Nashville

Best Nashville suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·20 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Intersection of 4th Avenue and Main Street in Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin$705k median · 23.9 min commute
Schools A+Amenities B−Residents inactive
79
Family score
overall 76 B
2
Downtown Murfreesboro, Tennessee Image copyleft: Image taken by me, released under GFDL, Pollinator 04:42, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
Murfreesboro$402k median · 26.7 min commute
Schools B+Amenities A−Residents inactive
74
Family score
overall 66 C+
3
The town hall of Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee. Located at 315 S Lowry Street.
Smyrna$358k median · 26.3 min commute
Schools B+Amenities B−Residents inactive
71
Family score
overall 63 C+
4
Hendersonville Tennessee welcome sign
Hendersonville$431k median · 29.7 min commute
Schools A−Amenities CResidents inactive
70
Family score
overall 64 C+
5
Gallatin, Tennessee, town square
Gallatin$372k median · 26.4 min commute
Schools A−Amenities C−Residents inactive
69
Family score
overall 62 C
6
Address: 7218 Nolensville Rd, Nolensville, TN 37135
Nolensville$778k median · 36.8 min commute
Schools AAmenities D−Residents inactive
68
Family score
overall 68 B−
7
City Hall, Fairview, Williamson County, Tennessee
Fairview$390k median · 37.1 min commute
Schools AAmenities DResidents inactive
65
Family score
overall 57 C−
8
Mount Juliet$460k median · 30.2 min commute
Schools A−Amenities D−Residents inactive
64
Family score
overall 61 C
9
Brentwood Tennessee Town Hall. Includes city government offices (commissioners), Police, and Fire Stations.
Brentwood$1.03M median · 25.7 min commute
Schools AAmenities FResidents inactive
63
Family score
overall 69 B−
10
La Vergne$310k median · 31.6 min commute
Schools B+Amenities FResidents inactive
61
Family score
overall 58 C
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Franklin (Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0); Murfreesboro (The original uploader was Pollinator at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0); Smyrna (Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0); Hendersonville (GatewayPolitics · CC BY-SA 4.0); Gallatin (Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0); Nolensville (Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0); Fairview (Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0); Brentwood (Concord715 · CC0).