Best Places37204, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37204, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
37204 ranks 3,821st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 37204
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.
37204's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37204 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 37204 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37204
A household needs to earn about $235,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37204 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $125,559, 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 37204's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 37204
37204 runs younger than the country, 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 37204.
Who works in 37204, and how
Work in 37204 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 37204
37204 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 37204 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37204, month by month
37204 sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 37204
Nashville International sits about 6 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 37204
Schools across 37204 average a C−, better than 22% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Glendale ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Percy Priest ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Waverly-belmont Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lead CameronD− · 16% proficient
- Haynes MiddleF · 2% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37204 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37204 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 37204 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 37204
Is 37204 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37204 ranks 3,821st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, population health, and state finances, 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 37204 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $928,631. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $125,559 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 37204 safe?
37204 is safer than 29% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $553 per resident a year.
Compare 37204 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37204. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37204 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.
37204 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37204: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37204: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37204: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37204: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37204 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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