Is Nashville, TN a good place to invest in real estate?

Real data from the LumosTerra engine, snapshot as of 2026-10-29. Every number below comes from the same tables the market pages use - no estimates are invented.

The market at a glance

	Median home value (tracked areas)	$324,248
	Appreciation, last 3 years	-3.8%
	Appreciation, last 5 years	20.8%
	Appreciation, last 10 years	115.5%
	Active for-sale listings	6,210
	List price range	$0 - $23,500,000

The short-term rental picture

Top tracked annual revenue	$354,901
Top tracked occupancy	65.3%
Top tracked daily rate	$1,526

Short-term numbers swing by property type and season - pull a specific address for the property-level picture.

Local rules

Short-term rentals are allowed with restrictions in the cached ordinance record. Verify with the local authority before relying on it - cached records are a map, not the law.

What the community is saying

Short-term rental snapshot: where the tracked revenue leads

Jump in at the LumosTerra forum - every answer there comes with the engine data attached.

Compare with nearby markets

Knoxville, TN - 47.7% 5-year appreciation
Signal Mountain, TN - 38.1% 5-year appreciation
Franklin, TN - 34.0% 5-year appreciation
Johnson City, TN - 32.4% 5-year appreciation
Hixson, TN - 27.9% 5-year appreciation
Chattanooga, TN - 26.3% 5-year appreciation

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All figures are engine estimates from the LumosTerra tracked-data snapshot as of 2026-10-29. They are starting points, not recommendations - verify rents, comps and local rules before acting on any of them.

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