Best PlacesBeechwood, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beechwood, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Beechwood ranks 32,705th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Beechwood
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.
Beechwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beechwood ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of towns
Where Beechwood ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Beechwood
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beechwood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,154, 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 Beechwood's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Beechwood
Beechwood runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Beechwood.
Who works in Beechwood, and how
Work in Beechwood 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 76%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Beechwood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Beechwood.
What the weather is like in Beechwood, month by month
Beechwood sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 16° | 8° |
| April | 50° | 38° | 28° |
| July | 80° | 66° | 54° |
| October | 55° | 44° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Beechwood
The nearest airport, Ford, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 225 miles away.
The best schools in and around Beechwood
Schools across Beechwood average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stambaugh Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- West Iron County Middle High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beechwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beechwood 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 Beechwood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Beechwood
Is Beechwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beechwood ranks 32,705th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, quiet, and health care access, and lowest on car insurance costs and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beechwood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $161,388. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $63,154 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Beechwood safe?
Yes, Beechwood is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $314 per resident a year.
Compare Beechwood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beechwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beechwood 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.
Beechwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beechwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beechwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beechwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beechwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beechwood 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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