Housing in West Nashville at a glance
- Population
- about 41,224
- Housing units
- about 21,056
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $692,000Nashville: $413,600 (+67%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,730 a monthNashville: $1,586 (+9%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 61.6%Nashville: 52.4%
- Homes built before 1980
- 53%
- Median year built
- 1976
Look west of Nashville's population centre and the housing changes character: West Nashville has the second-highest median home value of the ten sectors with data, $692,000, a figure 67% above the $413,600 for the city as a whole. Rent follows, at $1,730 and third in the ranking, as does ownership, with 61.6% of households owning and also ranking third. The housing is of middling age, since 53% of units predate 1980 and the typical year of construction is 1976. Neighbours pull in different directions. Green Hills - Midtown is higher still at $939,000, Bellevue combines $450,000 homes with 65.4% owners, and Bordeaux - Whites Creek - Haynes Trinity pairs a $347,000 median with 64% owners. The sector has 41,224 residents. Owners occupy 12,057 households and renters 7,504, out of 21,056 homes in all, so ownership clearly leads. Rent also lands 9% above the $1,586 city figure, matching that higher-priced profile.
Questions about West Nashville
What is the median home value in West Nashville, Nashville?
$692,000 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 West Nashville?
$1,730 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 West Nashville own or rent?
Most own: 61.6% 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 13 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.
West Nashville is one of the 10 most populous of 14 community planning areas of Nashville: estimated population about 41,224 (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 West 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 West 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 West Nashville? Ask for your spot.