Best PlacesBeech Hill, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beech Hill, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Beech Hill ranks 23,319th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Beech Hill
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 Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beech Hill ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Household income$110,833 median, better than 90% of towns
Where Beech Hill ranks low
- Short commute37.3 minutes each way, better than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Beech Hill
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beech Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,833, 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 Hill's effective rate of 0.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Beech Hill
Beech Hill runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Beech Hill.
Who works in Beech Hill, and how
Work in Beech Hill centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Beech Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Beech Hill.
What the weather is like in Beech Hill, month by month
Beech Hill sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Beech Hill
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Beech Hill
Schools across Beech Hill average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Unity SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Richland ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Southside ElementaryC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bridgeforth Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Cornersville SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Giles Co High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beech Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beech Hill 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 Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Beech Hill
Is Beech Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beech Hill ranks 23,319th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, what local pay buys, and a strong job market, and lowest on long commutes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beech Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $309,100. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $110,833 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Beech Hill safe?
Beech Hill is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $644 per resident a year.
Compare Beech Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beech Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beech Hill 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 Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beech Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beech Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beech Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beech Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beech Hill 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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