3.16/5
253 reviews
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Nashville, TN

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Nashville has seen rapid growth in recent years, with an influx of people from larger cities bringing revitalization to food, coffee, shopping, and entertainment scenes. New neighborhoods are emerging with improved grocery and retail options, and the arts and music remain a staple, offering great value and accessibility. Despite its country roots, Nashville now feels more cosmopolitan than most Southern cities, with a diverse culture and community. The weather is generally mild in the winter, making for a more comfortable climate than cities farther north.

However, the growth has come with some downsides. Cost of living has risen sharply, largely due to gentrification, tourism, and real estate investors pricing locals out of their own neighborhoods. Long-time establishments are closing due to rent hikes, and affordable housing is increasingly hard to find. The job market hasn't kept pace, with minimum wage still at $7.25 an hour. Many locals are concerned that city and state policies aren't doing enough to protect residents and small businesses from being displaced. Service workers often rely on tips, as wages are low.

Visitors are encouraged to be mindful of these issues, support local businesses, respect neighborhoods, and tip well if they can afford to travel.

AI-generated summary of reviews
1 year ago

Nashville is growing very quickly. There are a lot of people who have moved here in the last 5 years from bigger cities. The food scene is rapidly improving and many new neighborhoods are popping up with great shopping and higher quality and more convenient grocery options. The coffee scene is nearly as good as Los Angeles or San Francisco, but not quite there yet. Out of the entire South, this has the most cosmopolitan feel while still being country themed. Music venues are good, arts and entertainment are inexpensive and expanding. The main drawback is the cost of living. The airport is recently renovated and has reasonable flights to major destinations. Winter is milder than up north, but there is no beach nearby.

1 year ago

The town has been taken over by tourists. Local music venues that have been around for 50+ years are closing because they can't afford the rent hikes. Tourism + out of town developers are driving prices for locals up and the job market can't keep up (minimum wage is still $7.25 an hour.) It would be possible to increase minimum wage, protect small business, and local cost of living if the state wasn't controlled by conservative republicans who won't pass any useful legislation to aid with the economic divide. But sure, let's spend $500 million to build a brand a second football stadium. I digress.

If you do visit, please stay at a hotel instead of an Airbnb. Low-income neighborhoods are being bulldozed and gentrified by developers to build 4 story houses ideal for investment property owners seeking to rent it out as an Airbnb. (This impacts pricing for both local home buyers as well as renters.)

Last, but not least, PLEASE tip service industry workers (servers, drivers, performers, bartenders, etc.) If you can afford to visit, you can afford to tip. Thank you!

4 years ago

✅ Good food and coffee scene

✅ Expanding arts and entertainment

✅ Mild winters

✅ Cosmopolitan feel

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm in the spring

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Everyone speaks English

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ High cost of living

❌ Over-tourism

❌ Gentrification impacting locals

❌ Low wages

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Not very safe

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ Not safe for women

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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1864°
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2068°
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3188°
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3799°
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3697°
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2577°
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2373°
mild

1254°
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1763°
cool

Real (median)

745°
cold

541°
very cold

1763°
cool

1966°
mild

2272°
mild

2882°
very warm

3086°
very warm

2577°
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2373°
mild

1253°
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1661°
cool

Humidity

damp
77%

damp
80%

damp
72%

nice
70%

nice
73%

sweaty
76%

sweaty
78%

sweaty
74%

nice
72%

nice
74%

nice
70%

damp
79%

Most common

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☀️ Clear

Rain

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128mm

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115mm

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88mm

rainy
85mm

rainy
98mm

dry
45mm

rainy
134mm

Cloud

cloudy
63%

cloudy
75%

cloudy
61%

cloudy
52%

cloudy
55%

pockets
49%

cloudy
50%

pockets
46%

pockets
34%

pockets
50%

pockets
31%

cloudy
63%

Air quality

clean
30 US AQI

clean
33 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

clean
41 US AQI

clean
39 US AQI

clean
44 US AQI

clean
45 US AQI

clean
43 US AQI

clean
34 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

clean
32 US AQI

Sun

safe
2 UVI

safe
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
6 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

safe
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

Remote workers

1,400 people

1,477 people

1,757 people

1,600 people

1,388 people

1,320 people

2,271 people

1,484 people

1,586 people

1,575 people

1,920 people

1,750 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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✈️1h

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New York City, NY

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Dallas, TX

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Cincinnati, OH

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Los Angeles, CA

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Las Vegas, NV

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

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San Francisco, CA

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✈️4h

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Ho Chi Minh City

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👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️19h

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Salt Lake City, UT

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Bangkok

Thailand

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📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

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✈️19h

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Dublin

Ireland

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📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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✈️8h

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42 Mbps

Chicago, IL

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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Los Angeles, CA

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Lisbon

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London

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Amsterdam

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Paris

France

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️9h

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Barcelona

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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Rome

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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Bangkok

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1,200 remote workers in Nashville now, of which 1+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	3.16/5 (Rank #399) 253 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍7 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $5,989 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 107 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Too hot: 35°C95°F (feels 43°C109°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 55%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😍 Very high: 90%
💨 Air quality (now)	😐 Moderate: 74 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 42 US AQI
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Bad
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Okay
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very high: $4,817 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Great
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Good
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Great
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	North America
🚩 Country	United States
🗓️ Average trip length	8 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	107 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 35°C 95°F + 😊 Comfy (55%) = feels 43°C 109°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 74 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 42 US AQI
🔌 Power	115V 60Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	District 19
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	District 5
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 Tipping	Yes, 15%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	The skiing,snowboarding,snowllery
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	9% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	630,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$57,808 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 46% 👱‍♀️ 54%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 83% 👱‍♀️ 17%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Craigslist
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Southwest
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	American

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$5,989 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$4,437 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$6,241 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,783 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,541 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$9,469 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,352 / month
🏠 Median home price	$448,000
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$119 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$310 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$284 / month
🍛 Dinner	$18
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$5
👩‍🏫 International school	$32,500 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$15 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$4 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$12,352
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$30,278
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$71,127

Nashville, TN

1,200 remote workers in Nashville now, of which 1+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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