Best PlacesBedford Park, Bronx, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bedford Park, Bronx, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bedford Park, Bronx ranks 3,345th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bedford Park, Bronx
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Bedford Park, Bronx's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bedford Park, Bronx ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Bedford Park, Bronx ranks low
- Short commute44.5 minutes each way, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bedford Park, Bronx
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bedford Park, Bronx home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,010, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Bedford Park, Bronx's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bedford Park, Bronx
Bedford Park, Bronx runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bedford Park, Bronx.
Who works in Bedford Park, Bronx, and how
Work in Bedford Park, Bronx centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 20%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 69%
Life in Bedford Park, Bronx
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Bedford Park, Bronx, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bedford Park, Bronx, month by month
Bedford Park, Bronx sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 70° | 61° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Bedford Park, Bronx
Laguardia sits about 7 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 118 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Bedford Park, Bronx
Schools across Bedford Park, Bronx average a B+, better than 91% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Active Learning Elementary School (the)A+ · 80% proficient
- Bedford Park Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Ps 56 Norwood HeightsB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jhs 80 Mosholu Parkway (the)D · 20% proficient
- Academy For New AmericansD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Bronx High School Of Science (the)A+ · 100% proficient
- Celia Cruz Bronx High School Of Music (the)A+ · 98% proficient
- High School Of American Studies At Lehman CollegeA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bedford Park, Bronx school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bedford Park, Bronx measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Bedford Park, Bronx against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Bedford Park, Bronx suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Bedford Park, Bronx
Is Bedford Park, Bronx a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bedford Park, Bronx ranks 3,345th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, big-city access, and walkability, and lowest on long commutes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bedford Park, Bronx expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,848. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $55,010 median income, cost of living beats 15% of neighborhoods.
Is Bedford Park, Bronx safe?
Yes, Bedford Park, Bronx is safer than 82% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $307 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bedford Park, Bronx?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 29. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of neighborhoods.
Is Bedford Park, Bronx good for families?
Schools beat 91% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 82%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare Bedford Park, Bronx with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bedford Park, Bronx. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bedford Park, Bronx represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Bedford Park, Bronx detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bedford Park, Bronx: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bedford Park, Bronx: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bedford Park, Bronx: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bedford Park, Bronx: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bedford Park, Bronx detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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