Cities / Massachusetts / New Bedford

New Bedford, MA

100,998 people

Right Now

Weather

73.4°F

Mostly Cloudy

Today: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 77°F

Air Quality (OZONE, South Bristol-Plymouth)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 4.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PVD

26 mi — Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport

Population & People

Population

100,998

Median age

Median household income

$56,981

Poverty rate

20.6%

Unemployment rate

8.3%

Bachelor's degree+

17.0%

Avg. commute

23 min

Hispanic or Latino

25.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$357,300

Median gross rent

$1,137/mo

Homeownership rate

40.31%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,527

HUD Fair Market Rent (New Bedford city, 0 mi from New Bedford), 2026. Efficiency $1203, 1BR $1230, 2BR $1527, 3BR $1831, 4BR $2289. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Massachusetts gasoline midgrade

$4.58

Massachusetts commercial electricity

23.08¢/kWh

Massachusetts industrial electricity

19.35¢/kWh

Massachusetts residential electricity

30.48¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

820104.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

644178.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Massachusetts

1312.72

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Massachusetts-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PVD

Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport

26 mi away

BOS

Boston Logan International Airport

50 mi away

BDL

Bradley International Airport

93 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Massachusetts energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Massachusetts economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).