What is the Cheapest Neighborhood in Nashville?

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There is no official ranking of neighborhoods by cost, so the closest measure is home value by ZIP code, which covers several neighborhoods each. By that measure, the answer among the Nashville ZIP codes compared below is 37115, which covers Madison: it had the lowest median owner-occupied home value, $307,500. Next came 37217 at $317,400 and 37013, Antioch, at $328,200. These figures come from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates, as published by Census Reporter. For comparison, 37204, which includes 12 South, came in at $907,500, and the Nashville metro at $409,600. Home value measures what owners’ homes are worth, not what renting costs; for renters, the citywide median one-bedroom rent is in the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Nashville. Rents and the price of a specific home vary block by block, so use these as a starting map and then compare current listings for the same type of home.

Median Home Values by ZIP Code

ZIP code Area it includes Median owner-occupied home value Median household income
37115 Madison $307,500 $54,566
37217 several neighborhoods; check a ZIP map $317,400 $62,796
37013 Antioch $328,200 $72,755
37214 Donelson $340,900 $72,012
37218 several neighborhoods; check a ZIP map $349,900 $61,919
37210 several neighborhoods; check a ZIP map $355,600 $50,284
37207 part of greater East Nashville $365,500 $61,744
37204 12 South $907,500 $109,580
Nashville metro $409,600 $85,447

Source: ACS 2024 5-year estimates via Census Reporter, for example 37115, 37217, 37013, and 37204. ZIP codes span several neighborhoods, so the area names are a guide, not a boundary.

  1. Start with the lower-value ZIP codes, then look at commute times from each to where you work.
  2. Compare the same home type; a ZIP median mixes condos, older houses, and new builds.
  3. Add transport costs for areas farther from downtown; Antioch is about 12 miles southeast and Madison is in northeast Nashville.

Neighborhood profiles are in what Antioch is and what Madison is, and citywide costs in the cost of living in Nashville.

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