Best Places37857, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37857, 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.
37857 ranks 24,808th 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 37857
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.
37857's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37857 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$565 a month, better than 88% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 37857 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Household income$54,002 median, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37857
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37857 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,002, 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 37857's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 37857
37857 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 37857.
Who works in 37857, and how
Work in 37857 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 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 37857
37857 has more parkland per resident than 68% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 37857 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37857, month by month
37857 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 37857
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around 37857
Schools across 37857 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- John Adams Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Church Hill ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Surgoinsville ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ross N. Robinson Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Church Hill Intermediate SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Surgoinsville Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Dobyns - Bennett High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Volunteer High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Cherokee High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37857 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37857 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 37857 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 37857 suits
Common questions about living in 37857
Is 37857 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37857 ranks 24,808th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, low disaster risk, and affordable childcare, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 37857 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,183. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $54,002 median income, cost of living beats 17% of zip codes.
Is 37857 safe?
37857 is safer than 47% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $432 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 37857?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 27. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of zip codes.
Is 37857 good for families?
Schools beat 32% of zip codes, crime safety beats 47%, and childcare runs $565 a month.
Compare 37857 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37857. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37857 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.
37857 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37857: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37857: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37857: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37857: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37857 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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