Nashville, TN · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Nashville

Nashville ranks #26 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 81Very Fun. That puts it in the 81st percentile nationally and #1 of 3 in Tennessee.

affordability score
81
Very Fun
National rank
#26 of 134
In Tennessee
#1 of 3
Percentile
81st

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Nashville sits 31 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.

Ranked around Nashville

  1. T#23 Colorado Springs, CO 83
  2. #25 Fremont, CA 82
  3. #26 Nashville, TN — this page 81
  4. T#27 Honolulu, HI 80
  5. T#27 Park City, UT 80

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Nashville

Nashville scores 63 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: