Best Places37402, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37402, 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.
37402 ranks 27,603rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 37402
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.
37402's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37402 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 37402 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Household income$38,729 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37402
A household needs to earn about $171,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37402 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $38,729, 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 37402's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 37402
37402's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 37402.
Who works in 37402, and how
Work in 37402 centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 37402
37402 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 99% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 37402 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37402, month by month
37402 sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 37402
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around 37402
Schools across 37402 average a C, better than 30% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Battle Academy For Teaching LearningB · 50% proficient
- Tommie F. Brown AcademyD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Orchard Knob MiddleF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37402 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37402 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 37402 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 37402
Is 37402 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37402 ranks 27,603rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, transit, and walkability, and lowest on noise and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 37402 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $665,198. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $38,729 median income, cost of living beats 6% of zip codes.
Is 37402 safe?
37402 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,074 per resident a year.
Compare 37402 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37402. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37402 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.
37402 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37402: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37402: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37402: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37402: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37402 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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