Nashville–Davidson––Murfreesboro––Franklin
20 cities and suburbs across Nashville, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $409,600 and its mean commute 27.8 min. Franklin scores highest overall at 76. Hartsville/Trousdale County leads on cost of living.
20
Places
57
Median score
0
Poll responses
Coverage
20 places
in Nashville
in Nashville
One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.
10 mi
20 mi
30 mi
Downtown Nashville
Downtown Davidson
Franklin
Brentwood
Murfreesboro
Hendersonville
Smyrna
Gallatin
Spring Hill
Mount Juliet
La Vergne
Lebanon
Fairview
Dickson
White House
Goodlettsville
Portland
Columbia
Springfield
Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Nashville
Every suburb of Nashville, ranked
| # | Place | Score | Hous | Scho | Cost | Comm | Amen | Empl | Resi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin | 76 B | C+ | A+ | B− | B | B− | B | — |
| 2 | Brentwood | 69 B− | A+ | A | D− | C+ | F | B+ | — |
| 3 | Nolensville | 68 B− | A− | A | C− | F | D− | A | — |
| 4 | Murfreesboro | 66 C+ | D | B+ | B | C− | A− | C | — |
| 5 | Hendersonville | 64 C+ | C− | A− | C+ | D | C | C | — |
| 6 | Smyrna | 63 C+ | D | B+ | B | D+ | B− | C− | — |
| 7 | Gallatin | 62 C | D− | A− | B | D+ | C− | C | — |
| 8 | Spring Hill | 61 C | C | C− | B− | D | C | B+ | — |
| 9 | Mount Juliet | 61 C | C | A− | C | D− | D− | B− | — |
| 10 | La Vergne | 58 C | D+ | B+ | B− | F | F | C+ | — |
| 11 | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | 57 C− | D | F | B− | B− | A− | C | — |
| 12 | Lebanon | 57 C− | D | B− | B+ | D | D− | C | — |
| 13 | Fairview | 57 C− | D+ | A | B− | F | D | C+ | — |
| 14 | Dickson | 55 C− | F | B− | B+ | D+ | D+ | D+ | — |
| 15 | White House | 54 C− | D+ | C | B | F | D− | B− | — |
| 16 | Goodlettsville | 52 D+ | D− | C− | B | D+ | D− | D | — |
| 17 | Hartsville/Trousdale County | 52 D+ | D− | A− | A− | F | F | D+ | — |
| 18 | Portland | 50 D+ | F | B+ | B | F | F | C− | — |
| 19 | Columbia | 47 D | F | F | B | D | D | C− | — |
| 20 | Springfield | 43 D | F | D | B− | F | D | D− | — |
— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 20 of 20 are currently below the threshold.
Six Nashville lists
Best Nashville suburbs for familiesMost affordable Nashville suburbsBest Nashville suburbs for schoolsShortest commutes to Downtown NashvilleMost walkable Nashville suburbsBest Nashville suburbs for young professionals8 head-to-heads
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) vs GoodlettsvilleMurfreesboro vs SmyrnaFranklin vs BrentwoodHendersonville vs GoodlettsvilleSmyrna vs La VergneSpring Hill vs ColumbiaHendersonville vs GallatinBrentwood vs Nolensville5 guides
What "median home value" hides when you compare suburbsWhat a school proficiency percentile actually measuresWhat a two-mile amenity count can and cannot seeReading an effective property tax rateWhat the scores deliberately do not coverAll guides →