Nashville Rent Report — May 2026
A permanent record of Nashville rents for May 2026 from the Abode Rent Index. These figures are final.
This month in Nashville
As of May 2026, the median asking rent in Nashville, TN is $2,078 per month, down +0.9% from a year earlier.
Advertised net-effective rent — asking less advertised concessions — is $2,006, a median discount of +3.5% ($72/month) off asking.
In Nashville right now, the average listing leases in 21 days and 13,037 rentals are actively listed.
The fastest-rising neighborhoods year over year are Green Hills - Midtown (+20.0%), North Nashville (+12.0%), Nations (+1.9%).
Melrose is the most expensive area tracked at $5,400 median, while Merry Oaks is the most affordable at $1,049.
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 2026
| Neighborhood | Median rent | 1 bed | 2 bed | MoM | YoY | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose | $5,400 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nations | $4,000 | — | — | +25.0% | +1.9% | — |
| Sunnyside | $3,531 | $1,894 | — | +89.4% | — | — |
| The District | $3,095 | $2,950 | $5,291 | -0.5% | — | — |
| Green Hills - Midtown | $3,000 | $1,695 | $2,495 | +25.0% | +20.0% | — |
| North Nashville | $2,800 | — | — | -5.0% | +12.0% | — |
| Green Hills | $2,730 | $2,080 | $2,800 | +15.5% | — | — |
| West Nashville | $2,629 | $1,554 | $1,793 | +8.3% | — | — |
| Downtown Nashville | $2,558 | $2,508 | $3,895 | +7.8% | — | — |
| Mount Juliet | $2,400 | — | — | -24.7% | -7.7% | — |
| North Gulch | $2,392 | $2,242 | $3,437 | +7.6% | — | — |
| RiverNorth | $2,213 | $1,984 | $2,834 | +8.2% | — | — |
| The Gulch | $2,189 | $2,067 | $2,895 | -5.6% | — | — |
| Spring Hill | $2,150 | — | — | -2.0% | -0.9% | — |
| Pie Town | $2,099 | $1,784 | $2,504 | +48.6% | — | — |
| Hillsboro Village | $2,096 | $2,164 | — | +4.3% | — | — |
| Franklinsuburb | $2,076 | $1,756 | $2,199 | -3.3% | — | — |
| East Nashville | $2,016 | $1,322 | $1,908 | -3.8% | — | — |
| Antioch - Priest Lake | $2,013 | — | — | — | -3.6% | — |
| Germantown | $1,985 | $1,889 | $2,637 | +1.3% | — | — |
| Belmont-Hillsboro | $1,982 | $1,980 | $2,845 | -0.6% | — | — |
| Bellevue | $1,975 | $1,320 | $1,525 | +17.4% | — | — |
| Donelson - Hermitage - Old Hickory | $1,950 | — | $1,650 | -1.2% | -2.5% | — |
| Tomorrow's Hope-TSU | $1,948 | $1,957 | $1,284 | -16.3% | — | — |
| Talbot's Corner | $1,861 | $1,211 | $1,455 | +15.2% | — | — |
| Edgehill | $1,859 | $1,858 | $2,846 | -14.8% | — | — |
| SoBro | $1,843 | $1,840 | $2,785 | -0.2% | — | — |
| Cameron Trimble | $1,825 | $1,825 | — | -3.0% | — | — |
| South Nashville | $1,825 | $1,977 | $3,031 | +45.3% | — | — |
| Music Row | $1,820 | $1,850 | $2,620 | +0.8% | — | — |
| Old Hickory | $1,816 | — | $1,822 | -0.7% | — | — |
| Hendersonvillesuburb | $1,813 | $1,250 | $1,514 | +1.0% | — | — |
| Midtown Nashville | $1,811 | $1,844 | $2,582 | +0.6% | — | — |
| West End Nashville | $1,804 | $1,700 | $2,446 | +3.5% | — | — |
| Parkwood - Union Hill | $1,797 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haynes Area | $1,789 | $1,559 | $1,882 | +22.8% | — | — |
| Marathon Village | $1,778 | $1,731 | $2,256 | -3.4% | — | — |
| Dickerson Road | $1,770 | $1,426 | $1,660 | +10.0% | — | — |
| Rutledge Hill | $1,769 | $1,762 | $2,365 | -1.5% | — | — |
| MetroCenter | $1,766 | $1,664 | $2,033 | -1.0% | — | — |
| West Meade | $1,759 | $1,610 | $1,840 | -3.0% | — | — |
| Murfreesborosuburb | $1,749 | $1,399 | $1,649 | -1.6% | — | — |
| Four Corners | $1,704 | $1,216 | $1,840 | +13.9% | — | — |
| Gallatin | $1,701 | $1,338 | $1,616 | -3.3% | — | — |
| Whitebridge | $1,699 | $1,412 | $1,699 | +5.7% | — | — |
| Melrose-Waverly | $1,698 | $1,649 | $2,277 | +0.4% | — | — |
| Downtown Franklinsuburb | $1,695 | $1,695 | $1,995 | -15.0% | — | — |
| The Nations | $1,682 | $1,694 | $2,417 | -14.7% | — | — |
| Cedarwood Courtyard | $1,649 | — | $1,582 | +2.4% | — | — |
| Music Valley | $1,625 | $1,532 | $2,191 | +10.4% | — | — |
| Smyrna/La Vergnesuburb | $1,559 | — | — | +2.9% | — | — |
| Northeast Nashville | $1,552 | $1,453 | $1,655 | -3.8% | — | — |
| Charlotte Park | $1,550 | $1,525 | — | 0.0% | — | — |
| Villages of Riverwood | $1,539 | $1,481 | $1,749 | +6.1% | — | — |
| The Woodlands | $1,500 | $1,162 | $2,083 | +5.1% | — | — |
| Glencliff Estates | $1,489 | — | — | +5.4% | — | — |
| Madison | $1,475 | $925 | $1,140 | -11.0% | — | — |
| Antioch | $1,455 | $1,208 | $1,494 | -2.1% | — | — |
| Goodlettsvillesuburb | $1,445 | $999 | $1,449 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Inglewood | $1,440 | $1,415 | $1,535 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Glencliff | $1,439 | $1,258 | $1,548 | +0.9% | — | — |
| Hermitage | $1,420 | $1,201 | $1,424 | +2.1% | — | — |
| Sylvan Park | $1,393 | $1,390 | $1,938 | -10.0% | — | — |
| McMurray | $1,389 | $1,100 | $1,389 | +15.9% | — | — |
| Nashville | $1,383 | $1,250 | $1,498 | -0.8% | — | — |
| Hillwood | $1,369 | $1,229 | $1,369 | -8.5% | — | — |
| Southeast Nashville | $1,360 | $1,160 | $1,475 | -2.5% | — | — |
| Edge Of Lake | $1,269 | — | $1,274 | +2.3% | — | — |
| Shadow Glen | $1,215 | $1,025 | $1,210 | +13.0% | — | — |
| Heron Walk | $1,205 | $1,013 | $1,295 | -5.0% | — | — |
| Merry Oaks | $1,049 | — | — | -4.5% | — | — |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology