Best PlacesBethel Springs, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bethel Springs, 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.
Bethel Springs ranks 37,144th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bethel Springs
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.
Bethel Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Bethel Springs ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Bethel Springs ranks low
- Household income$44,888 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bethel Springs
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bethel Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,888, 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 Bethel Springs' effective rate of 0.35%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bethel Springs
Bethel Springs runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bethel Springs.
Who works in Bethel Springs, and how
Work in Bethel Springs centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Bethel Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bethel Springs.
What the weather is like in Bethel Springs, month by month
Bethel Springs sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Bethel Springs
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bethel Springs
Schools across Bethel Springs average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chester County Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Adamsville ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Selmer ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Selmer Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Chester County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Mcnairy Central High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Adamsville High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bethel Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bethel Springs 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 Bethel Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bethel Springs
Is Bethel Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bethel Springs ranks 37,144th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bethel Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $144,907. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $44,888 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Bethel Springs safe?
Bethel Springs is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $394 per resident a year.
Compare Bethel Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bethel Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bethel Springs 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.
Bethel Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bethel Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bethel Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bethel Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bethel Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bethel Springs 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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