Living in Nashville

In Nashville (Tennessee), the median gross salary is €3,862 a month (2024).

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 7.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population704,963people1 Jul 2024Official source · U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts — Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee

Median gross salary3,862EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records

Median rent1,465EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms)

Unemployment rate4.48%country median 4.6% — 2% belowOfficial source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Recorded crime5,634offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 255% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting

PM2.5, annual mean7.85µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

More recorded crime than 97% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 73% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Nashville?

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€200

Internet, 60 Mbps€67

Mobile plan, 10 GB€64

Transport pass€57

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	67.05 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/us/nashville/²⁹Community estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	64.37 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/us/nashville/²⁹Community estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	57.13 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/us/nashville/²⁹Community estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	200.5 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/us/nashville/²⁹Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median monthly rent	1,465 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms)³Official
Recorded property crimes	27,525 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)¹⁰Official

Is Nashville a good place to live?

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Remote worker30%strong on work, weak on safety · range 21–39%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–65%

Student32%strong on cost, weak on education · range 23–41%

Family38%strong on family, weak on education · range 30–46%

Retirement30%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–40%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

15.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 110,212 of 704,963 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Nashville is 4.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

778

0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

Nashville 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	American Job Center at Nashville State — official Tennessee workforce article⁶Official
Median gross salary	3,862 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records⁵Official
Average net monthly salary	4,179 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/us/nashville/²⁹Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate	4.48 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official

What does a salary buy in Nashville?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,363of €3,017 take-home

Rent
Transport
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,017
Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year	− €1,465
Public transport pass€57 · market price · Numbeo city cost-of-living page · 2026-08-31	− €57
Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent above	incl.
Internet€67 · market price · Numbeo city cost-of-living page · 2026-08-31	− €67
Mobile plan€64 · market price · Numbeo city cost-of-living page · 2026-08-31	− €64
Left over	€1,363

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Public employment offices in Nashville

American Job Center at Nashville State lists 1 public employment office in Nashville (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospitals	13 count	30 Sept 2026	CMS Hospital General Information⁹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	720.9 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁷Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nashville when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

The city's crime rate was 5,633.6 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

Recorded crime across major citiesNashville highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Nashville5,634

Philadelphia5,457

Houston5,442

San Antonio5,218

Chicago4,012

Dallas4,010

Austin3,709

Fort Worth3,158

Phoenix3,125

New York City3,039

Los Angeles2,212

San Diego2,082

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,634 offences per 100,000country median 1,586	31 Dec 2024	FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting¹¹Official
Recorded violent crimes	6,781 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)¹⁰Official

Mobility and administration

Nashville's nearest airport was BNA, 11 km away and offered 47 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	47 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	11 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BNA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Nashville. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 4.2°C in January to 27.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 102 mm in January and 105.8 mm in July. Maximum PM2.5 in Nashville reached 15.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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9°-1°

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17°5°

23°9°

27°15°

31°19°

33°21°

29°17°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

102

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112

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Nashville is 7.9 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Nashville 7.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.85 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 9.5 · Feb 12.1 · Mar 17 · Apr 22.6 · May 26.9 · Jun 31 · Jul 32.7 · Aug 32.5 · Sep 29.1 · Oct 23.1 · Nov 16.4 · Dec 11.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.1 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 9.4 · May 14.6 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 21.4 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 10 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.2 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 16 · May 20.7 · Jun 25 · Jul 27.1 · Aug 26.5 · Sep 22.8 · Oct 16.5 · Nov 10.2 · Dec 6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 102 · Feb 113.6 · Mar 114.8 · Apr 119.9 · May 127.6 · Jun 110.8 · Jul 105.8 · Aug 96.2 · Sep 96.4 · Oct 85.3 · Nov 97.9 · Dec 112.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	15.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	7.47 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,283 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	32.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	16 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-1.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Little Rock ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±5.3 °C, Werl (Germany) ±5.7 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±5.9 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±6.0 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±6.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.4%
Foreign residents15.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	15.63 %	31 Dec 2023	Census Reporter API — ACS table B05002 (U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey)⁸Official
Foreign residents	110,212 people	31 Dec 2023	Census Reporter API — ACS table B05002 (U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey)⁸Official
Population	704,963 people	1 Jul 2024	U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts — Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee¹⁹Official · place equivalent
Population covered by crime statistics	718,499 people	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Nashville

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Washington, D.C. as a Nashville alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 910 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, city: €6,209 Washington, D.C. vs €3,862 Nashville+61%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,514 Washington, D.C. vs 5,634 Nashville−20%
Foreign residents: 14.3% (2020) Washington, D.C. vs 15.6% (2023) Nashvilleno percentage

Full comparison More about Washington, D.C.

Cities near Nashville

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Forest Hills 11.7 km away

Rent: 3,235 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 8,094 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Green Hill 19.6 km away

Rent: 1,197 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,565 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Nashville?

The unemployment rate is 4.48 %. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

Is the air quality good in Nashville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.85 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How safe is Nashville?

Police recorded 5,634 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Nashville?

The published population is 704,963 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts — Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee.

How many foreign residents live in Nashville?

110,212 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter API — ACS table B05002 (U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey).

How much is public transport in Nashville?

A monthly transport pass is 57.13 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/us/nashville/.

Is Nashville a good place to live?

Nashville may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Nashville?

Forest Hills, Brentwood, Goodlettsville, Green Hill, Hendersonville are near Nashville. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
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