Green Hills is expensive. Median home prices are around $1,062,000, new construction luxury properties start in the $2 million range and go significantly higher, and the cost of the commercial amenities that define the neighborhood, the Mall at Green Hills, the Hill Center boutiques, the restaurant scene along Hillsboro Pike, reflects the income level of the people who live there.
The housing numbers
Most of Green Hills’s residential stock consists of mid-20th-century ranch homes on large lots, many of which have been significantly renovated or completely rebuilt. The median sale price in the neighborhood sits around $1,062,500 based on current data. Some properties, particularly new construction on corner lots, list at $6 million or more. Smaller townhomes in the $500,000 range exist, but they are the outliers in a neighborhood defined by substantial single-family homes.
Renters face similar dynamics. Average rents in Green Hills trend higher than much of Davidson County. The neighborhood is dominated by homeowners rather than renters, which compresses rental supply further.
What you are paying for
The price buys a specific set of things that Green Hills delivers consistently: a lower crime rate than Nashville’s average (well below 0.06% of Davidson County’s violent crimes, according to PropertyClub), excellent public schools including Julia Green Elementary and the J.T. Moore Middle School corridor feeding into Hillsboro High School, proximity to Nashville’s best shopping and three universities, and the established neighborhood character that comes from large lots and mature trees that simply cannot be replicated in newly developed areas.
Green Hills also has no tourist infrastructure, no honky-tonk spillover, no bachelor party corridors. It is a residential neighborhood that happens to have exceptional retail. That peace of mind factors into the price.
Compared to other Nashville neighborhoods
Green Hills is more expensive than East Nashville (medians typically in the $500,000 to $600,000 range), 12 South (similar range), and Germantown. It is roughly comparable to Sylvan Park and Belle Meade in housing costs. It is less expensive than Brentwood to the south, which starts above $750,000 and runs well above $1.5 million for established addresses.
The honest bottom line
Green Hills is for households with incomes that can support million-dollar real estate. There is no version of Green Hills that is affordable on a median Nashville salary. If the schools, safety, and shopping profile match your needs and your budget allows, it is a neighborhood that consistently delivers what it promises.
Sources
- NashvilleGo.com, Green Hills neighborhood guide
- David Hatef Real Estate, Green Hills shopping guide
- PropertyClub, Safest Neighborhoods in Nashville, 2024
- Seeing Tennessee, Mall at Green Hills guide, June 2025
- Acre State Real Estate, Green Hills neighborhood guide