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The median home value in Bedford County, VA is $355,720 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.84% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$355,720
Year-over-Year
+4.84%
National Rank
#639 of 3071
Bedford County ranks 56th out of 133 counties in VA by median home price, and is +51.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within VA, the typical county has a median home value of $312,612, making Bedford County +13.8% above the VA state median.
Households here earn a median of $78,937 a year against a typical home value of $355,720 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 76% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Bedford County recorded a violent crime rate of 168 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,675 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 14,863 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Bedford County is $355,720. That's up 4.84% from a year earlier. That is about 51.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Bedford County the 56th most expensive of 133 counties in Virginia.
Median household income here is $78,937, so a typical home costs about 4.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Bedford County recorded 168 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 14,863 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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