Everything you need to know about Nashville
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Prices, sales, how fast homes go, and how Nashville compares with its neighbors.
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Living in Nashville
The big city. Nashville is Tennessee's largest community, home to 715,388 people. Housing here is expensive. The median home is worth $417,400, 46% more than the Tennessee median of $286,700.
Money and housing. Renting is expensive: median rent is $1,582 a month, against $1,189 statewide.
Schools. Nashville has 173 public schools in the Davidson County school district, enrolling about 84,879 students. Test results trail the state: in 2020–21, 13% of students were proficient in math and 22% in reading, against 27% and 30% across Tennessee.
Written from U.S. Census Bureau data, NCES school data and EDFacts test results.
| Town | Median home | Median income | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | $417,400 | $77,900 | 34.6 |
| La Vergne | $309,900 | $81,300 | 33.6 |
| Millersville | $309,900 | $71,800 | 40.8 |
| Hendersonville | $430,700 | $97,200 | 40.3 |
| Goodlettsville | $381,900 | $70,800 | 38.5 |
| Rural Hill | $458,700 | $108,300 | 57.0 |
| Ashland City | $294,100 | $79,200 | 37.6 |
| Brentwood | $1.03 million | $182,100 | 44.9 |
| Green Hill | $365,900 | $91,800 | 45.5 |
| Coopertown | $421,500 | $118,200 | 43.5 |
| Pegram | $387,100 | $111,200 | 48.9 |
By the numbers
Nashville next to Tennessee and the U.S.
| Nashville | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | |||
| Household income | $77,853▲ 12% | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Home value | $417,400▲ 46% | $286,700 | $332,700 |
| Rent | $1,582▲ 33% | $1,189 | $1,413 |
| Property tax | $2,506▲ 74% | $1,442 | $3,119 |
| Who lives here | |||
| Median age | 34.6 yrs▼ 11% | 38.9 yrs | 38.9 yrs |
| Bachelor’s or higher | 48.4%▲ 56% | 31.1% | 35.7% |
| Under 18 | 20.7%▼ 7% | 22.2% | 22% |
| 65 and older | 12.9%▼ 25% | 17.1% | 17.2% |
| Own their home | 52.8%▼ 21% | 66.9% | 65.2% |
| In poverty | 13.9% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Average commute | 25 min▼ 4% | 26 min | 26 min |
| Work from home | 20.3%▲ 57% | 12.9% | 15.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 (5-year estimates). ▲▼ = difference from TN.
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