Nashville

$1,364/mo

1BR $1,214 · 2BR $1,343 · −1.1% vs. a year ago · −0.4% vs. last month

Median rent on new leases, all apartment classes.

As of Oct 2026 · Apartment List Rent Estimates (Oct 2026) · published 2026-10-28

Data coming

We only publish a Class A-only figure once we have a free, citable source for it. Until then, use the market-wide number and the concession rate as a guide.

7.9%

8.1% a year ago (−0.2 pts)

Apartment List Vacancy Index (properties listed on its platform, skews professionally managed).

As of Oct 2026 · Apartment List Vacancy Index (Oct 2026) · published 2026-10-28

47%

of properties advertise a free month or more, vs. 39% a year ago (+7 pts).

Share of properties advertising at least one free month (or equivalent) on new leases. Median time on market: 36.8 days.

As of Oct 2026 · Apartment List Concession Rates (Oct 2026) · method

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2,908

units in 5+ unit buildings permitted Jan–Sep 2026, vs. 4,401 in Jan–Sep 2025 (−34%). Fewer permits now means less new supply competing for renters once those projects deliver, typically a couple of years out.

Permits are an early signal, not deliveries. Under-construction counts: data coming.

As of Sep 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, CBSA monthly (Sep 2026 YTD vs Sep 2025 YTD) · accessed 2026-11-11

Census CBSA file (XLS)

None yet. Seen a free-rent offer at a Class A property here? Send it in; we check each one before it goes up.