Best PlacesGreen Hills, Nashville, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Green Hills, Nashville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Green Hills, Nashville ranks 893rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Green Hills, Nashville
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Green Hills, Nashville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Green Hills, Nashville ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.8 minutes each way, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Green Hills, Nashville ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Green Hills, Nashville
A household needs to earn about $250,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Green Hills, Nashville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $143,909, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Green Hills, Nashville's effective rate of 0.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Green Hills, Nashville
Green Hills, Nashville runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Green Hills, Nashville.
Who works in Green Hills, Nashville, and how
Work in Green Hills, Nashville centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Green Hills, Nashville
Green Hills, Nashville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Green Hills, Nashville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Green Hills, Nashville, month by month
Green Hills, Nashville sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Green Hills, Nashville
Nashville International sits about 8 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Green Hills, Nashville
Schools across Green Hills, Nashville average a C, better than 41% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Julia Green ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Percy Priest ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Sylvan Park ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- John Trotwood Moore MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Haynes MiddleF · 2% proficient
Top high schools
- Hillsboro HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Green Hills, Nashville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Green Hills, Nashville measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Green Hills, Nashville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Green Hills, Nashville suits
Families
Schools land around the 41st percentile and crime safety beats 65%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 27% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Green Hills, Nashville
Is Green Hills, Nashville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Green Hills, Nashville ranks 893rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on an educated workforce, state finances, and what local pay buys, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Green Hills, Nashville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $987,940. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $143,909 median income, cost of living beats 96% of neighborhoods.
Is Green Hills, Nashville safe?
Yes, Green Hills, Nashville is safer than 65% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $495 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Green Hills, Nashville?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 32. That works out to about 63 pleasant days a year, more than 13% of neighborhoods.
Is Green Hills, Nashville good for families?
Schools beat 41% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare Green Hills, Nashville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Green Hills, Nashville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Green Hills, Nashville represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Green Hills, Nashville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Green Hills, Nashville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Green Hills, Nashville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Green Hills, Nashville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Green Hills, Nashville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Green Hills, Nashville detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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