Best Places37803, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37803, 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.
37803 ranks 5,874th 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 37803
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.
37803's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37803 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 37803 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 38% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37803
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37803 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $86,613; 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 37803's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 37803
37803 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 37803.
Who works in 37803, and how
Work in 37803 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 37803
37803 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 37803 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37803, month by month
37803 sees roughly 64 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 37803
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around 37803
Schools across 37803 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sam Houston ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Carpenters Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Foothills ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Montgomery Ridge Intermediate SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Coulter Grove Intermediate SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Carpenters Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- William Blount High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Heritage High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Maryville High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37803 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37803 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 37803 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 37803 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 37803
Is 37803 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37803 ranks 5,874th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, what local pay buys, and fast internet, 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 37803 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $355,144. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $86,613 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 37803 safe?
Yes, 37803 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 37803?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 29. That works out to about 64 pleasant days a year, more than 14% of zip codes.
Is 37803 good for families?
Schools beat 69% of zip codes, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare 37803 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37803. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37803 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.
37803 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37803: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37803: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37803: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37803: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37803 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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