The 10 Cheapest Nashville, TN Neighborhoods To Live In For 2024


The cheapest Nashville neighborhoods are Rachel Jackson and Una for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

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Everything else equal, we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.

I’d much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I’d rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.

And while every neighbhorhood in Nashville might be more expensive than living in rural Tennessee, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.

What exactly are those Nashville neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further — you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?

Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and determine which neighborhoods in Nashville are the cheapest using Saturday Night Science.

The Cheapest Neighborhoods In Nashville For 2024

  1. Rachel Jackson
  2. Una
  3. South Hampton
  4. Hoggett Ford Road
  5. Bells Bend
  6. Hermitage Hills
  7. Villages Of Larchwood
  8. Talbot’s Corner
  9. Merry Oaks
  10. Bordeaux

What’s the cheapest neighborhood to live in Nashville for 2024? According to the most recent census data, Rachel Jackson looks to be the cheapest Nashville neighborhood to live in.

At this point, we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for — some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Nashville. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates for more space and cheaper groceries.

Read on to see how we determined the places around Nashville that deserve a little bragging rights, or maybe you’re interested in the worst neighborhoods in Nashville.

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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Nashville For 2024

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Population: 677
Cost Of Living Index: 94 (35th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.6 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.005 (2nd cheapest)
More on Rachel Jackson: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 757
Cost Of Living Index: 90 (22nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.5 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (2cheapest)
More on Una: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 1,086
Cost Of Living Index: 105 (58th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.5 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.0 (cheapest)
More on South Hampton: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 835
Cost Of Living Index: 99 (50th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.5 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.013 (11th cheapest)
More on Hoggett Ford Road: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 782
Cost Of Living Index: 97 (44th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.0 (12th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.013 (10th cheapest)
More on Bells Bend: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 2,246
Cost Of Living Index: 92 (30th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.1 (15th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (23rd cheapest)
More on Hermitage Hills: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 1,945
Cost Of Living Index: 91 (26th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.5 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (44th cheapest)
More on Villages Of Larchwood: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 12,018
Cost Of Living Index: 85 (8th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.7 (7th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.021 (55th cheapest)
More on Talbot’s Corner: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 715
Cost Of Living Index: 92 (30th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.6 (33rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.013 (9th cheapest)
More on Merry Oaks: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 2,556
Cost Of Living Index: 89 (20th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.9 (9th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (45th cheapest)
More on Bordeaux: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Nashville Hoods In 2024

To rank the cheapest places to live in Nashville, we had to determine what criteria define “cheap” and then apply Saturday Night Science.

Using Census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

  • Overall Cost Of Living
  • Rent To Income Ratio
  • Median Home Value To Income Ratio

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 79 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index, the “Cheapest City Neighborhood In Nashville.” We’re lookin’ at you, Rachel Jackson.

We updated this article for 2024. This is our fourth time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in Nashville. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from cheapest to most expensive.

Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In Nashville

If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Nashville where prices are low, and it’s cheap to live, this is an accurate list.

The most affordable neighborhoods in Nashville are Rachel Jackson, Una, South Hampton, Hoggett Ford Road, Bells Bend, Hermitage Hills, Villages Of Larchwood, Talbot’s Corner, Merry Oaks, and Bordeaux.

As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Nashville aren’t all cheap. Historic Edgefield takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Nashville.

The most expensive neighborhoods in Nashville are Historic Edgefield, Centenary, Stadium Area, Hillsboro West End, and East End.

We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Nashville For 2024

Rank Neighborhood Cost Of Living Index
1 Rachel Jackson 94
2 Una 90
3 South Hampton 105
4 Hoggett Ford Road 99
5 Bells Bend 97
6 Hermitage Hills 92
7 Villages Of Larchwood 91
8 Talbot’s Corner 85
9 Merry Oaks 92
10 Bordeaux 89
11 Neelys Bend 91
12 Inglewood-Riverwood 97
13 Barclay Drive 91
14 Hadley-Washngton 84
15 Tulip Grove 92
16 Scottsboro 87
17 Your Neighborhood Group 98
18 Antioch 92
19 Nashboro Village 90
20 Marrowbone 92
21 Mckissack Park 86
22 Edmondson-Cloverland 114
23 Greenwood 96
24 Brick Church Bellshire 91
25 Ccsi-South Inglewood 95
26 Mcmurray-Huntingdon 94
27 Crieve Hall 105
28 Hillwood Estates 124
29 Capitol View 85
30 Cleveland Park 96
31 West Meade 117
32 Hickory Woods 95
33 Donelson Hills 96
34 Baxter Road 99
35 Southeast 109
36 Rosebank 87
37 Haynes Area 89
38 Jones-Buena Vista 82
39 Heron Walk 88
40 Buena Vista Heights 85
41 Harpeth Valley Park 103
42 Bellshire Estates 98
43 Salemtown 117
44 Hadley Park 85
45 Charlotte Park 94
46 Stanford Estates 97
47 Four Corners 94
48 College Heights-Clifton 86
49 South Harpeth Area 106
50 Fisk-Meharry 83
51 Green Hills 134
52 Eastwood 111
53 Woodycrest 84
54 Cumberland Gardens 80
55 Glencliff 90
56 Bellmont Hillsboro 132
57 Shelby Hills 100
58 Osage-North Fisk 86
59 Melrose 114
60 Poplar Creek Estates 113
61 Cahal Street 98
62 Mcferrin Park 94
63 White Bridge 117
64 Southside 75
65 Sylvan Park 123
66 Woodbine 86
67 Cherokee Park 112
68 Whites Bend 103
69 Lockeland Springs 115
70 Edgehill 105
71 Shepherd Hills 99
72 Sylvan Heights 106
73 Germantown 117
74 Elizabeth Park 88
75 East End 114
76 Hillsboro West End 131
77 Stadium Area 100
78 Centenary 104
79 Historic Edgefield 112
About Chris Kolmar

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