Nashville Rent Index

October 2026 · advertised net-effective rent — asking rent less advertised concessions

Preliminary20% of a typical month’s leases reported · scattered-site shown on a 3-month basis

Data through October 2026 · Last updated November 7, 2026 · Next release: early December 2026

MLS-listed rentals and managed communities combined by housing-stock weight, on an advertised net-effective basis (asking rent less advertised concessions).

Median effective rent: $1,877; asking $1,968
Month over month: -3.5%
Year over year: +3.1%same-community basis · 272 communities
Concession: 4.6%; ≈ $91/mo off asking
Leases + units tracked: 20,89245 leases · 20,847 units

This month in Nashville

As of October 2026, the median asking rent in Nashville, TN is $1,968 per month, up +3.1% from a year earlier.

Advertised net-effective rent — asking less advertised concessions — is $1,877, a median discount of +4.6% ($91/month) off asking.

In Nashville right now, the average listing leases in 22 days and 14,186 rentals are actively listed.

The District is the most expensive area tracked at $3,094 median, while Madison is the most affordable at $975.

Source: the Abode Rent Index, computed from leased listings across MLS and Abode-managed communities, updated monthly. How these numbers are calculated

Rents across the map

Median asking rent by neighborhood, October 2026. Hover for details; click any neighborhood for its full trend page.

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$975$4,173median asking rent

Citywide trend

Asking rentEffective rent (after concessions)Concession spread

By neighborhood

October 2026 · neighborhoods with at least 10 leased listingsin the month. Where the latest month’s sample was too small, the most recent publishable month is shown (noted beside the name). “—” indicates a sample too small to publish reliably. Click a column to sort.

