
Rutherford County · Tennessee
ZIP code 37085
- Population
- 6,102
- Median income
- $123,469
- Median home
- $411,800
- Sales tax
- 7%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Tennessee state rate
Quick answer
ZIP 37085 sits in Rutherford County, Tennessee and is home to 6,102 people. Median household income is $123,469, the median home is worth $411,800 and median gross rent is —. 96.4% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7% (Tennessee state rate).
- County
- Rutherford County
- State
- Tennessee (TN)
- Area codes
- Not published
- Metro area
- Outside covered metros
FIPS 47149
638 ZIPs covered
No NANPA match for this ZIP
Rate jurisdiction used for tax
The numbers for 37085
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 6,102ZIP 37085 residents
- Median household income
- $123,469Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $411,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 96.4%Owner-occupied households
ZIP 37085 in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
ZIP 37085 is a mid-size town in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with 6,102 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #273 of 638 ranked by population — larger than 57% of them. The median age here is 39.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in ZIP 37085 earn a median of $123,469 a year, 57.2% above the national figure of $78,538. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 2.5% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 37085 is valued at $411,800, 35.7% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs not published a month. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 96.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
The Census withheld gross rent for ZIP 37085 because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Reading ZIP 37085 in context
How 37085 sits inside Rutherford County and Tennessee.
ZIP 37085 is tabulated inside Rutherford County, Tennessee, one of 13 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 638 across Tennessee. Population sits in the small-town band, typically one main street plus the addresses that feed into it. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 37085 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.
Against its own county, 37085 reports a median household income of $123,469, 41% above the $87,758 county median, and 109% above the $59,143 typical TN ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $411,800, 15% above the county figure and 111% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at not published a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.
Tennessee charges 7% statewide, and local governments overlapping 37085 may add county, city or special-district levies on top. We publish the state floor for this ZIP rather than guessing a combined figure, because ZIP boundaries and taxing-district boundaries were drawn for different purposes and do not line up.
Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 37085 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.
Sales tax in 37085
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
Tennessee levies 7% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.
How 37085 compares
ZIP 37085 against the median ZIP in Rutherford County and across Tennessee.
| Measure | ZIP 37085 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $123,469 | $87,758 | $59,143 | +109% |
| Median home value | $411,800 | $357,550 | $195,100 | +111% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,364 | $885 | — |
| Population | 6,102 | 9,786 | 4,324 | +41% |
Medians are computed across the 13 ZIP areas in Rutherford County and the 638 ZIP areas in Tennessee.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 638 Tennessee ZIP areas.
- Income
- #18
- Home value
- #39
- Population
- #273
richer than 97% of 596 state ZIPs
above 93% of 589 state ZIPs
larger than 57% of 638 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Tennessee ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Rutherford County.
Adjacent ZIP Codes
Other ZIP codes in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
ZIP 37085 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 37085?
- ZIP 37085 lies mostly in Rutherford County, Tennessee. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
- What sales tax do I pay in 37085?
- Tennessee charges 7% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
- Is 37085 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs — a month, and the median home is worth $411,800 — +111% against the typical Tennessee ZIP.
- Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
- Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Tennessee Department of Revenue — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.