Nashville, Tennessee
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Nashville.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Nashville compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 684,298City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $75,197Incorporated place (ACS)Near U.S. avg ($78,538)U.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 118ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)18% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $383,100City limits (ACS)26% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,486City limits (ACS)10% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 2.7%County LAUS · not city-only1.5 pts below U.S. avgU.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 26 minNear U.S. avg (25 min)U.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 2936% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 1073.1annualized per 100k · citywide78% above U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 4041.1annualized per 100k · citywide31% above U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 90°F3.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 32°F2.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 50.5 in53% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 2429% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Nashville with another city
Nashville (pop. 684,298) sits in Tennessee. Median household income is roughly $75,197, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 118 — above the national housing-cost baseline (100 ≈ U.S. average). Ownership is a high bar — typical values near $383,100 push many newcomers toward renting first.
Nashville sits in that mid-to-large city band where urban and quieter residential pockets often share one municipal boundary. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Nashville with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Music/tourism hubs and auto manufacturing corridors sit under humid summers. With about 50.5 inches of rain a year, wet-season drainage and mold checks are worth asking about. Plan on roughly 26 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 29. A recent county unemployment reading near 2.7% suggests a relatively tight local labor market. FBI CDE violent-offense rates run comparatively high (~1073.1 per 100k annualized), so block-by-block due diligence is especially important.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), 1600000US4752006)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN470370000000003 (Davidson County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00013897 NASHVILLE INTL AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28