Housing in East Nashville at a glance
- Population
- about 61,060
- Housing units
- about 30,605
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $477,000Nashville: $413,600 (+15%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,550 a monthNashville: $1,586 (-3%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 59.9%Nashville: 52.4%
- Homes built before 1980
- 60.8%
- Median year built
- 1967
East Nashville is old and fairly high in value. Owners report $477,000, third of ten planning areas and 15% above the $413,600 across Nashville, while rent of $1,550 lies 3% under $1,586. The stock dates early, where 60.8% of homes come from before 1980, second of ten, and 1967 is the median construction year. Ownership covers 59.9% of households, against 52.4% for the city. East Nashville lies north of the centre, with South Nashville on its flank reporting $378,000 and only 35.8% owners. Bordeaux - Whites Creek - Haynes Trinity reports $347,000. Madison, reporting $309,000, sits lowest of all ten, so East Nashville stands clearly above all three neighbours. Madison charges $1,340 and Bordeaux - Whites Creek - Haynes Trinity $1,370, both below this area, with South Nashville near $1,360. Madison's housing is newer, as 50.8% of it predates 1980; Bordeaux's is newer too, at 53.5%; South Nashville's is a touch older, at 61.6%.
Questions about East Nashville
What is the median home value in East Nashville, Nashville?
$477,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $413,600 for Nashville as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in East Nashville?
$1,550 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,586 in Nashville (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in East Nashville own or rent?
Most own: 59.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 52.4% in Nashville (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 15 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
East Nashville is one of the 10 most populous of 14 community planning areas of Nashville: estimated population about 61,060 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from Metro Nashville Planning Department, Community Planning Areas (Subareas), consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Nashville as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near East Nashville
The closest sectors of Nashville, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Nashville
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in East Nashville. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in East Nashville? Ask for your spot.