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Affordability in Nashville

Nashville ranks #50 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 63 — Fun. That puts it in the 63rd percentile nationally and #1 of 3 in Tennessee.

affordability score
63
Fun
National rank
#50 of 134
In Tennessee
#1 of 3
Percentile
63rd

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Nashville sits 13 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Nashville

  1. T#47 Aurora, CO 65
  2. #49 Santa Clarita, CA 64
  3. #50 Nashville, TN — this page 63
  4. T#51 Fort Worth, TX 62
  5. T#51 Lubbock, TX 62

See the full leaderboard — The most affordable cities →

Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Nashville

Nashville scores 60 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: