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Nashville TN Apartment Market Read
Covers Nashville-Davidson, Murfreesboro and Franklin.
Current market read
Renter’s market
ConditionSoft
The yearly data reads a renter's market, and the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 2,900 searches in August 2026 · HousesSee read → What renters Google mostHousesSee all →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 2,900 searches in August 2026, for Nashville on its own
November is usually one of the quietest months for renter searches here.
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Stable
Nothing is pulling hard either way in the latest figures (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+1.0%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,645 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 0.2% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +3.9% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,627/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · NashvilleNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 6 days ago. softer neutral firmer
Williamson County is booming. Its housing market is standing out, tooReventure App CEO Nick Gerli warns of downtown Nashville housing crashPieTown Slated For New Multifamily Development In Downtown Nashville.View all 8 Nashville news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Strong demand
DEMAND
Jobs+1.0%
Migration 2025+7.7/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+7.7%
Vacancy 20248.3%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$1,637/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,627 · own $3,264
$1,627RENT
$3,264OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
+7.7/1k
▲ More people moved in from elsewhere in the US than left. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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