Nashville, Tennessee, is among the top cities with a free business environment. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in healthcare, environmental quality and internet access.
Nashville is one of the top ten city matches for 0.3% of Teleport users.
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Housing| Large apartment | $1900.00 |
|---|---|
| Medium apartment | $1600.00 |
| Rent index [score] | 0.42 |
| Small apartment | $1200.00 |
Cost of Living| 5km taxi ride | $8.20 |
|---|---|
| A Cappuccino | $4.70 |
| A beer | $2.10 |
| A kilogram of Apples | $3.70 |
| Bread | $0.97 |
| Inflation [score] | 0.57 |
| Lunch | $14.00 |
| Monthly fitness club membership | $38.00 |
| Monthly public transport | $66.00 |
| Movie ticket | $12.00 |
| Price of a meal at a restaurant | $70.87 |
Startups| Average monthly increase in number of startups | 7 |
|---|---|
| Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.47 |
| Coworking spaces [score] | 0.68 |
| Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 30 |
| Meetups [score] | 0.50 |
| Meetups groups | 138 |
| Meetups members | 55158 |
| Number of investors | 104 |
| Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 624 |
| Number of upcoming meetup events | 50 |
| Startup climate scene [score] | 0.57 |
| Startup events | 314 |
| Startup events [score] | 0.84 |
| Startups [score] | 0.74 |
| Total number of startups | 464 |
Venture Capital| Funding accelerator names | JumpStartFoundry |
|---|---|
| Number of funding accelerators | 1 |
| Venture capital [score] | 0.36 |
Travel Connectivity| Airport hub | 47 |
|---|---|
| Airport hub [score] | 0.27 |
| Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.11 |
Commute| Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/United_States/Nashville |
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| Traffic handling [score] | 0.58 |
Business Freedom| Business freedom | 84.70 |
|---|---|
| Business freedom [score] | 0.86 |
| Freedom from corruption | 74.00 |
| Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.79 |
| Lack of labor restrictions | 91.40 |
| Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 1.00 |
| Time to open a business | 5.60 |
| Time to open a business [score] | 0.95 |
Safety| Crime rate [score] | 0.54 |
|---|---|
| Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 16 |
| Guns per 100 residents | 96 |
| Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.57 |
| Lack of guns [score] | 0.47 |
| Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.52 |
Healthcare| Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.99 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare quality [score] | 0.76 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 79.28 |
| Life expectancy [score] | 0.76 |
Education| Best university in ranking | Vanderbilt University |
|---|---|
| Best university ranking | 108 |
| Country mean scores in PISA math test | 478.04 |
| Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 497.58 |
| Country mean scores in PISA science test | 497.41 |
| PISA math ranking (high school) | 30 |
| PISA ranking | 24 |
| PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.72 |
| PISA reading (high school) | 16 |
| PISA science (high school) | 19 |
| Percent of happy students | 0.77 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.26 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.17 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.18 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.09 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.08 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.07 |
| University quality [score] | 0.22 |
Environmental Quality| Air quality [score] | 0.79 |
|---|---|
| Cleanliness [score] | 0.66 |
| Drinking water quality [score] | 0.66 |
| Urban greenery [score] | 0.71 |
Economy| Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 1.00 |
|---|---|
| Currency for urban area | USD |
| GDP growth rate | 0.02 |
| GDP growth rate [score] | 0.43 |
| GDP per capita | $54596.65 |
| GDP per capita [score] | 0.87 |
Taxation| Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.54 |
|---|---|
| Income tax level [score] | 0.41 |
| Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.44 |
| Time overhead to file company taxes | 175 |
| VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.09 |
Internet Access| Download speed (Mbps) | 101.14 |
|---|---|
| Internet access (download) [score] | 0.85 |
| Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.47 |
| Upload speed (Mbps) | 11.03 |
Leisure & Culture| Art galleries | 148 |
|---|---|
| Art galleries [score] | 0.69 |
| Cinemas | 32 |
| Cinemas [score] | 0.51 |
| Comedy clubs | 37 |
| Comedy clubs [score] | 0.86 |
| Concert venues | 191 |
| Concerts [score] | 1.00 |
| Historical sites | 56 |
| Historical sites [score] | 0.74 |
| Museums | 41 |
| Museums [score] | 0.67 |
| Performing art venues | 132 |
| Performing arts [score] | 0.60 |
| Sport venues | 61 |
| Sports [score] | 0.80 |
| Zoos [score] | 0.10 |
Tolerance| LGBT Equality Index | 70.00 |
|---|---|
| LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.71 |
| LGBT adoption rights | Ambiguous |
| LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
| LGBT blood donation regulations | ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| LGBT conversion therapy regulations | Ambiguous |
| LGBT discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
| LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
| LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
| LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Legal |
| Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.65 |
Outdoors| Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Median peak in meters | 233.00 |
| Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
| Urban area elevation (meters) | 172.00 |
| Water access [score] | 0.10 |
Costs of living in Nashville are in the 129th place of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly higher compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
 Monthly fitness club membership | $38 |
|---|---|
 Movie ticket | $12 |
 Broadband internet connection | $60 |
 Monthly public transport | $66 |
 Lunch | $14 |
Software Engineer salaries in Nashville are very high. For this job type, Nashville ranks 19th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Nashville.
The overall crime rate puts Nashville in position 155 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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Nashville is a city in Davidson County and the capital of the American state of Tennessee. It is sometimes called the "Country Music Capital of the World" or more often "Music City, USA"; however, Nashville has done much to escape its country music image and become a regional center of culture and commerce. In fact, Dell, Nissan, and Saturn have all moved some operations to or near the city. The music is various; major rap artists and rock bands (Young Buck, Haystak, Kings of Leon, Paramore, and Ben Folds) claim Nashville as their hometown, and the city is also the epicenter of the contemporary Christian music industry. Nashville has been the home of the world-famous Grand Ole Opry since 1925. Nashville also has a great bar scene. If you like to drink, you can go "Honky-tonking," also known as "bar-hopping."
Nashville was founded in 1779 and it grew rapidly because of its excellent location on the Cumberland River. It was incorporated in 1806 and became the county seat of Davidson County. Nashville was named the capital of Tennessee in 1843.
Like many Southern cities, Nashville was not immune to the economic woes of the post-Civil War South but it quickly rebounded. It only took a few years for the city to reclaim its important shipping and trading position and to develop a solid manufacturing base. The post-Civil War years of the late 19th century brought a new-found prosperity to Nashville. These healthy economic times left the city with a legacy of grand classical-style buildings, which can still be seen around the downtown area.
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