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Area Guide

Forest Hills Nashville, TN

Comprised of wooded hills, Forest Hills is surprisingly very bike-friendly

Suburban History Outdoors

The community of Forest Hills is a suburb of Nashville, located in Davidson County. Its landscape is comprised of steep wooded hills – which is how it got its name. The land was originally settled in the late 1700s; the oldest remaining landmark is the McCrory-Mayfield House, a log cabin from 1798. Only a handful of these historic homes still exist today.

Forest Hills offers residents plenty of opportunities for outdoor fun and recreation, such as Bison Meadow Park, the Warner Parks, and the 1,300-acre Radnor Lake State Park. This bicycle-friendly city has the Bikeway, which takes riders from Otter Creek to Granny White Pike. Forest Hills is 11 miles outside of downtown Nashville’s gourmet restaurants and attractions. The international airport is 15 miles away.

Getting Around

Not Walkable

Walkability

10 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Somewhat Bikeable

Bikeability

30 / 100

Daily Essentials

Limited Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

20 / 100

Few to No Café Options Nearby

Cafes

10 / 100

Few to No Shops Nearby

Shopping

10 / 100

Local Vibe

Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

10 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Cheekwood Art & Gardens
  • Belle Meade Plantation
  • Radnor Lake State Park
  • Deerwood Arboretum
  • Warner Parks

Airports

  • Nashville International

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Houses for Rent in Forest Hills

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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.