.6% | 1.6% |
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| Name | Muslim Estimate | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin | Unitarian Universalist Association | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 15.1% |
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| Congregations | 0.9% | 7.6% | 0.5% | 4.5% | 41.7% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,906 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.07% | | Massachusetts average: | 6.31% |
0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,266 average AGI)| Middlesex County: | 0.52% | | Massachusetts average: | 0.28% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($62,506 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.59% | | Massachusetts average: | 6.91% |
0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,062 average AGI)| Middlesex County: | 0.16% | | Massachusetts average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bedford:
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBPS (1150 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF BOSTON LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
- WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WNTN (1550 AM; 10 kW; NEWTON, MA; Owner: COLT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WBNW (1120 AM; 5 kW; CONCORD, MA; Owner: MONEY MATTERS RADIO, INC.)
- WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)
- WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bedford:
- WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
- WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
- WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- W227AM (93.3 FM; ANDOVER, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
- W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
- WFNX (101.7 FM; LYNN, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WQSX (93.7 FM; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bedford:
- WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
- WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
- WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
- WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
- WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
- WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
- WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
- W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
- WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
- WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
- WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)
- WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
- WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
- WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
- WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
- WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Bedford fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 12
Total length: 35 meters (115ft)
Total costs: $5,116,000
Total average daily traffic: 372,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 34,017
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 592,397
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- Before 1900: 1
- 1900-1909: 1
- 1910-1919: 0
- 1920-1929: 0
- 1930-1939: 0
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 2
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 2
- 1980-1989: 0
- 1990-1999: 0
- 2000-2009: 5
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Bedford, MA
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Kimberly A Thomas, 216 Concord Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 39.9 m, Overall height: 41.8 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
- Bonnie Clark, 840' S Of Int Of Turf Meadow Rd & Concord Rd, Type: Pole, Structure height: 31.7 m, Overall height: 35.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00132207
Registrant: Crown Atlantic Company, LLC, 375 Southpointe Boulevard, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2000
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1- Crosby Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 29 m, Call Sign: WPLA715, Licensee ID: L00124895
860.587 MHz, 862.012 MHz, 862.037 MHz, 862.062 MHz, 862.087 MHz, 862.112 MHz, 862.137 MHz, 862.162 MHz, 862.187 MHz, 862.212 MHz... (+157 more)
Grant Date: 01/01/2002, Expiration Date: 02/06/2012
Registrant: Nextel Communications Of The Mid-Atlantic, Inc., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4035
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5- 202 Burlington Rd, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPDZ512, Licensee ID: L00017373
Assigned Frequencies : 465.000 MHz
Grant Date: 12/15/1998, Expiration Date: 12/29/2003, Cancelation Date: 11/17/2003
Registrant: Mitre Corporation, 202 Burlington Rd, Bedford, MA 01730-1420, Phone: (617) 271-2000 - Lat: 42.503167 Lon: -71.239278, Call Sign: WQEV762
Assigned Frequencies : 72.1000 MHz, 72.1400 MHz, 72.1800 MHz, 72.2600 MHz, 72.4000 MHz
Grant Date: 04/27/2006, Expiration Date: 04/27/2016, Certifier: John Sewell
Registrant: Primex Wireless, Inc, 965 Wells St, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, Phone: (800) 537-0464 - Lat: 42.483333 Lon: -71.316667, Call Sign: WQIW325
Assigned Frequencies : 451.762 MHz
Grant Date: 06/02/2008, Expiration Date: 06/02/2018, Certifier: Brian Reynolds
Registrant: Utc, Spectrum Services, 1901 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., 5th Flr., Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 833-6820 - Town Center 12 Mudge Way, Type: Upole, Structure height: 6.3 m, Overall height: 9.3 m, Call Sign: WQIZ298
Assigned Frequencies : 1.64000 MHz
Grant Date: 06/26/2008, Expiration Date: 06/26/2018, Certifier: David Grunes
Registrant: Information Station Specialists, Zeelandq, MI 49464, Phone: (616) 772-2300, Email:
- 35 Wiggins Ave., Call Sign: WQJD300
Assigned Frequencies : 457.087 MHz
Grant Date: 07/30/2008, Expiration Date: 07/30/2018, Certifier: Sean M Paige
Registrant: Connecticut Radio, Inc., 1208 Cromwell Ave., Rocky Hill, CT 06067, Phone: (860) 563-4867, Fax: (860) 453-1179, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 100 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bedford)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 4 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Bedford)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 131 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 32
- Hazardous Condition: 116
- Service Call: 16
- Good Intent Call: 9
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Bedford, MA
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