Best Places37150, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37150, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
37150 ranks 29,906th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 37150
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.
37150's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37150 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 89% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 37150 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$38,079 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37150
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37150 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $38,079, 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 37150's effective rate of 0.30%, 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 37150
37150 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 37150.
Who works in 37150, and how
Work in 37150 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 37150
37150 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 37150 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37150, month by month
37150 sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 37150
Nashville International sits about 55 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 37150
Schools across 37150 average a C+, better than 43% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Hermitage Springs Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Gainesboro ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Macon County Junior High SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Jackson County Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Clay County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Macon County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Jackson County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37150 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37150 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 37150 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 37150
Is 37150 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37150 ranks 29,906th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 37150 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,013. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $38,079 median income, cost of living beats 5% of zip codes.
Is 37150 safe?
37150 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $528 per resident a year.
Compare 37150 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37150. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37150 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.
37150 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37150: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37150: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37150: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37150: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37150 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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