|
New Bedford Real Estate |
Add NeighborhoodScout to Your Site Join our Real Estate Network Advertise About Us Home |
Buy or sell New Bedford real estate with a prescreened real estate agent matched to your specific needs, price range, and chosen location from our 130,000-member nationwide Realty network!
Established in Bristol County, New Bedford real estate is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the Northeastern region of the United States. As of 2000, U.S. Census real estate statistics reported that the city had a total population of 93,768. New Bedford is referred to as "The Whaling City," based on the fact that it was one of the most relevant ports for the whaling industry.
In fact, based on other U.S. Census real estate statistics, of the total area of 62.2 km2 (24.0 mi2), 16.23% of New Bedford real estate is water. Fishing and factories remain to be two of the largest businesses in the area and in recent years, tourism has also become a primary business.
New Bedford homes are surrounded by such neighboring towns as North Dartmouth, South Dartmouth, Mattapoisett, Fairhaven and Acushnet.*