Bedford, NH
Hillsborough County42.9465°N, 71.5159°W
Tracking 8,322 properties across Bedford, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1986 and the oldest to 1718. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
8,322
Properties Tracked
1986
Median Year Built
$635K
Median Assessed Value
3%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.34M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Bedford, NHInc. 1750
Bedford is one of the most desirable suburbs in New Hampshire, positioned between Manchester and the Massachusetts border along Route 101 and the Everett Turnpike. The town's housing stock is predominantly single-family homes, many on generous lots, with strong schools driving sustained family demand.
For property professionals, Bedford is the premier suburban market in the Manchester area — high assessed values, strong demand, and a housing stock where New Hampshire's lack of income and sales tax adds to the value proposition for residents.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
248 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
8,074
AE
191
A
57
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade A
84
Grade B
650
Grade C
1,614
Grade D
2,941
Grade E
3,033
Zone 1
Radon Risk
112 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
60 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Moderate
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
8,322 properties · Median year built 1986 · Avg 3,059 sf
Property Types
Single Family
6,377
Condominium
793
Vacant Land
331
Other
307
Institutional
216
Commercial
183
Multi-Family
33
Industrial
27
Residential Other
27
Mixed Use
22
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
32
1800-1849
40
1850-1899
53
1900-1949
291
1950-1979
2,212
1980-1999
3,448
2000+
1,610
Architectural Styles
Colonial
3,657
Condominium
944
Ranch
887
Cape Cod
846
Raised Ranch
405
Contemporary
272
Commercial
132
Conventional
129
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds
21
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$14K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
79%
Owner-Occupied
3%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 74% of Bedford properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Living in Bedford
Hillsborough County · New Hampshire
Zip Codes030310304503054030700310203110
23,322
Population
2020 Census
8,322
Properties
$635K
Median Assessed
79%
Owner-Occupied
32.8
Square Miles
Bedford covers 32.8 square miles in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $635K.
Single-family homes account for 6,377 of Bedford's 8,322 properties, with 793 condominiums. There are 183 commercial properties and 331 parcels of vacant land. About 79% of properties are owner-occupied, and 3% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $467K and $794K, with the highest assessed property at $55.4M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most properties rely on private septic systems, and 28% have public water service. Electric service is provided by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH. 550 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Bedford its character.
What Bedford Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Bedford's fire protection grade distribution (84 Grade A, 650 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Bedford's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1718 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 3% of Bedford properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
Understanding a property's construction era, environmental exposure, and building characteristics before arriving on site transforms inspection from discovery to verification.
Inspection solutionsExplore Bedford property intelligence.
8,322 Bedford properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
Newburyport, MA · Federalist · 3,524 sq ft · 4 bed / 3 bath · Built 1800 · Historic District
NEP Property Intelligence Summary
ConditionC1Fire ClassBFlood ZoneXOwnerIndividualOccupancyOwner-Occupied
Purchased2018 (8yr)Permits11 totalSystems3 updatedLiensClearAssessed$1.6MOcean0.3 mi
EraPre-1940HistoricDesignatedRenovationRecentRadonZone 1
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