Is there any area to avoid buying house in Bedford? (Waltham: insurance, motel)

[Dryady]

Hi I am currently looking to buy a house in Bedford (up to 800k). I wonder if there is certain area I should avoid? Also I saw there are large areas of flood plain in Bedford. Has flood ever happened in the area of flood plain?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

[495neighbor]

From personal observation only, when driving through Bedford many times to Lexington and Burlington from Acton, I never experienced having to get through a lot of water, despite there having been many bad rainstorms and even a minor tornado touching down near Hanscom, during that period.

Always ideal to get the facts and check the maps.

[RBThescot]

I went to elementary school in Bedford and lived along the Shawsheen River but that was @ 65 years ago. Here's the flood plan link:

https://www.bedfordma.gov/home/pages...ls-for-bedford

I'm an old geezer but, if I have enough grey matter left to express an opinion, I think you would be most concerned about the very west part of town. Also, old buildings in old neighborhoods that weren't built at today's wetlands standards.

I remember there was a swamp at the bottom of Perham and Madardis that they built a church over the swamp. There might have been water problems at least in the parking lot. I think the Shawsheen River ran next to the Bucci farm near the elementary school. I knew one of their kids and we hung together there at the farm and I went to that school. I don't remember any water problems in that area at the time.

I had a very happy childhood in Bedford but people really pay $800k to live there? Lol.

[johngolf]

I have very fond memories of Bedford MA. I was brought up in Waltham and in the 1970's the Travel Lodge Motel in Bedford was our go to shack-up place. It was reasonably price, nice, clean, had a small pool, etc. All you could ask for. Brings back memories of Cookie, Brenda.....enough......LOL

[matrix5k]

My friend lives there and recommends to avoid living near Hanscom.