Bedford NH Real Estate

As a town, Bedford, New Hampshire was founded in the year 1750 and is a suburb of Manchester which is the biggest city population wise in the state. The population of Bedford is about 20,900 people as of 2009 which was a 12% increase from the 2000 population. The Bedford NH real estate market hasn't suffered anywhere near the national or even regional average decline over the past several years. It is estimated that Bedford real estate has only lost about 5-10% of it's 2005 value.

Conveniently located, Bedford is near many highways and downtown malls and shopping centers. It is a forty minute drive to the beach, only an hour to the lakes region, and takes roughly 90 minutes to get to the popular White Mountain region. The Bedford NH real estate market is mostly made up of 3 styles of homes: colonial, contemporary, and ranch styles. It is no surprise that the colonial style is most common as Bedford is in New England and the community is identified as a village.

Bedford is predominantly republican and is inhabited by many area business owners and politicians and is often considered the power center of the state because of its inhabitants. Bedford is bordered by Manchester, Goffstown, Merrimack, Amherst, & New Boston.

Bedford covers approximately 33 square miles and is one hundred percent contained by the merrimack river watershed. It has a high point of 845 ft above sea level and holds a number of small bodies of water, the most notable is Sebbins Pond.

Bedford NH real estate is expected to hold its value as the rest of the economy recovers and may be one of the first towns to record positive gains in home values. As it is now most Bedford home owners have not had trouble selling their homes with the average days on market about 60-70 days. The median sales price in Bedford over the past 12 months is $359,900.

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