Best Places37777, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37777, 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.
37777 ranks 10,947th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 37777
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.
37777's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37777 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 37777 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 37% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37777
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37777 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $86,239; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 37777'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 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 37777
37777 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 37777.
Who works in 37777, and how
Work in 37777 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 37777
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 37777.
What the weather is like in 37777, month by month
37777 sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 37777
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around 37777
Schools across 37777 average a B, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Northshore Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Rocky Hill ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- MiddlesettlementsB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Valley Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Alcoa Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Union Grove Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Alcoa High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- William Blount High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Heritage High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37777 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37777 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 37777 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 37777
Is 37777 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37777 ranks 10,947th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather 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 37777 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $369,494. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $86,239 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 37777 safe?
37777 is safer than 43% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $447 per resident a year.
Compare 37777 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37777. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37777 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.
37777 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37777: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37777: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37777: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37777: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37777 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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