Best In Tennessee Real Estate™: Nashville

Where are Nashville’s departing households going? Montgomery County, TN, received 2,325 households moving out of the Nashville market—the highest number of any single county, according to ALEX Intelligence’s latest migration data. This isn’t just a trend—it’s a structural shift. The data reveals that affordability and infrastructure growth are now driving relocation more than urban proximity. For real estate strategy, this means the future isn’t just in Nashville’s core, but in its expanding suburban periphery. As the city continues to attract new residents, it’s also becoming a source of capital and talent for adjacent counties. This is how markets evolve: not through one-directional growth, but through strategic redistribution. Learn more from the original source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-12-nashville-mig-out-dest Households Moving Out to a Single County, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Internal Revenue Service 2023) #1 Montgomery County, TN — 2,325 #2 Hamilton County, TN — 692 #3 Marshall County, TN — 677 #4 Bedford County, TN — 659 #5 Shelby County, TN — 658 #6 Knox County, TN — 640 #7 Coffee County, TN — 565 #8 Cook County, IL — 555 #9 Los Angeles County, CA — 485 #10 Hickman County, TN — 455 Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: dconvertini (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=144895134; Slide 2: Artaxerxes (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=174998609; Slide 3: dconvertini (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=144895169; Slide 4: Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=162540212 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-12-nashville-mig-out-dest 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