Best In Tennessee Real Estate™: Nashville

Pleasant View has the highest share of renters spending over 30% of their income on rent in Tennessee—67.4%, according to ALEX Intelligence’s 2024 Rent Burden Ranking. This isn't just a data point; it's a signal that Nashville’s housing model is reaching a breaking point. As new development outpaces affordability, unintended consequences like the rise of 'accidental landlords' are worsening conditions for tenants. How do we build a market that grows without leaving residents behind? Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: dokaspar (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=54167928; Slide 2: Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=162537983; Slide 3: dconvertini (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=144895170; Slide 4: Shotgunheist (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=157173805 Intelligence · https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-01-nashville-rent-burden-place-mkt Renters Over the 30% Rent Threshold, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 Pleasant View — 67.4% #2 Thompson's Station — 66.4% #3 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government — 51.4% #4 Murfreesboro — 51.3% #5 La Vergne — 51.2% #6 Gallatin — 50.9% #7 Greenbrier — 50.0% #8 Brentwood — 49.1% #9 Mount Juliet — 49.0% #10 Ashland City — 48.6% Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-01-nashville-rent-burden-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