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Best places to live in Greater Nashville

22 places with 1,037,253 residents within about 30 km of Nashville, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Nashville, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Franklin (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 72,639 residents    70
  2. 2Mount Juliet
    Tennessee, 31,540 residents    69
  3. 3Green Hill
    Tennessee, 6,618 residents    66
  4. 4Brentwood (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 41,763 residents    65
  5. 5Nolensville
    Tennessee, 6,939 residents    64
  6. 6Hendersonville (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 56,018 residents    64
  7. 7Shackle Island
    Tennessee, 2,844 residents    57
  8. 8La Vergne
    Tennessee, 34,794 residents    55
  9. 9Ashland City
    Tennessee, 4,649 residents    54
  10. 10Millersville (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 6,700 residents    52

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For retired couples

  1. 1Franklin (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 72,639 residents    76
  2. 2Nolensville
    Tennessee, 6,939 residents    72
  3. 3Brentwood (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 41,763 residents    70
  4. 4Hendersonville (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 56,018 residents    68
  5. 5Mount Juliet
    Tennessee, 31,540 residents    64
  6. 6Green Hill
    Tennessee, 6,618 residents    63
  7. 7Hermitage (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 37,814 residents    62
  8. 8Belle Meade
    Tennessee, 3,004 residents    62
  9. 9La Vergne
    Tennessee, 34,794 residents    61
  10. 10Shackle Island
    Tennessee, 2,844 residents    60

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For remote workers

  1. 1Mount Juliet
    Tennessee, 31,540 residents    65
  2. 2Franklin (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 72,639 residents    65
  3. 3Hendersonville (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 56,018 residents    64
  4. 4Green Hill
    Tennessee, 6,618 residents    62
  5. 5La Vergne
    Tennessee, 34,794 residents    60
  6. 6Brentwood (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 41,763 residents    59
  7. 7Hermitage (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 37,814 residents    58
  8. 8Nolensville
    Tennessee, 6,939 residents    55
  9. 9Nashville (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 689,447 residents    55
  10. 10Forest Hills (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 5,039 residents    55

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For commuters

  1. 1Nashville (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 689,447 residents    80
  2. 2Brentwood (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 41,763 residents    72
  3. 3Hendersonville (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 56,018 residents    70
  4. 4Oak Hill (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 4,700 residents    69
  5. 5Mount Juliet
    Tennessee, 31,540 residents    68
  6. 6Franklin (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 72,639 residents    68
  7. 7Hermitage (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 37,814 residents    66
  8. 8Green Hill
    Tennessee, 6,618 residents    65
  9. 9Belle Meade
    Tennessee, 3,004 residents    64
  10. 10La Vergne
    Tennessee, 34,794 residents    64

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For single professionals

  1. 1Nashville (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 689,447 residents    75
  2. 2Franklin (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 72,639 residents    56
  3. 3Brentwood (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 41,763 residents    54
  4. 4Hermitage (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 37,814 residents    51
  5. 5Goodlettsville
    Tennessee, 16,994 residents    46
  6. 6Hendersonville (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 56,018 residents    43
  7. 7Mount Juliet
    Tennessee, 31,540 residents    42
  8. 8Nolensville
    Tennessee, 6,939 residents    40
  9. 9Green Hill
    Tennessee, 6,618 residents    38
  10. 10La Vergne
    Tennessee, 34,794 residents    37

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Mount Juliet
    Tennessee, 31,540 residents    56
  2. 2Hendersonville (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 56,018 residents    54
  3. 3Green Hill
    Tennessee, 6,618 residents    53
  4. 4Ashland City
    Tennessee, 4,649 residents    50
  5. 5Greenbrier (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 6,745 residents    48
  6. 6La Vergne
    Tennessee, 34,794 residents    47
  7. 7Pegram
    Tennessee, 2,108 residents    47
  8. 8Shackle Island
    Tennessee, 2,844 residents    47
  9. 9Ridgetop
    Tennessee, 2,042 residents    47
  10. 10Millersville (Tennessee)
    Tennessee, 6,700 residents    46

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Towns in Greater Nashville