Best Places37743, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37743, 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.
37743 ranks 21,993rd 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 37743
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.
37743's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37743 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 37743 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Household income$55,804 median, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37743
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37743 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,804, 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 37743's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 37743
37743 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 37743.
Who works in 37743, and how
Work in 37743 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 37743
37743 has more parkland per resident than 68% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 37743 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37743, month by month
37743 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 75° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 37743
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around 37743
Schools across 37743 average a C+, better than 50% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Eastview ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- C Hal Henard ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Nolachuckey ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Madison Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Greeneville Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Chuckey Doak Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Greeneville High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- South Greene High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Chuckey Doak High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37743 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37743 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 37743 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 37743 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 37743
Is 37743 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37743 ranks 21,993rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, low disaster risk, 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 37743 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $198,066. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $55,804 median income, cost of living beats 26% of zip codes.
Is 37743 safe?
37743 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $519 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 37743?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 27. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 21% of zip codes.
Is 37743 good for families?
Schools beat 50% of zip codes, crime safety beats 36%, and childcare runs $810 a month.
Compare 37743 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37743. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37743 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.
37743 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37743: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37743: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37743: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37743: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37743 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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