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Nashville Rent Report — May 2025

A permanent record of Nashville rents for May 2025 from the Abode Rent Index. These figures are final.

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This month in Nashville

As of May 2025, the median asking rent in Nashville, TN is $2,495 per month, up +4.0% from a year earlier.

In Nashville right now, the average listing leases in 20 days and 7,924 rentals are actively listed.

The fastest-rising neighborhoods year over year are North Gulch (+64.7%), Downtown Nashville (+22.7%), Murfreesboro (+16.7%).

Nations is the most expensive area tracked at $3,925 median, while Southeast Nashville is the most affordable at $1,260.

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

Neighborhood medians, May 2025

NeighborhoodMedian rent1 bed2 bedMoMYoYDays on market
Nations$3,925-6.0%
North Gulch$3,533$2,402$3,533+24.6%+64.7%
West Nashville$3,350-10.7%
Downtown Nashville$2,699+17.4%+22.7%
Mount Juliet$2,599+3.1%
Bordeaux - Whites Creek - Haynes Trinity$2,523+26.2%
Green Hills - Midtown$2,500$1,800$2,400-21.9%+3.1%
North Nashville$2,500-4.7%-23.1%
Hendersonvillesuburb$2,400+4.6%
East Nashville$2,400$2,163-12.7%-5.9%
Talbot's Corner$2,395
Tomorrow's Hope-TSU$2,365$1,788$2,365+97.2%-5.4%
Green Hills$2,350-28.8%-3.0%
Haynes Area$2,232$2,232+8.7%+9.7%
Spring Hill$2,169-7.8%+5.4%
RiverNorth$2,150$2,150$2,779+0.3%
Murfreesborosuburb$2,100+2.8%+16.7%
Antioch - Priest Lake$2,088+3.2%-0.6%
Hillsboro West End$2,073
The Gulch$2,053$2,053$3,118-9.6%+0.4%
Gallatin$2,050+8.2%-8.8%
The District$2,050$2,050$3,075+4.9%+1.2%
Madison$2,028+13.0%
Franklinsuburb$2,014$1,690$2,014+22.8%+1.8%
Edgehill$2,002$2,002-4.2%+9.4%
Donelson - Hermitage - Old Hickory$2,000$1,850-5.8%-4.8%
SoBro$1,979$1,979+2.3%+0.7%
Music Row$1,907$1,907$2,870+1.3%-1.7%
Midtown Nashville$1,824$1,824$2,715+1.1%-4.0%
Music Valley$1,808$1,514$1,808+18.3%
South Nashville$1,807$1,807$2,708-3.1%-2.8%
Germantown$1,775$1,775$2,602-29.5%-31.2%
West Meade$1,732$1,565$1,732+12.8%+0.5%
Rutledge Hill$1,724-7.6%
Dickerson Road$1,716$1,471-1.3%
Smyrna/La Vergnesuburb$1,694
The Nations$1,689$1,689-2.0%-11.5%
MetroCenter$1,688$1,688$2,169-0.2%+5.1%
Melrose-Waverly$1,678$1,678$2,272-1.6%-8.0%
Glencliff Estates$1,644
West End Nashville$1,643$1,643$2,490+1.3%+3.3%
Sylvan Park$1,579$1,579+6.8%+8.2%
Goodlettsvillesuburb$1,499$1,195$1,499+20.5%
Hillwood$1,499$1,384$1,499+3.4%-0.7%
Hermitage$1,486$1,112$1,486-0.1%-2.5%
The Woodlands$1,474$1,474+15.2%
Northeast Nashville$1,425$1,425$1,608+2.2%-11.0%
Shadow Glen$1,380$1,380+5.7%
Antioch$1,299$1,299$1,560
Nashville$1,282$1,282$1,525-19.5%-15.7%
Southeast Nashville$1,260$1,260$1,5420.0%-13.3%

Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology