Best Places37912, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 37912, 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.
37912 ranks 22,450th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 37912
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.
37912's strengths and weaknesses
Where 37912 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 37912 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Household income$53,956 median, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 37912
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 37912 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $53,956; 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 37912's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 37912
37912 runs younger 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 37912.
Who works in 37912, and how
Work in 37912 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 37912
37912 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 37912 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 37912, month by month
37912 sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 37912
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around 37912
Schools across 37912 average a C, better than 30% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sterchi ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Powell ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Karns ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Powell Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Gresham Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Karns Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 37912 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
37912 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 37912 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 37912 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 37912
Is 37912 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 37912 ranks 22,450th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and cell coverage, and lowest on an overheated housing market and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 37912 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $224,743. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $53,956 median income, cost of living beats 27% of zip codes.
Is 37912 safe?
37912 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $663 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 37912?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 31. That works out to about 84 pleasant days a year, more than 49% of zip codes.
Is 37912 good for families?
Schools beat 30% of zip codes, crime safety beats 19%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare 37912 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 37912. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 37912 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.
37912 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 37912: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 37912: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 37912: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 37912: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
37912 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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