Best Places37216, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37216, 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.
37216 ranks 11,633rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 37216
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.
37216's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37216 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 37216 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37216
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37216 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,592, 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 37216's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 37216
37216 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 37216.
Who works in 37216, and how
Work in 37216 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 69%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 37216
37216 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 37216 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37216, month by month
37216 sees roughly 55 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 37216
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 37216
Schools across 37216 average a D, better than 6% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dan Mills ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Pennington ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- East End Preparatory SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty Collegiate AcademyD+ · 24% proficient
- Isaac Litton MiddleD · 23% proficient
- Haynes MiddleF · 2% proficient
Top high schools
- Maplewood HighF · 10% proficient
- Stratford Stem Magnet SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37216 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37216 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 37216 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 37216
Is 37216 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37216 ranks 11,633rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and transit, and lowest on the weather and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 37216 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $463,238. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $93,592 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 37216 safe?
37216 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $760 per resident a year.
Compare 37216 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37216. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37216 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.
37216 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37216: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37216: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37216: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37216: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37216 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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