Last updated August 13, 2026

Average Rent in Nashville, TN & Rent Trends

Rent prices and market trends across 52 apartment communities in Nashville, TN. Updated daily.

Area All Areas Bells Bend Downtown East Nashville Edgehill North Capitol North Nashville Rolling Acres South Nashville Talbot's Corner West Meade

Nashville 37210 37228

Beds All Bedrooms Studio 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed

Market Average

$1,758/mo

▼ 0.8% from last month

Lowest Available

$905/mo

cheapest unit on market

Communities

tracked daily

Units Listed

296

available now

Price Cuts This Week in Nashville, TN

130 listed units across 21 buildings offering studio units in Nashville, TN dropped their asking rent in the past 7 days, an average cut of $65/mo. These are the largest cuts, tracked unit by unit with daily price checks.

Apartment	Unit	Last Week	Now	Cut
Residences at Capitol View	Unit 440, SE	$2,589	$2,414	$175
The Griff	Unit 143, A6	$2,089	$1,915	$174
Marq Music Row	Unit 17094	$2,701	$2,531	$170
Marq Music Row	Unit 17095	$2,676	$2,506	$170
Marq Music Row	Unit 17096	$2,676	$2,506	$170
Marq Music Row	Unit 17097	$2,906	$2,736	$170
Broadstone SoBro	Unit 437, S1	$1,685	$1,523	$162
Broadstone SoBro	Unit 531, S1	$1,700	$1,538	$162

See today's prices on all 296 listed units

Rent by Neighborhood in Nashville, TN

Compare average rent across Nashville, TN neighborhoods. Click any area to see detailed trends. View these neighborhoods on the rent map

Neighborhood	Avg Rent	30d Change	From	Properties	Units
Edgehill	$2,349	▼ $113	$917	38	948
South Nashville	$2,289	▼ $228	$1,805	1	31
North Nashville	$2,251	▲ $278	$1,502	11	179
Talbot's Corner	$2,225	▲ $208	$1,620	4	120
West Meade	$2,131	-	$1,680	1	11
Downtown	$2,131	-	$1,734	1	8
Bells Bend	$2,124	▼ $123	$1,650	2	37
North Capitol	$2,073	▲ $48	$1,666	2	33
Nashville 37228	$2,057	▼ $550	$1,784	1	38
Rolling Acres	$1,971	▼ $26	$1,499	5	65
Nashville 37210	$1,940	▲ $43	$929	8	144
East Nashville	$1,591	▲ $102	$1,499	1	2

Is Rent Going Up or Down in Nashville, TN?

As of August 2026, the average rent in Nashville, TN is $1,758 per month across 52 apartment communities and 296 available units. Rents have decreased $18 (0.8%) over the past month.

The most affordable option is Martin Flats starting at $905/mo. By unit type, a studio averages $1,758/mo.

Prices range from $905 to $2,850 per month. The most common price point is the $1,600 range, where 121 units are currently listed.

Nashville, TN Rent Price History

Timeframe

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Month	Avg Rent	Change	Properties
March 2026	$2,044	-	7
April 2026	$1,986	-$58	31
May 2026	$2,136	+$150	39
June 2026	$2,203	+$67	43
July 2026	$2,181	-$22	44
August 2026	$2,169	-$12	50

The trend line and monthly averages track each building's average listed price, recorded daily with outliers trimmed. The current month is a month-to-date figure, so it can sit above or below today's live market average shown at the top of this page.

