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 $2,600 per month, up +4.2% from a year earlier.
In Nashville right now, the average listing leases in 19 days and 7,658 rentals are actively listed.
The fastest-rising neighborhoods year over year are The District (+55.1%), Green Hills (+27.7%), Green Hills - Midtown (+20.0%).
Melrose is the most expensive area tracked at $5,500 median, while South Nashville is the most affordable at $974.
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 | $5,500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sunnyside | $5,500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nations | $4,000 | — | — | +17.6% | +1.9% | — |
| West Nashville | $3,650 | — | — | +7.4% | +9.0% | — |
| The District | $3,180 | $3,180 | $5,551 | +1.5% | +55.1% | — |
| Green Hills - Midtown | $3,000 | $1,723 | $2,500 | +22.5% | +20.0% | — |
| Green Hills | $3,000 | — | — | +20.0% | +27.7% | — |
| North Nashville | $2,800 | — | — | -5.0% | +12.0% | — |
| Downtown Nashville | $2,595 | — | — | +11.6% | -3.9% | — |
| East Nashville | $2,550 | — | $2,100 | -8.9% | +6.3% | — |
| Bellevue | $2,450 | — | — | +28.9% | — | — |
| Mount Juliet | $2,350 | — | — | -26.3% | -9.6% | — |
| Hendersonvillesuburb | $2,348 | — | — | +6.7% | -2.2% | — |
| North Gulch | $2,342 | $2,342 | $3,830 | -3.9% | -33.7% | — |
| Franklinsuburb | $2,208 | $1,745 | $2,208 | -4.8% | +9.6% | — |
| Tomorrow's Hope-TSU | $2,201 | $2,036 | $2,201 | -2.3% | -6.9% | — |
| Talbot's Corner | $2,200 | — | — | — | -8.1% | — |
| Hillsboro Village | $2,164 | $2,164 | — | +4.3% | — | — |
| Spring Hill | $2,100 | — | — | -4.3% | -3.2% | — |
| The Gulch | $2,037 | $2,037 | $2,878 | -0.8% | -0.8% | — |
| Antioch - Priest Lake | $2,025 | — | — | — | -3.0% | — |
| Madison | $2,000 | — | — | -11.1% | -1.4% | — |
| Murfreesborosuburb | $1,995 | — | $1,673 | -3.6% | -5.0% | — |
| Belmont-Hillsboro | $1,985 | $1,985 | $2,855 | -0.3% | — | — |
| Dickerson Road | $1,974 | $1,429 | $1,974 | +19.1% | +15.0% | — |
| Donelson - Hermitage - Old Hickory | $1,925 | — | $1,650 | -2.4% | -3.8% | — |
| RiverNorth | $1,900 | $1,900 | $2,849 | -1.3% | -11.6% | — |
| Haynes Area | $1,877 | $1,575 | $1,877 | +21.6% | -15.9% | — |
| West Meade | $1,877 | $1,620 | $1,877 | -1.3% | +8.4% | — |
| SoBro | $1,866 | $1,866 | $2,673 | -3.4% | -5.7% | — |
| Edgehill | $1,861 | $1,861 | $2,870 | -0.2% | -7.0% | — |
| Old Hickory | $1,841 | — | $1,841 | +2.8% | — | — |
| Germantown | $1,839 | $1,839 | $2,520 | +2.4% | -0.3% | — |
| Whitebridge | $1,825 | $1,550 | $1,825 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Music Row | $1,811 | $1,811 | $2,631 | -0.7% | -5.0% | — |
| Gallatin | $1,800 | — | — | -0.7% | -12.2% | — |
| Marathon Village | $1,775 | $1,775 | $2,248 | +2.0% | +6.5% | — |
| Rutledge Hill | $1,767 | $1,767 | $2,330 | -0.2% | +2.5% | — |
| Midtown Nashville | $1,743 | $1,743 | $2,430 | +1.9% | -4.4% | — |
| West End Nashville | $1,732 | $1,732 | $2,478 | +8.3% | +5.4% | — |
| The Nations | $1,699 | $1,699 | $2,314 | -4.0% | +0.6% | — |
| MetroCenter | $1,685 | $1,685 | $2,038 | +0.2% | -0.2% | — |
| Melrose-Waverly | $1,670 | $1,670 | $2,253 | -1.9% | -0.5% | — |
| Cedarwood Courtyard | $1,649 | — | $1,599 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Northeast Nashville | $1,634 | $1,450 | $1,634 | -4.4% | +14.7% | — |
| Downtown Franklinsuburb | $1,600 | $2,332 | $1,600 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Glencliff | $1,586 | $1,258 | $1,586 | +4.8% | — | — |
| Smyrna/La Vergnesuburb | $1,563 | — | — | +4.1% | -7.7% | — |
| Music Valley | $1,530 | $1,530 | $2,207 | +6.0% | -15.4% | — |
| Charlotte Park | $1,525 | $1,525 | — | 0.0% | — | — |
| Antioch | $1,479 | $1,205 | $1,479 | +0.7% | +13.9% | — |
| Hermitage | $1,450 | $1,293 | $1,450 | 0.0% | -2.4% | — |
| Goodlettsvillesuburb | $1,445 | $999 | $1,445 | -0.3% | -3.6% | — |
| Inglewood | $1,415 | $1,415 | $1,535 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Sylvan Park | $1,394 | $1,394 | $1,933 | -1.1% | -11.7% | — |
| Heron Walk | $1,350 | — | $1,350 | +3.8% | — | — |
| Hillwood | $1,349 | $1,239 | $1,349 | -3.6% | -10.0% | — |
| Glencliff Estates | $1,300 | — | — | 0.0% | -20.9% | — |
| Edge Of Lake | $1,269 | — | $1,269 | +4.1% | — | — |
| Nashville | $1,230 | $1,230 | $1,455 | -1.4% | -4.1% | — |
| Shadow Glen | $1,225 | $1,030 | $1,225 | +11.4% | -11.2% | — |
| McMurray | $1,199 | $1,100 | $1,199 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Southeast Nashville | $1,188 | $1,100 | $1,505 | -14.1% | -5.7% | — |
| Merry Oaks | $1,149 | — | — | +4.5% | — | — |
| The Woodlands | $1,144 | $1,144 | $2,089 | -15.5% | -22.4% | — |
| South Nashville | $974 | $2,045 | $3,143 | -1.4% | -46.1% | — |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology