BeechwoodMS
A town of 4,168 in Mississippi.
Is Beechwood a good place to live?
Walkability is its weak spot (D). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Beechwood grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns. The ranking puts it 30th of 99 in Mississippi. Health is weaker too: residents are less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its strongest subject is cost of living (B+) — a typical home costs about $236K, 4 years of the Vicksburg area’s $59K median household income. Among 101 Mississippi towns, just 7 have a higher share of children under 18 than Beechwood. Only 12 of Mississippi’s 182 towns score higher on incomes.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES.
98% of working residents leave Beechwood for work
Where Beechwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Beechwood grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Beechwood is from typical.
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Moving to Beechwood: who provides what
Beechwood is unincorporated, so Warren County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Beechwood.
Beechwood looks healthier within Mississippi than nationally and has household incomes well above the Mississippi norm, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Beechwood’s workers commute out
Jobs based here fell from 742 in 2013 to 532.
15% of residents live below the poverty line in Beechwood, below the Mississippi town median (21%) but above the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Most people who work leave Beechwood to do it: just 2% work in town. Its typical journey to work is 20 minutes. Among 99 Mississippi towns, just 6 have a higher typical household income than Beechwood.
| Beechwood | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 20% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 21% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Beechwood’s schools beat 51% of Mississippi districts
The public schools here belong to the Vicksburg Warren School District. The largest public high school is Warren Central High, with 1,145 students. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechwood ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 550 | B− |
| Warren Central HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,145 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
Beechwood faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Beechwood’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 68 of 100. 29% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by inland flooding at 26%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Beechwood earns a C+ for health
Within Mississippi it is healthier than 64% of the 101 graded towns: much of Mississippi scores lower on these measures. Against the 9,785 U.S. towns with household incomes like Beechwood’s, it is less healthy than 82%, so it trails even them.
15% of adults smoke cigarettes in Beechwood, against 18% in Mississippi’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. Beechwood: 19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults locally, 30% get no exercise outside work and 43% have high blood pressure.
| Beechwood | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 45% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 82% | 79% |
| What stands out | Beechwood | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.1% | 18.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 7.2% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Beechwood sells for about $217K
Among households in the town, 77% are owner-occupiers. In Beechwood, the median rent is $853 a month.
| Beechwood | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $853 a month | $909 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
USS Cairo and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beechwood. Close and well known come first.
4 mi MuseumUSS Cairo
14 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
40 mi National MonumentPoverty Point National Monument
2 mi National Military ParkVicksburg National Military Park410K visitors a year
37 mi Stadium & arenaMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
35 mi National MonumentMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument61K visitors a yearPhoto credits
USS Cairo: Katyrw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Poverty Point National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Vicksburg National Military Park: Eoghanacht at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium: Jfurr1981 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument: Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Beechwood
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Beechwood; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Beechwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
About Beechwood
Place in Mississippi, United States
Beechwood is am unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,469 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 6.3 sq mi
Beechwood’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Beechwood.
Beechwood reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Beechwood with a neighbor →
Questions about Beechwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Beechwood, MS a good place to live?
Beechwood grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #30 of 99 in Mississippi. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Beechwood, MS expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $236,000, 21% above the Mississippi typical home.