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 $2,099 per month, down +0.1% from a year earlier.
Advertised net-effective rent — asking less advertised concessions — is $2,027, a median discount of +3.4% ($72/month) off asking.
In Nashville right now, the average listing leases in 19 days and 13,744 rentals are actively listed.
The fastest-rising neighborhoods year over year are The District (+55.1%), Green Hills (+30.9%), Green Hills - Midtown (+20.0%).
Melrose is the most expensive area tracked at $5,400 median, while Merry Oaks is the most affordable at $1,096.
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| White Bridge | $4,550 | — | — | — | — | 26 |
| Nations | $4,000 | — | — | +25.0% | +1.9% | — |
| Wedgewood Houston (SNAP) | $3,623 | — | — | — | — | 42 |
| Sunnyside | $3,531 | $1,894 | — | +89.4% | — | — |
| Bellmont Hillsboro | $3,400 | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| The District | $3,135 | $3,057 | $5,412 | -3.5% | +55.1% | — |
| Green Hills - Midtown | $3,000 | $1,723 | $2,495 | +25.0% | +20.0% | — |
| North Nashville | $2,995 | — | — | +1.6% | +19.8% | — |
| Edgehill (ONE) | $2,975 | — | — | — | — | 26 |
| Highland Heights | $2,800 | — | — | — | — | 28 |
| Buena Vista Heights | $2,773 | — | — | — | — | 28 |
| Green Hills | $2,730 | $2,080 | $2,800 | +15.5% | +30.9% | — |
| Cherokee Park | $2,650 | — | — | — | — | 37 |
| West Nashville | $2,629 | $1,554 | $1,793 | +8.3% | +7.5% | — |
| CCSI-South Inglewood | $2,600 | — | — | — | — | 30 |
| Eastwood | $2,600 | — | — | — | — | 29 |
| South Inglewood (CCSI) | $2,600 | — | — | — | — | 31 |
| Downtown Nashville | $2,558 | $2,495 | $3,895 | +7.8% | -3.9% | — |
| Mount Juliet | $2,400 | — | — | -24.7% | -7.7% | — |
| North Gulch | $2,369 | $2,289 | $3,620 | +3.7% | -33.7% | — |
| Spring Hill | $2,150 | — | — | -2.0% | -0.9% | — |
| Franklinsuburb | $2,135 | $1,751 | $2,200 | -2.8% | +9.3% | — |
| Hillsboro Village | $2,128 | $2,164 | — | +6.9% | — | — |
| The Gulch | $2,118 | $2,053 | $2,888 | -7.5% | -0.8% | — |
| RiverNorth | $2,072 | $1,950 | $2,838 | +7.2% | -11.1% | — |
| Tomorrow's Hope-TSU | $2,066 | $1,994 | $1,712 | -4.2% | -6.9% | — |
| Antioch - Priest Lake | $2,023 | — | — | — | -3.1% | — |
| East Nashville | $2,016 | $1,322 | $1,908 | -3.8% | +6.3% | — |
| Urban Residents | $2,000 | — | — | — | — | 57 |
| Belmont-Hillsboro | $1,983 | $1,982 | $2,850 | -0.4% | — | — |
| Pie Town | $1,952 | $1,784 | $2,504 | +48.5% | +2.0% | — |
| Bellevue | $1,951 | $1,320 | $1,525 | +15.9% | — | — |
| Donelson - Hermitage - Old Hickory | $1,950 | — | $1,650 | -1.2% | -2.5% | — |
| Capitol View | $1,950 | — | — | — | — | 35 |
| South Nashville | $1,928 | $2,009 | $3,083 | +70.2% | +13.2% | — |
| Germantown | $1,917 | $1,866 | $2,582 | +0.5% | -0.3% | — |
| Dickerson Road | $1,865 | $1,428 | $1,807 | +6.2% | +15.0% | — |
