Nashville

Most affordable Nashville suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·20 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Trousdale County Courthouse in Hartsville, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The courthouse is part of the Hartsville Historic District, which becam
Hartsville/Trousdale County$338k median · 33.9 min commute
Cost of living A−Housing D−Employment D+
74
Affordability
overall 52 D+
2
Dickson Tennessee
Dickson$293k median · 26.8 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment D+
74
Affordability
overall 55 C−
3
White House Greenway, White House Tennessee
White House$345k median · 34.7 min commute
Cost of living BHousing D+Employment B−
71
Affordability
overall 54 C−
4
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
Cost of living B+Housing DEmployment C
66
Affordability
overall 57 C−
5
Aerial Photo of Downtown Columbia, TN
Columbia$309k median · 28.0 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment C−
66
Affordability
overall 47 D
6
La Vergne$310k median · 31.6 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D+Employment C+
66
Affordability
overall 58 C
7
The town hall of Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee. Located at 315 S Lowry Street.
Smyrna$358k median · 26.3 min commute
Cost of living BHousing DEmployment C−
65
Affordability
overall 63 C+
8
Fred J. White Municipal Building - Portland City Hall, Portland Tennessee, United States
Portland$282k median · 28.9 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment C−
65
Affordability
overall 50 D+
9
The Robertson County Courthouse in Springfield, TN
Springfield$254k median · 28.7 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing FEmployment D−
65
Affordability
overall 43 D
10
City Hall, Fairview, Williamson County, Tennessee
Fairview$390k median · 37.1 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D+Employment C+
64
Affordability
overall 57 C−
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Hartsville/Trousdale County (Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0); Dickson (Ralf Peter Reimann · CC BY-SA 2.0); White House (John Phelan · CC BY 3.0); Lebanon (Eric Polk(Epolk) · Public domain); Columbia (Hmil6 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Smyrna (Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0); Portland (Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0); Springfield (TNHistory1796 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Fairview (Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0).