Best PlacesBeech Bluff, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beech Bluff, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Beech Bluff ranks 18,037th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Beech Bluff
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Beech Bluff's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beech Bluff ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Beech Bluff ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Beech Bluff
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beech Bluff home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,086, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Beech Bluff's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Beech Bluff
Beech Bluff's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Beech Bluff.
Who works in Beech Bluff, and how
Work in Beech Bluff centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Beech Bluff
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Beech Bluff.
What the weather is like in Beech Bluff, month by month
Beech Bluff sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Beech Bluff
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around Beech Bluff
Schools across Beech Bluff average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chester County Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- East Chester Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Westover ElementaryB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chester County Junior High SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Northeast Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Lexington High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Chester County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- South Side High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beech Bluff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beech Bluff measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Beech Bluff against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Beech Bluff
Is Beech Bluff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beech Bluff ranks 18,037th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and low crime, and lowest on summer heat and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beech Bluff expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,674. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $74,086 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is Beech Bluff safe?
Yes, Beech Bluff is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
Compare Beech Bluff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beech Bluff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beech Bluff represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Beech Bluff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beech Bluff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beech Bluff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beech Bluff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beech Bluff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beech Bluff detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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