Beech BluffTN
A town of 437, settled in 1852.
Is Beech Bluff a good place to live?
Beech Bluff’s median age is 63.7 years, against 40 years in Tennessee’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 178 Tennessee towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Beech Bluff. Beech Bluff has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
437 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Beech Bluff: who provides what
Beech Bluff is unincorporated, so Madison 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 Beech Bluff.
A home in Beech Bluff is worth about $214K, on Zillow’s estimate
Typical home values rose 2.6% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
More than half of Beech Bluff’s working residents commute to Jackson
The top destinations are Jackson (60%), Memphis (6%) and Franklin (3%). 3.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Beech Bluff. The town’s average trip to work stands at 30 minutes, above both Tennessee’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles.
| Beech Bluff | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Beech Bluff has mild winters and hot summers
In July, afternoons reach 90°; in January, nights fall to 29°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Beech Bluff, with earthquakes at the top
FEMA puts a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 21% to tornadoes. Beech Bluff’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 65 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Beech Bluff after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Beech Bluff is
Beech Bluff: 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Two figures for adults here: 33% sleep under 7 hours, 15% have diabetes.
| Beech Bluff | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 41% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 14% |
| What stands out | Beech Bluff | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.9% | 13.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Beech Bluff
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Beech Bluff
About 0 of every 100 Beech Bluff residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
100% of working residents leave Beech Bluff for work
Where Beech Bluff’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Beech Bluff
Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
Beech Bluff is an unincorporated community on the east-central edge of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The area ZIP code is 38313.
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- Elevation
- 384 ft
- ZIP code
- 38313
Questions about Beech Bluff
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Beech Bluff, TN a good place to live?
Beech Bluff has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.