Nashville

Best Nashville suburbs for young professionals

Ranked on employment and income at 25%, amenities at 25%, commute at 20%, median rent at 15% (lower is better) and cost of living at 15%. Schools are not counted.

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
Employment BAmenities B−Commute B
68
Score
overall 76 B
2
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)$414k median · 24.7 min commute
Employment CAmenities A−Commute B−
68
Score
overall 57 C−
3
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
Employment CAmenities A−Commute C−
66
Score
overall 66 C+
4
The town hall of Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee. Located at 315 S Lowry Street.
Smyrna$358k median · 26.3 min commute
Employment C−Amenities B−Commute D+
61
Score
overall 63 C+
5
Located at Spring Hill, Tennessee.
Spring Hill$494k median · 30.0 min commute
Employment B+Amenities CCommute D
60
Score
overall 61 C
6
Gallatin, Tennessee, town square
Gallatin$372k median · 26.4 min commute
Employment CAmenities C−Commute D+
58
Score
overall 62 C
7
Dickson Tennessee
Dickson$293k median · 26.8 min commute
Employment D+Amenities D+Commute D+
57
Score
overall 55 C−
8
Hendersonville Tennessee welcome sign
Hendersonville$431k median · 29.7 min commute
Employment CAmenities CCommute D
56
Score
overall 64 C+
9
The town square in Lebanon, TN with the Civil War memorial statue in the center of the square.
Lebanon$378k median · 27.0 min commute
Employment CAmenities D−Commute D
55
Score
overall 57 C−
10
Aerial Photo of Downtown Columbia, TN
Columbia$309k median · 28.0 min commute
Employment C−Amenities DCommute D
55
Score
overall 47 D
This list's weighting
Employment 25%Amenities 25%Commute 20%Median rent (lower is better) 15%Cost of living 15%
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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); Spring Hill (Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0); Gallatin (Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0); Dickson (Ralf Peter Reimann · CC BY-SA 2.0); Hendersonville (GatewayPolitics · CC BY-SA 4.0); Lebanon (Eric Polk(Epolk) · Public domain); Columbia (Hmil6 · CC BY-SA 4.0).