Nashville, TN

Community Overview

Named one of America's Best Places to Live by Livability.com

Its Music City USA, but Nashville is also the health-care capital of the United States, home to some 300 health-related enterprises accounting for $50 billion in revenue. More than two dozen higher education institutions, including the renowned Vanderbilt University, are in Nashville, which is also Tennessee’s capital. Country music’s “mother church,” the Ryman Auditorium, the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum share the spotlight with a vibrant music and production scene that attracts all genres of music. A vibrant economy is drawing young professionals to the city’s downtown.

Population
County Population: 619,626 Davidson
City Population: 590,807 Nashville

Detailed Demographics Infomation

Climate
July High Temperature: 95 degrees F
January Low Temperature: 28 degrees F

Nashville's climate is moderate, with seasonal variation rarely lapsing into temperature extremes. Its humidity is also considered moderate for the Southeast. Precipitation is heaviest in winter and early spring, though when it falls in the form of snow it is seldom disruptive. Thunderstorms in Nashville are moderately frequent from March through September.

Schools
A wide spectrum of both public and private K-12 education opportunities provides families with many choices in the Nashville area. In addition to the various county public school systems in the MSA, there are three city school systems that serve students through grade six. These are located in Lebanon, Murfreesboro and Franklin. Nashville also has a long tradition of private education, providing choices that accommodate individual religious beliefs and different preferences for educational methods and approaches. The Nashville area's 21 accredited four-year and postgraduate institutions are an integral part of the economic and cultural identity of the area. In addition, the area boasts six community colleges and 11 vocational and technical schools. The availability of such varied higher education choices creates an extremely well-educated base of residents.

Education Statistics

Health Care
Nashville is a major U.S. center for entrepreneurial health care companies, with more than 350 health care companies with operations in the city, 21 of which are publicly traded and headquartered in Nashville. More than 50 percent of all the for-profit hospital beds in America are owned and managed by companies headquartered in the Nashville area. The region also offers world-class health care for residents, including:

• More than 2,700 doctors
• More than 30 hospitals, medical centers and specialty centers
• Two teaching hospitals: Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Meharry Medical Center
• Two Veterans Administration medical centers

Neighborhoods
Nashville offers affordable residential housing in a wide range of friendly, welcoming neighborhoods.

Average Home Prices and Rent Payments

Business Climate
Nashville's economy is uniquely diverse, which accounts for the area's resilience in a fluctuating global environment. Continual job creation is the result of a variety of growing industries such as retail, professional and business services, education, health care, leisure and hospitality, transportation and construction. The area benefits from low unemployment, substantial international investment, continual expansion and a well-trained labor force undergoing constant renewal through our 19 colleges and universities.

Workforce and Labor Statistcs

Culture
With a rich love for song and deep musical roots, Nashville is truly Music City USA. As the capital of Tennessee, Nashville sits in the north-central portion of the state hugging the Cumberland River.

Local Attractions

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