Best Places37209, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37209, 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.
37209 ranks 12,467th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 37209
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.
37209's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37209 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 37209 ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37209
A household needs to earn about $134,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37209 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,328, 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 37209'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 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 37209
37209 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 37209.
Who works in 37209, and how
Work in 37209 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 37209
37209 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 37209 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37209, month by month
37209 sees roughly 69 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 37209
Nashville International sits about 11 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 37209
Schools across 37209 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sylvan Park ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Gower ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Cockrill ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nashville PrepD− · 16% proficient
- Moses Mckissack MiddleF · 7% proficient
- Haynes MiddleF · 2% proficient
Top high schools
- Early College High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Nashville Big Picture High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37209 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37209 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 37209 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 37209 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 72% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 37209
Is 37209 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37209 ranks 12,467th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and walkability, and lowest on the schools and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 37209 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $535,142. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $84,328 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 37209 safe?
37209 is safer than 15% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $698 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 37209?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 32. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 23% of zip codes.
Is 37209 good for families?
Schools beat 8% of zip codes, crime safety beats 15%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare 37209 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37209. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37209 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.
37209 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37209: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37209: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37209: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37209: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37209 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.