| Talbot's Corner | $1,861 | $1,211 | $1,455 | +27.9% | -8.1% | — |
| Edgehill | $1,860 | $1,859 | $2,857 | -14.1% | -7.0% | — |
| SoBro | $1,854 | $1,852 | $2,733 | -0.4% | -5.7% | — |
| Cameron Trimble | $1,843 | $1,843 | — | -39.7% | +6.5% | — |
| Haynes Area | $1,830 | $1,566 | $1,880 | +34.2% | -15.9% | — |
| Old Hickory | $1,828 | — | $1,831 | -0.7% | — | — |
| Music Row | $1,816 | $1,832 | $2,625 | +2.9% | -5.0% | — |
| West Meade | $1,814 | $1,615 | $1,857 | -1.7% | +8.3% | — |
| Hendersonvillesuburb | $1,813 | $1,250 | $1,514 | +1.0% | -2.2% | — |
| Midtown Nashville | $1,779 | $1,797 | $2,521 | +1.8% | -4.4% | — |
| Marathon Village | $1,777 | $1,752 | $2,252 | -1.2% | +6.5% | — |
| West End Nashville | $1,771 | $1,715 | $2,457 | +6.1% | +5.5% | — |
| Rutledge Hill | $1,768 | $1,764 | $2,349 | -1.7% | +2.5% | — |
| Whitebridge | $1,758 | $1,476 | $1,758 | +8.1% | — | — |
| Murfreesborosuburb | $1,749 | $1,399 | $1,649 | -1.6% | -5.0% | — |
| MetroCenter | $1,728 | $1,674 | $2,035 | -0.6% | -0.2% | — |
| Four Corners | $1,704 | $1,216 | $1,840 | +13.9% | — | — |
| Gallatin | $1,701 | $1,338 | $1,616 | -3.9% | -12.2% | — |
| The Nations | $1,690 | $1,696 | $2,376 | -14.4% | +0.6% | — |
| Melrose-Waverly | $1,685 | $1,659 | $2,266 | +2.8% | -0.5% | — |
| Downtown Franklinsuburb | $1,651 | $1,992 | $1,811 | -10.6% | — | — |
| Cedarwood Courtyard | $1,649 | — | $1,590 | +1.3% | — | — |
| Northeast Nashville | $1,590 | $1,452 | $1,645 | -2.1% | +14.7% | — |
| Music Valley | $1,582 | $1,532 | $2,198 | +10.1% | -15.3% | — |
| Smyrna/La Vergnesuburb | $1,561 | — | — | +3.5% | -7.7% | — |
| Charlotte Park | $1,538 | $1,525 | — | 0.0% | — | — |
| Villages of Riverwood | $1,512 | $1,481 | $1,749 | +1.1% | -4.6% | — |
| Glencliff | $1,508 | $1,258 | $1,566 | +0.1% | — | — |
| Madison | $1,475 | $925 | $1,140 | -10.6% | -1.4% | — |
| Antioch | $1,466 | $1,207 | $1,487 | -3.6% | +13.9% | — |
| Goodlettsvillesuburb | $1,445 | $999 | $1,447 | -0.1% | -3.6% | — |
| Hermitage | $1,434 | $1,244 | $1,436 | +3.6% | -2.4% | — |
| Inglewood | $1,428 | $1,415 | $1,535 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Glencliff Estates | $1,401 | — | — | +4.5% | -20.9% | — |
| Sylvan Park | $1,393 | $1,392 | $1,936 | -10.2% | -11.7% | — |
| Hillwood | $1,360 | $1,234 | $1,360 | -9.1% | -10.0% | — |
| The Woodlands | $1,332 | $1,152 | $2,086 | -1.3% | -22.7% | — |
| Nashville | $1,312 | $1,241 | $1,478 | -1.1% | -4.1% | — |
| McMurray | $1,300 | $1,100 | $1,300 | +8.3% | — | — |
| Southeast Nashville | $1,280 | $1,132 | $1,489 | -9.2% | -5.7% | — |
| Heron Walk | $1,273 | $1,013 | $1,350 | -2.1% | — | — |
| Edge Of Lake | $1,269 | — | $1,272 | +3.1% | — | — |
| Shadow Glen | $1,220 | $1,027 | $1,217 | +13.4% | -11.2% | — |
| Merry Oaks | $1,096 | — | — | -0.3% | — | — |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology