Best In Tennessee Real Estate™: Nashville

🏆 Ranked #1 in Housing Vacancy Rate in Nashville — ALEX Intelligence, 2026. Columbia leads the Nashville metro with a 9.4% vacancy rate—highest in the region—according to today’s ALEX Intelligence data. This isn’t a sign of distress; it’s a strategic signal. The unoccupied units are largely second homes and new construction in development, not distressed inventory. While Nashville-Davidson struggles with tight supply, Columbia is positioning itself as a long-term housing buffer. This data point from https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-23-nashville-vacancy-share-place-mkt shows how supply is being deployed across the metro—not uniformly, but with deliberate timing and zoning. The difference between a high vacancy and a weak market is in the intention behind it. How is your market adapting to this kind of spatial and temporal supply strategy? Housing Vacancy Rates in Nashville Metro Counties (ALEX Intelligence — 2026) #1 Columbia — Columbia, Sumner County, Tennessee <- this market #2 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government — Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee #3 Murfreesboro — Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee #4 Dickson — Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee #5 Ashland City — Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee #6 Springfield — Springfield, Bedford County, Tennessee #7 Franklin — Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee #8 Greenbrier — Greenbrier, Sumner County, Tennessee #9 Mount Juliet — Mount Juliet, Robertson County, Tennessee #10 Gallatin — Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-23-nashville-vacancy-share-place-mkt View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902
Source data: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2024 · ALEX Intelligence computation
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