Median asking rents by neighborhood for October 2026, sortable
								12-mo trend
Edgehill (ONE)July	$4,173	—	—	—	—	20	25	—
Bellmont HillsboroJuly	$3,748	—	—	—	—	16	16	—
Thompson's StationJuly	$3,675	—	—	—	—	21	6	—
NationsJuly	$3,475	—	—	—	-3.3%	24	26
The District	$3,094	$2,956	$4,831	-12.7%	—	—	190
Urban ResidentsJuly	$2,900	—	—	—	—	44	22	—
Highland HeightsJuly	$2,795	—	—	—	—	50	16	—
Riverfront	$2,743	$2,653	$3,812	-4.5%	—	—	223	—
Green Hills	$2,600	$2,050	$2,789	+3.0%	—	21	176
Downtown Nashville	$2,600	$2,595	$3,875	+4.8%	—	19	247
Bordeaux - Whites Creek - Haynes TrinityAugust	$2,600	—	—	—	+8.8%	29	27
Pie Town	$2,569	$1,653	$2,696	+2.9%	—	—	29
Cherokee ParkJuly	$2,498	—	—	—	—	42	43	—
South Inglewood (CCSI)	$2,495	—	—	—	—	24	8	—
Music Row	$2,433	$2,450	$3,869	-3.4%	—	55	859
CCSI-South InglewoodJuly	$2,425	—	—	—	—	23	12	—
The Gulch	$2,410	$2,155	$3,076	-5.1%	—	—	463
Green Hills - MidtownSeptember	$2,400	—	—	0.0%	-4.0%	21	218
North NashvilleSeptember	$2,350	—	—	-24.2%^†	-15.9%^†	22	71
North Gulch	$2,289	$2,132	$2,874	-2.7%	—	54	220
The Nations	$2,270	$1,749	$2,778	+2.6%	—	—	153
Edgehill	$2,225	$2,225	$3,110	+0.8%	—	22	326
Wedgewood Houston (SNAP)July	$2,200	—	—	—	—	37	12	—
Donelson - Hermitage - Old HickorySeptember	$2,185	—	—	+10.6%	+6.4%	23	105
Spring HillSeptember	$2,127	—	—	-10.6%	-3.3%	18	42
Mount Juliet	$2,048	—	$2,031	-9.1%^†	—	17	37
RiverNorth	$2,046	$1,934	$2,601	+0.6%	—	—	52
Antioch - Priest LakeSeptember	$2,045	—	—	-7.0%^†	+2.6%	19	55
Capitol ViewJuly	$2,000	—	—	—	—	41	7	—
Cameron Trimble	$1,992	$2,008	$2,858	-3.7%	—	—	109
Dickerson Road	$1,986	$1,260	$1,983	-7.6%	—	34	76
Belmont-Hillsboro	$1,975	$1,620	—	+8.2%^†	—	16	27
SoBro	$1,928	$1,841	$2,795	+3.2%	—	—	56
Sunnyside	$1,916	$1,916	—	-9.7%^†	—	19	37
Tomorrow's Hope-TSU	$1,887	$1,875	$1,677	+43.9%	—	—	50
Germantown	$1,840	$1,829	$2,602	-1.7%	—	21	562
Midtown Nashville	$1,828	$1,839	$2,670	-0.8%	—	—	483
Hillsboro Village	$1,822	$1,800	—	+1.9%	—	—	13
West Nashville	$1,818	$1,680	$1,951	-3.9%	—	21	181
Historic Old Hickory VillageJuly	$1,800	—	—	—	—	33	5	—
Brentwood	$1,799	$1,668	$1,847	+0.9%	—	—	177
South Nashville	$1,788	$1,928	$2,805	-3.0%	—	—	159
MetroCenter	$1,762	$1,700	$2,206	+1.7%	—	—	273
Sylvan Heights	$1,749	$1,666	$2,517	-0.2%	—	—	86	—
Haynes Area	$1,698	$1,604	$2,012	-5.0%	—	16	46
Old Hickory	$1,691	$1,423	$1,749	-3.3%	—	—	13
Four Corners	$1,680	$1,332	$1,681	-0.9%	—	11	88
Melrose-Waverly	$1,664	$1,650	$2,134	-5.4%	—	34	126
Marathon Village	$1,639	$1,571	$2,061	+8.2%	—	—	18
Villages of Riverwood	$1,624	$1,553	$1,912	-11.4%	—	—	30
West End Nashville	$1,602	$1,477	$2,167	+0.1%	—	—	132
East Nashville	$1,596	$1,550	$2,093	-29.1%	—	23	459
Gallatin	$1,579	$1,439	$1,686	-25.0%	—	19	1,019
Northeast Nashville	$1,567	$1,335	$1,599	-0.5%	—	—	303
Music Valley	$1,536	$1,474	$2,007	-1.8%	—	—	23
Cedarwood Courtyard	$1,519	—	$1,462	-2.9%	—	—	6
West Meade	$1,511	$1,392	$1,575	-6.7%	—	33	196
Glencliff Estates	$1,489	—	$1,789	-2.8%	—	—	4
Talbot's Corner	$1,462	$1,220	$1,462	+0.3%	—	31	155
Nashville	$1,452	$1,336	$1,509	+5.0%	—	—	548
Shepherd Hills	$1,448	$1,321	$1,463	+0.8%	—	—	4	—
Charlotte Park	$1,437	$1,349	$1,549	-4.3%	—	26	24
Bellevue	$1,436	$1,303	$1,433	-18.1%	—	18	365
Antioch	$1,429	$1,314	$1,654	+0.4%	—	—	417
Glencliff	$1,429	$1,241	$1,447	-11.3%	—	—	25
Whitebridge	$1,399	—	$1,399	+2.9%	—	—	26
Shadow Glen	$1,390	$1,153	$1,435	+0.3%	—	—	28
Merry Oaks	$1,380	$1,380	$1,805	+40.3%	—	51	19
Inglewood	$1,371	$1,245	$1,397	-0.5%	—	23	48
Hermitage	$1,370	$1,228	$1,399	+0.7%	—	—	425
Southeast Nashville	$1,352	$1,199	$1,458	-0.9%	—	—	1,492
Sylvan Park	$1,339	$1,339	—	-14.6%	—	23	34
The Woodlands	$1,320	$1,169	$1,350	-1.7%	—	—	41
Nashboro Village	$1,314	$1,163	$1,366	-7.1%	—	—	80	—
Hillwood	$1,269	$1,099	$1,269	-2.4%	—	—	86
Edge Of Lake	$1,219	—	—	-4.3%	—	—	4
Piccadilly Square	$1,210	$1,210	$1,262	-0.8%	—	—	20	—
McMurray	$1,189	$1,012	$1,199	-2.5%	—	—	37
Heron Walk	$1,070	$1,044	$1,400	-16.5%	—	24	123
Rutledge Hill	$1,012	$1,771	$2,622	+3.4%	—	—	60
Madison	$975	$896	$1,198	-32.1%^†	—	23	59
Surrounding suburbs
Franklin	$1,995	$1,789	$2,155	-2.1%	—	—	763
Downtown Franklin	$1,804	$1,805	$1,702	+0.5%	—	—	28
Murfreesboro	$1,759	$1,449	$1,695	+1.9%	—	21	1,331
Hendersonville	$1,452	$1,359	$1,494	-24.8%	—	23	235
Smyrna/La Vergne	$1,434	—	—	+1.5%	—	—	8
Goodlettsville	$1,399	$1,185	$1,445	+1.0%	—	22	82

† Computed on a small sample (fewer than 20 leases) — interpret with caution.

Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Methodology

Data through October 2026 · Last updated November 7, 2026 · Next release: early December 2026

Nashville rent questions, answered

What is the average rent in Nashville?

As of October 2026, the median asking rent in Nashville is $1,968 per month across all unit sizes. A typical one-bedroom rents for $1,550 and a typical two-bedroom for $1,788.

Are rents in Nashville going up or down?

Nashville rents are up +3.1% year over year as of October 2026.

How long does it take to rent an apartment in Nashville?

Over the last 90 days, the average Nashville rental listing leased in about 22 days on market.

Which Nashville neighborhoods are most expensive to rent in?

The highest median rents tracked in October 2026 are in The District ($3,094), Riverfront ($2,743), Green Hills ($2,600).

Monthly reports

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