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Cherokee Park Nashville, TN

Historic brick cottages, quiet streets shaded by mature trees, and manicured lawns let you know you’ve discovered a truly unique Nashville neighborhood. This is Cherokee Park, a historic community featuring roughly 300 homes built between 1920 and 1950. Cherokee Park is considered Nashville’s first suburb, dating back to 1928. Framed by West End Avenue to the south and Cherokee Road along the west side, Cherokee Park is adjacent to McCabe Golf Course and the Richland Creek Greenway. This is a terrific neighborhood for those searching for apartments in Nashville who enjoy a more tranquil setting with plenty of green space. Cherokee Park is only five miles southwest of downtown and provides easy access to I-440. It is also convenient to Vanderbilt University (two miles away), Tennessee State University (three miles north), and Belmont University (three miles east). The popular Centennial Park, home to the Parthenon, several festivals, and a dog park, is just two miles north along West End Avenue.

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Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

40 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

60 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • The Parthenon
  • Centennial Park
  • Belle Meade Plantation
  • Rose Park
  • Adventure Science Center

Airports

  • Nashville International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.