East Nashville

Nashville, TN

East Nashville - Nashville, TN Area Guide

The up-and-coming culinary home of Nashville

Exciting Fun-Filled Live Music Restaurants Diverse Trendy River

What do you get when you mix musicians, songwriters, artists, and an eclectic group of artisans? East Nashville! This trendy, fast-growing neighborhood has been compared to New York’s East Village, and it is filled with trendy restaurants, creative beer gardens, must-visit bars, hip boutiques, and chic art galleries. East Nashville is cradled by the Cumberland River, directly east of Downtown Nashville.

When looking at East Nashville apartments, you’ll discover several smaller neighborhoods within the neighborhood, such as Historic Edgefield, East End, and Lockeland Springs. Each of these micro-neighborhoods provides something unique, so be sure to check them all out to find your ideal location.

Named one of the top 18 “food neighborhoods” in the nation by Thrillist, you know you’ll eat well in East Nashville. There are incredible restaurants, pubs, bars, barbecue joints, and more all in walking distance of each other. East Nashville is also home to the Grand Ole Opry, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, and Nissan Stadium – home of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans.

Since your apartment will be directly across the river from Downtown Nashville, you’ll be able to quickly reach sites like the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Tennessee State Capitol.

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Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in East Nashville is $1,328 for a studio, $1,558 for one bedroom, $1,768 for two bedrooms, and $1,700 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in East Nashville has decreased by -3.7% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 497 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,328/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 715 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,558/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 969 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,768/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,026 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,700/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Minimal Public Transit

Transit

10 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

30 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

40 / 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

20 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Shelby Bottoms Nature Center
  • Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
  • Tennessee Central Railway Museum
  • Adventure Science Center
  • Rose Park

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 February 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.