What Nashville Neighborhood is Growing the Fastest?

February 19, 2026

Within Nashville proper (Davidson County), North Nashville is growing the fastest in terms of new development density and investment per acre. In the broader Nashville metropolitan area, Nolensville is growing the fastest by population percentage, 163% growth from 2010 to 2023. These are different metrics measuring different things, and both answers are accurate.

North Nashville: fastest-developing urban neighborhood

No neighborhood inside Davidson County is attracting more new construction investment per block than North Nashville, specifically the Buchanan Street corridor and the areas around Jefferson Street. The 2020 tornado accelerated a redevelopment process that was already underway, and the vacuum left by destroyed housing has been filled with new townhomes, mixed-use buildings, and commercial development at a pace that has fundamentally altered the physical character of multiple blocks within five years.

The investment is real. New tall-skinny townhomes listing at $450,000 to $500,000 have replaced lower-value housing. Mixed-use buildings on Buchanan Street have added retail and residential simultaneously. The controversy around this growth, the zoning fight over the Buchanan Street Commercial Compatibility Overlay in early 2026, is itself evidence of how significant the development pressure has become.

Nolensville: fastest-growing metro suburb by population

Nolensville grew 163% between 2010 and 2023, from 5,351 to over 14,000 residents, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. StorageCafe’s 2024-2025 research ranked it the fastest-growing city in Tennessee and in the top 10 in the United States. Spring Hill, also south of Nashville in Williamson County, nearly doubled its population in the same period (29,000 to over 57,000).

Both communities grew through master-planned residential development: large subdivisions with new construction homes, Williamson County Schools access, and a suburban character that attracts families priced out of closer-in Nashville options. Median home prices in Nolensville hit approximately $823,000 in April 2024.

East Nashville: still growing, but earlier

East Nashville’s fastest growth period was roughly 2012 to 2020, when Five Points, Inglewood, and the surrounding blocks transformed from a neighborhood with a reputation problem into one of the city’s most desirable addresses. That growth is not over, but it has normalized into steady appreciation rather than the explosive transformation phase. East Nashville is no longer a growth story; it is an established neighborhood managing its success.

The pattern

Nashville’s growth consistently moves outward from the urban core as prices rise. East Nashville absorbed the first wave of urban migration. The Nations, Wedgewood-Houston, and North Nashville absorbed the next. The current pressure points are Madison and Antioch within Davidson County, and Nolensville and Spring Hill outside it. Where those neighborhoods are today is roughly where East Nashville was in 2012.

Sources

  • NewsChannel 5, Nolensville fastest-growing city in Tennessee, May 2025
  • Tennessee Municipal League, Nolensville growth data
  • HomeSnacks, Fastest growing cities in Tennessee, 2025
  • Felix Homes, Up and Coming Neighborhoods in Nashville 2025
  • FOX 17, Buchanan Street rezoning, January 2026
  • Save Our Nashville Neighborhoods, NCRC gentrification data, 2025

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