Best Places37212, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37212, 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.
37212 ranks 7,488th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 37212
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.
37212's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37212 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 37212 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37212
A household needs to earn about $253,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37212 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,908, 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 37212's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 37212
37212 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 37212.
Who works in 37212, and how
Work in 37212 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 47%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in 37212
37212 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 37212 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37212, month by month
37212 sees roughly 65 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 37212
Nashville International sits about 7 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 37212
Schools across 37212 average a C−, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Julia Green ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Eakin ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Waverly-belmont Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haynes MiddleF · 2% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37212 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37212 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 37212 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 37212 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 30% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 37212
Is 37212 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37212 ranks 7,488th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, biking, and walkability, and lowest on an overheated housing market and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 37212 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $994,019. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $90,908 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 37212 safe?
37212 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $787 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 37212?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 32. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 15% of zip codes.
Is 37212 good for families?
Schools beat 18% of zip codes, crime safety beats 11%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare 37212 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37212. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37212 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.
37212 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37212: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37212: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37212: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37212: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37212 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.