What is the median rent in Nashville, TN?

Name: Median rent in Nashville, TN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Nashville, TN is $1,586 (±$18) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 145,207 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Nashville, the median gross rent went from $1,100 in 2015–2019 to $1,586 in 2020–2024 (+44.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,586 (±$18)
Rented homes: 145,207 (±2,797)
$2,000 or more: 25.1%
Since 2015–2019: +44.2%

How much rent costs in Nashville

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Nashville	Davidson County	Tennessee	United States
Less than $500	5.7% (±0.6 points)	5.6%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	9.5% (±0.9 points)	9.4%	28.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	29.7% (±1.1 points)	30.1%	33.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	30.2% (±1.2 points)	30.2%	19.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	15.3% (±0.9 points)	15.2%	7.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.5% (±0.7 points)	5.4%	2.3%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.3% (±0.5 points)	4.2%	1.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 30.2% of renting households.

25.1% of rented homes in Nashville cost $2,000 or more a month.

Nashville against Davidson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Nashville	Davidson County	Tennessee	United States
Median gross rent	$1,586 (±$18)	$1,582 (±$18)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	145,207 (±2,797)	149,305 (±2,821)	867,741 (±7,411)	42,849,984

In Nashville, median gross rent is not measurably different from Davidson County ($1,582).

It is also higher than in Tennessee ($1,189).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Davidson County, Nashville ranks 5 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 28 of 376.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Nashville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,100 (±$9)	$1,586 (±$18)	+44.2%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	46.1% (±0.6 points)	47.6% (±0.8 points)	+1.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	7.0% (±0.6 points)	7.2% (±0.8 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Nashville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nashville
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Nashville	—	$1,586 (±$18)	—
Berry Hill	3.7 mi	$1,733 (±$86)	Higher
Belle Meade	6.4 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Oak Hill	7.2 mi	$2,286 (±$109)	Higher
Forest Hills	7.6 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Goodlettsville	12 mi	$1,385 (±$53)	Lower
Brentwood	12 mi	$2,825 (±$355)	Higher
Green Hill	13 mi	$1,296 (±$286)	Lower
Hendersonville	14 mi	$1,653 (±$86)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Goodlettsville, TN ($1,385), Green Hill, TN ($1,296).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Berry Hill, TN ($1,733), Oak Hill, TN ($2,286), Brentwood, TN ($2,825).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Davidson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1 (tie)	Belle Meade	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Forest Hills	$3,500 or more
3	Oak Hill	$2,286 (±$109)
4	Berry Hill	$1,733 (±$86)
5	Nashville	$1,586 (±$18)
6	Goodlettsville	$1,385 (±$53)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Nashville

What is the average rent in Nashville, TN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Nashville is $1,586 (±$18) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Nashville?

In Nashville, the median gross rent went from $1,100 in 2015–2019 to $1,586 in 2020–2024 (+44.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Nashville cost more than $2,000 a month?

25.1% of rented homes in Nashville have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Nashville higher than in Davidson County?

In Nashville, median gross rent is not measurably different from Davidson County ($1,582).

It is also higher than in Tennessee ($1,189).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee (place:52006, in state:47).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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