Best Places37072, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37072, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
37072 ranks 13,052nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 37072
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.
37072's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37072 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 37072 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37072
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37072 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $85,833, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 37072's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 37072
37072's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 37072.
Who works in 37072, and how
Work in 37072 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 37072
37072 has more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 37072 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37072, month by month
37072 sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 37072
Nashville International sits about 15 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 37072
Schools across 37072 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Madison Creek ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Union Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Harold B. Williams Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top middle schools
- T. W. Hunter Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- White House Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- White House Heritage High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Greenbrier High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Hunters Lane HighF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37072 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37072 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 37072 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 37072 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 76% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 37072
Is 37072 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37072 ranks 13,052nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and low taxes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 37072 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $394,636. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $85,833 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 37072 safe?
37072 is safer than 45% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $460 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 37072?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 32. That works out to about 67 pleasant days a year, more than 19% of zip codes.
Is 37072 good for families?
Schools beat 41% of zip codes, crime safety beats 45%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare 37072 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37072. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37072 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.
37072 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37072: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37072: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37072: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37072: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37072 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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