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Beech Bluff is a tiny town of 437 people in Madison County, Tennessee. It's about 12 miles from Jackson, TN and 83 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $1k a month.
437people
$162kTypical home
$1,123/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 437
- Part of a metro area
- About 99 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Memphis, TN
- 12 mi to Jackson, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $1,123/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,053 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 25% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MKL airport
- 85 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 446 ft
- 338 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 212 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+18 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.