Best Places37129, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37129, 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.
37129 ranks 3,880th 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 37129
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.
37129's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37129 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 37129 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37129
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37129 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $98,692; 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 37129's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 37129
37129 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 37129.
Who works in 37129, and how
Work in 37129 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 37129
37129 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 37129 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37129, month by month
37129 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 37129
Nashville International sits about 20 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 37129
Schools across 37129 average a B+, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mcfadden School Of ExcellenceA+ · 97% proficient
- Homer Pittard Campus SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Stewarts Creek Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Siegel Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Blackman Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Stewarts Creek Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Magnet SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Oakland High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Holloway High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37129 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37129 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 37129 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 37129 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 88% 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 37129
Is 37129 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37129 ranks 3,880th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 37129 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $406,020. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $98,692 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 37129 safe?
Yes, 37129 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 37129?
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 6% of zip codes.
Is 37129 good for families?
Schools beat 82% of zip codes, crime safety beats 79%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare 37129 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37129. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37129 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.
37129 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37129: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37129: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37129: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37129: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37129 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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