Rent Price Distribution

Rent by Bedroom Type in Nashville, TN

Studio

$1,758

from $905 · 296 units

Rent Prices by Apartment in Nashville, TN

Property	Starting at	Average	Units	Rating
Martin Flats	$905/mo	$955/mo	8	4.2
Rutledge Flats	$926/mo	$963/mo	7	4.6
Infinity Lofts in the Gulch	$1,106/mo	$1,179/mo	5	3.8
Marq Music Row	$1,366/mo	$1,366/mo	2	4.3
LC SoBro	$1,387/mo	$1,459/mo	3	4
Terra House Apartments	$1,453/mo	$1,508/mo	6	4
Infinity at the Park	$1,460/mo	$1,518/mo	4	4.2
1505 Demonbreun Apartments	$1,479/mo	$1,607/mo	7	4.4
Olympus Midtown	$1,483/mo	$1,483/mo	1	4.8
Stacks on Main	$1,499/mo	$1,937/mo	17	4.5
805 Lea	$1,510/mo	$1,555/mo	4	4.3
Towne Nashville Apartments	$1,510/mo	$1,530/mo	3	4.4
Broadstone SoBro	$1,523/mo	$1,556/mo	4	4.7
The Flats at Taylor Place Apartments	$1,534/mo	$1,534/mo	1	4.2
River House Apartments	$1,541/mo	$1,581/mo	10	4.3
The Station by Alta	$1,553/mo	$1,586/mo	2	4.3
Aspire Gulch	$1,557/mo	$1,742/mo	7	4.5
SkyHouse Nashville Apartments	$1,570/mo	$1,658/mo	3	4.6
Emblem Park	$1,575/mo	$1,689/mo	24	5
The Guthrie North Gulch	$1,592/mo	$1,647/mo	4	4.5
909 Flats	$1,598/mo	$1,647/mo	5	4.1
The Cleo Apartments	$1,603/mo	$1,617/mo	2	3.9
Eastside Heights	$1,608/mo	$1,608/mo	2	4.4
The Hamilton and Hume House Apartments	$1,624/mo	$1,654/mo	2	4.5
Luna Nashville Apartments	$1,633/mo	$1,633/mo	1	4.4
Artisan on 18th Apartments	$1,637/mo	$1,637/mo	1	4.9
The Griff	$1,639/mo	$1,639/mo	1	4.3
Albion in the Gulch	$1,642/mo	$1,766/mo	8	4
Oxbow	$1,644/mo	$1,644/mo	1	5
The Reservoir Apartments	$1,655/mo	$1,675/mo	24	4.6
Margaux Midtown	$1,672/mo	$1,770/mo	6	4.4
The Wayward	$1,684/mo	$1,795/mo	3	4.7
The Monroe	$1,687/mo	$1,762/mo	3	4.2
Elliston 23	$1,693/mo	$1,693/mo	1	4.2
Residences at The Finery	$1,703/mo	$2,121/mo	13	4.5
Standard Assembly Apartments	$1,711/mo	$1,832/mo	5	4.9
Atlas Apartments at Germantown	$1,718/mo	$1,718/mo	1	4.7
Prima at Paseo Gulch	$1,729/mo	$1,982/mo	9	4.2
The Shay Apartments	$1,734/mo	$1,752/mo	3	4.5
NOVEL Edgehill Apartments	$1,734/mo	$1,746/mo	4	4.8
Bexley Stockyards	$1,734/mo	$1,734/mo	1	4.4
Alcove	$1,750/mo	$1,978/mo	8	4.3
The Morris	$1,762/mo	$1,792/mo	3	4.3
Queens Wedgewood Houston	$1,779/mo	$1,815/mo	2	4.4
Alta Lofts on the Levee	$1,784/mo	$1,866/mo	12	4.7
The Place at Fifth + Broadway	$1,790/mo	$1,796/mo	2	4.2
Alta Rochelle	$1,798/mo	$1,986/mo	21	5
Aspire Midtown	$1,812/mo	$1,812/mo	1	4.7
Broadstone Centennial	$1,870/mo	$1,912/mo	4	4.9
Residences at Capitol View	$2,002/mo	$2,237/mo	18	4.6
The Burnham	$2,165/mo	$2,283/mo	6	3.8
Neuhoff Residences	$2,384/mo	$2,384/mo	1	4.5

Frequently Asked Questions About Rent in Nashville, TN

What is the average rent in Nashville, TN?

The average rent in Nashville, TN is $1,758 per month as of August 2026, based on 296 units across 52 apartment communities.

Is rent going up or down in Nashville, TN?

Rent in Nashville, TN has decreased $18 (0.8%) over the past month. The current average is $1,758/mo.

What is the cheapest apartment in Nashville, TN?

The most affordable apartment in Nashville, TN is Martin Flats with units starting at $905/mo.

How many apartments are available in Nashville, TN?

There are 296 units available across 52 apartment communities in Nashville, TN.

What salary do I need to live comfortably in Nashville, TN?

Built on the 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Minimum to afford average rent

$70,000/year

Based on the 30 percent rule, using our tracked average rent of $1,758/mo.

Comfortable income

$84,000/year

Based on the 25 percent rule, leaving more room for savings, transport, and groceries.

To afford the cheapest tracked apartment ($905/mo), you need to earn at least $36,000/year.

Median household income in Nashville, TN is $75,197 , about 11% below the comfortable-living threshold.

Cost of living in Nashville, TN

Overall prices in Nashville, TN runs below the national average by about 3% (BEA Regional Price Parity index 97.0, where 100 equals the U.S. average). The breakdown below estimates monthly costs for a single adult, using national consumer-spending baselines from the Bureau of Labor Statistics scaled by Nashville, TN's regional price parities.

Category	Monthly estimate	Source
Rent (market average)	$1,758	daily refresh
Utilities	$460	BLS × BEA RPP
Groceries	$509	BLS × BEA RPP
Transportation	$1,096	BLS × BEA RPP
Healthcare	$535	BLS × BEA RPP
Other goods and services	$855	BLS × BEA RPP
Estimated total	$5,212/mo	$62,549/year

Population

684,298

Median household income

$75,197

Census median rent

$1,486/mo

Rent as % of income

30.8%

Median age

34.4

Mean commute

25 min

Methodology

Rent data

Sourced directly from each tracked apartment community and refreshed every 24 hours. Every listed unit price on this page is real and listed today.

Cost of living

Estimates combine national consumer-spending baselines from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Expenditure Survey) with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (MARPP dataset). Both are peer-reviewed federal data releases published annually.

Salary to live comfortably

Applies the standard 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income rule on top of the listed rent. This is the same affordability guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Demographic figures

Median household income, population, median age, commute time, Census median rent, and rent as percentage of income come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates, the most recent complete release.

Cost of living and demographic figures were last published in 2023.

Tennessee Rent Trends

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Nashville, TN Neighborhood Rent Map

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US-wide rent comparison

See how Nashville, TN rents stack up against the national median