Best Places37398, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37398, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
37398 ranks 15,301st 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 37398
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.
37398's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37398 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 89% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 37398 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- School gradeC, better than only 31% of zip codes
- Household income$64,488 median, better than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37398
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37398 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,488, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 37398's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 37398
37398 runs older 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 37398.
Who works in 37398, and how
Work in 37398 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 37398
37398 has more parkland per resident than 85% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 37398 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37398, month by month
37398 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 37398
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around 37398
Schools across 37398 average a C, better than 31% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Broadview ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Lynchburg ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- North Lake ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- South Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Moore County High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Franklin Co High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37398 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37398 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 37398 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 37398
Is 37398 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37398 ranks 15,301st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 37398 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,364. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $64,488 median income, cost of living beats 42% of zip codes.
Is 37398 safe?
Yes, 37398 is safer than 78% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
Compare 37398 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37398. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37398 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.
37398 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37398: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37398: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37398: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37398: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37398 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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