The Nashville–Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro has 2.1M residents (per 2024 ACS 5-year Estimates ), a 2024 median household income of $85K, median home value of $410K, median age of 37, and a 41% bachelor's-degree share among adults 25 and older. The analysis below clusters neighborhoods within the metro's urbanized areas, covering 1.1M of those 2.1M residents. The southern wedge of Davidson County around Forest Hills and into Brentwood leads on home values, incomes, and education, while the outer ring around Gallatin, Lebanon, and Smyrna sits at the bottom.
Median home value
The highest values sit in the southern wedge just south of downtown. The area south of Forest Hills tops the metro at $1.2M, with a neighboring south-Davidson cluster also at $1.2M, the area west of Brentwood at $1.0M, and two more south-side clusters at $920K and $915K. At the bottom, the lowest values ring the outer metro: the area east of Gallatin to the northeast at $267K, north Nashville at $293K, the area east of the city at $300K, north of Smyrna at $301K, and north Lebanon at $305K. The ≥$900K tier is confined to the southern wedge; the under-$400K tier covers the outer ring and North Nashville.
Median household income
The area south of Forest Hills tops the metro at $190K, followed by a south-Davidson cluster at $181K, the area west of Brentwood at $153K, north of Brentwood at $136K, and another south-side cluster at $130K. The lowest incomes are in the urban core and the outer ring: the area west of the core at $49K, east Murfreesboro at $54K, north Nashville at $55K, the area east of Gallatin at $55K, and another north Nashville cluster at $55K. The ≥$120K tier follows the southern wedge; the under-$60K tier sits on the core and the outer edges.
Median age
The oldest neighborhoods are the established southern suburbs. A south-Davidson cluster and the area south of Forest Hills both top the metro at 48, with the area north of Brentwood at 45, and two more clusters south and east of the city at 44. The youngest neighborhoods sit in and around the urban core: two south-of-downtown clusters at 28, the area west of the core at 30, and two more core clusters at 31 and 32. Most of the metro sits in the 34–44 range.
Adults with a bachelor's degree
Education peaks in the same southern wedge that holds the wealth. A south-Davidson cluster leads at 84%, with two more south-side clusters at 78%, the area south of Forest Hills at 76%, and the area west of Brentwood at 75%. The lowest shares are in the outer ring: the area east of Gallatin at 16%, north Lebanon at 20%, the area east of the city at 23%, south of La Vergne at 24%, and south of Smyrna at 25%. The ≥70% tier follows the southern wedge; the under-30% tier covers the outer ring.
Where the metrics overlap
The southern wedge of Davidson County sits at the top of home value, income, age, and education all at once — the area south of Forest Hills leads on home value, income, and age, while a neighboring south-Davidson cluster tops education at 84%. The outer ring forms the opposite corner: the area east of Gallatin bottoms home value at $267K, income at $55K, and education at 16% together, and the communities around Lebanon and Smyrna sit near the bottom on value and education as well. Age runs on its own axis — the oldest neighborhoods are the wealthy southern suburbs, and the youngest are clustered around the urban core.
Key Takeaways
- Across the metro, the median home value is $410K, median household income is $85K, median age is 37, and the bachelor's-degree share is 41%.
- The area south of Forest Hills tops home value at $1.2M, income at $190K, and age at 48.
- A south-Davidson cluster tops education at 84%.
- The area east of Gallatin sits at the bottom of home value ($267K), income ($55K), and education (16%) together.
- The youngest neighborhoods fall to a median age of 28 around the urban core; the oldest reach 48 in the southern wedge.