2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bedford, NH vs Bend, OR

Change Cities
Highlights
- Household income in Bend, is 48% less than it is in Bedford and is 7% above the National Average.
- Bedford unemployment rate is 2.0%.
- Bend unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Bedford, NHBend, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.0%6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.3%57.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$62,501$43,680$37,638
 Household Income$143,119$74,253$69,021
 Family Median Income$166,413$95,024$85,028
 space
 Est. Households By Income
 Bedford, NHBend, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K1.6%7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%2.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.0%7.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%6.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.4%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.0%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.6%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.6%15.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.5%8.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K30.9%10.7%9.5%
 space1
 Population By Occupation
 Bedford, NHBend, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.5%17.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.2%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%2.8%1.8%
 Legal1.3%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%6.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.3%7.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.7%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.6%8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%1.9%3.6%
 Personal care1.1%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.0%6.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.0%7.8%13.1%
Reviews for Bedford    1 Reviews

Bedford, NH, likes to think of itself as a country town, but it borders the largest city in the state and attracts lots of people, so the small town flavor is gone as  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Bedford

Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

   |    Reply

Over 3 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

   |    Reply

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Bend


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.