Best Places37128, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37128, 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.
37128 ranks 2,982nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 37128
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.
37128's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37128 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 37128 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37128
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37128 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $96,301; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 37128's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 37128
37128 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 37128.
Who works in 37128, and how
Work in 37128 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 37128
37128 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 37128 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37128, month by month
37128 sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 37128
Nashville International sits about 24 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 37128
Schools across 37128 average a B+, better than 81% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Homer Pittard Campus SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Stewarts Creek Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Rockvale ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Blackman Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Stewarts Creek Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Christiana Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Holloway High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Blackman High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Stewarts Creek High SchoolA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37128 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37128 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 37128 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 37128 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 37128
Is 37128 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37128 ranks 2,982nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and low crime, and lowest on the weather and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 37128 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $400,279. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $96,301 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 37128 safe?
Yes, 37128 is safer than 87% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 37128?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 30. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of zip codes.
Is 37128 good for families?
Schools beat 81% of zip codes, crime safety beats 87%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare 37128 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37128. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37128 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.
37128 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37128: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37128: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37128: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37128: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37128 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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