Is East Nashville Good for Families?

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For a family visit, yes, especially if you plan around Shelby Park and a few kid-friendly places to eat. Shelby Park, about three miles east of downtown along the Cumberland River, has playgrounds, a dog park, baseball fields, two golf courses, and a community center. Combined with Shelby Bottoms and Cornelia Fort Airpark, it adds up to more than 1,000 acres of green space (Wikipedia). The Infatuation’s East Nashville guides tag several spots as good for kids, from sandwiches to Peruvian food to a Yemeni coffee house. If you are thinking of moving there, schools and safety depend on the exact address, so check those for the specific home.

Family Stops

Stop What the source says
Shelby Park playgrounds, a dog park, baseball fields, two golf courses, a community center (Wikipedia)
Turkey and the Wolf Icehouse, 800 Meridian St sandwiches; tagged for lunch, sitting outside, and kids (The Infatuation)
Limo Peruvian Eatery tagged for kids and casual dinners; purple corn drinks and ceviche (The Infatuation)
Haraz Coffee House, 901 Woodland St Yemeni coffee and mosaic cake; tagged for sitting outside and kids (The Infatuation, coffee)

The restaurant tags come from The Infatuation’s East Nashville guide and coffee guide.

If You Are Thinking of Living There

  1. Schools: zoning depends on the exact address; how to check is in which neighborhoods are near good schools.
  2. Safety: look at current data for the block; how to do that is in whether East Nashville is safe.
  3. Parks within walking distance: the walkable pockets near Shelby Park, such as Lockeland Springs, are in whether East Nashville is walkable.

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