THE BEDFORD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills setting.
Bedford town has 37.5 square miles of land in Westchester County. Its Census reference point is in Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bedford and Westchester County
Bedford is associated with Westchester County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bedford by land and water
The Census records 2.19 square miles of water within Bedford, or 5.5% of its total area. It is 8.3 percentage points lower than the 13.9% recorded for Westchester County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bedford town has 36.6 times the land area of nearby Bedford Hills CDP (1.03 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

