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38.26° N · 85.63° W · GEOID 2105068

Beechwood Village

Jefferson County, Kentucky · part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Beechwood Village is home to 1,292 people. Median household income is $118,333 a year and median rent is $1,411 a month, 14.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $343,600, about 2.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,411
3% above the median place
Median household income
$118,333
47% above the median place
Median home value
$343,600
8% above the median place
Unemployment
5.2%
6% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Beechwood Village

  • 76% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 96% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 80 Kentucky places.
  • 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 91% of places its size. It is the highest of 85 Kentucky places.
  • 24% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 85% of places its size. It is the highest of 78 Kentucky places.
  • The median rent takes only 14.3% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 87% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1956, older housing than in 87% of places its size.

High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 81% of places we track, yet 76% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 98 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Beechwood Village

Jefferson County loses about 6.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in24,637
Moved out28,643
Net−4,006

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Bullitt County, KY1,9502,795−845
Oldham County, KY1,2921,896−604
Clark County, IN1,0631,731−668
Shelby County, KY6481,038−390
Floyd County, IN6091,054−445

Within Kentucky, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within KentuckyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$60K
Leavers$75K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Jefferson County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Jefferson County report $60,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $74,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$56,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,411 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,027 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $343,600.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 23.9% work from home; 1.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Hoover, AL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
5.4%
6% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-6.6
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8
$60,469
14% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBeechwood VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.4%6% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.5%26% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-6.6below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$60,46914% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$74,7326% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Beechwood Village14.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$56,440
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.3%
30% below the median place
Home price to income
2.9x
24% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$105,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Renters paying 30%+1
76.0%
50% above the median place
Median year built1
1956
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBeechwood VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4113% above
Rent to income114.3%30% below
Property tax rate10.9%1% below
Home price to income12.9x24% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure93.18% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,27621% below
HUD area median income4County figure$99,0008% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,0935% below
Median home value1$343,6008% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%26% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure43.3%16% below
Homeownership180.5%21% above
Renters paying 30%+176.0%50% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,0278% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119561% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $72,560, 81% above the median place.

Income per person1
$72,560
81% above the median place
Works from home1
23.9%
92% above the median place
Median household income1
$118,333
47% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBeechwood VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$118,33347% above
Income per person1$72,56081% above
Unemployment1County figure5.2%6% above
Average annual pay6County figure$74,42413% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.4%19% above
Jobs6County figure480,013219% above
Poverty rate18.8%19% below
Mean commute123 min7% below
Works from home123.9%92% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.5%81% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.0%, 6% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.0%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
65.3%
104% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.9%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance4.7% −27%
Household size2.4 −6%
Median age37.2 −5%
All 9 people measures
MeasureBeechwood VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,2926646th largest
Population change since 202071.6%37% above
Median age137.25% below
Bachelor's or higher165.3%104% above
High school or higher198.0%6% above
Household size12.46% below
Born abroad1County figure10.0%13% above
No health insurance14.7%27% below
Homes with broadband196.9%5% above
05

Life in Beechwood Village

533 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 8 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.2 +7%
Shops32.4 +7%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.6 +12%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.8 +28%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools12
174
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
95,579
above the median place (median 4,897)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
25.8
28% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBeechwood VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure174above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure95,579above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure15.40% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure22.27% above
Shops per 10k9County figure32.47% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.612% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure25.828% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.613% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure533above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.8, 23% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Beechwood Village. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk14
99.8
23% above the median place
Natural hazard risk14
98.3
6% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
50.1 in
14% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBeechwood VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure87°F1% above
January average low13County figure25°F1% below
Average temperature13County figure57°F3% above
Annual precipitation13County figure50.1 in14% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure98.36% above
Hurricane risk14County figure35.849% below
Tornado risk14County figure99.823% above
Wildfire risk14County figure56.18% below
Heat wave risk14County figure96.98% above
Median air quality index15County figure4914% above
Good air days15County figure51.5%25% below
08

Beechwood Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,411/mo (2024)$1,830/mo$1,500 to $2,230/mo+4.4%
Median household income$118,333 (2024)$151,500$128,000 to $179,000+4.2%
Median home value$343,600 (2024)$481,000$349,000 to $663,000+5.8%
Population1,297 (2025)1,3201,270 to 1,380+0.3%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Beechwood Village

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Hoover, AL$1,457$109,253Compare
Blue Ash, OH$1,555$115,313Compare
Grayslake, IL$1,485$113,972Compare
Berkley, MI$1,526$116,239Compare
Berkley, MIGrayslake, ILBlue Ash, OHHoover, ALBeechwood Village, KYBeechwood VillageHooverBlue AshGrayslakeBerkleyBeechwood VillageHooverBlue AshGrayslakeBerkley

Common questions

Is Beechwood Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 76% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 96% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 80 Kentucky places. 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 91% of places its size. It is the highest of 85 Kentucky places. On cost, space and class size it scores 87 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Beechwood Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $343,600.

What salary do you need to live in Beechwood Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $56,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Beechwood Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hoover, AL, Blue Ash, OH, Grayslake, IL and Berkley, MI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Beechwood Village with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Beechwood Village itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/beechwood-village-kentucky

Citytistics. “Beechwood Village, Kentucky.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/beechwood-village-kentucky/

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