Local Information For Nashville and Middle Tennessee
         

Airport:   Nashville International- Web Site   Airlines: American, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Northwest, Skyway/Midwest Express, Southwest, United Express, US Airways. Distribution:   2/3 of the US population lives within a 650 mile radius of Nashville Interstates:  I-40 East West– I-24 SE to NW– I-65 North South Distance to:   Atlanta-225 Miles-Chattanooga-125 Miles- Knoxville-185 Miles Louisville KY.-180 Miles - Memphis-190 Miles - St. Louis-325 Miles Train Service:  Nashville does not have passenger train service . Mass Transit:   Metropolitan Transit Authority -MTA – 615-862-5950 -Web Site Drivers License: Web Site

Nashville: (Davidson County), is the state Capitol - Founded 1779
Time: Central Standard, Nov. to March
Population: Davidson County 541,490 –Nashville MSA -1,169,647
Elevation: 550 feet above sea level

Recreation
Lakes:
Old Hickory, in town North East- Percy Priest, in town South East
US Corp. of Engineers web Site for Tennessee Lakes: Tennessee Lakes

Climate
December to February- low-30-high-49 – March to April –low-48-high-70
June to August – low-67-high-89 – September to November – low-49-high-72
Average Rainfall: 46 Inches
Snowfall: 11 inches per year
Current Weather: Click Here

Housing

Apartment Average Rents:
Note: Downtown & University Apartments will cost 15-20% more then units in other areas.

Units Built 1995 - 2000 - 1 bed- $723 – 2 bed- $905 – 3 bed- $1,092
Units Built 1980 -1994 – 1 bed-$555 – 2 bed-$699 – 3 bed-$851

Rental Homes: 2-3 bedrooms average $950.00
High demand areas: Brentwood, Franklin, Green Hills, Vanderbilt, Music Row start at $1,200.00

Residential Home Average price: Nashville $137,000 – Brentwood $229,000
Murfreesboro $115,700 – Hendersonville $130,000 – Donelson $109,000

Cost of Living &Taxes

County Property Tax Rates: (Per $100 Assessed Value) Nashville (Davidson County) $3.27 – Brentwood (Williamson) $2.96 – Murfreesboro (Rutherford) $3.15 Lebanon ( Wilson) $2.51

Taxes Personal: Currently there is not a state income tax. Sales Tax: 9.25%

Cost of Living: Nashville’s composite rating is 95.3. The average for all participating places equals 100. Nashville normally ranks among the larger U.S. cities with the lowest cost-of-living.

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Electric: Nashville Electric- 615-736-6900- Web Site

Gas: Nashville Gas Co. – 615-734-0665- Web Site

Water: Metro Water Service-615-862-4600- Web Site

Cable: Comcast- 615-244-5900- Web Site

Nashville-(Davidson County) -Phone- 615-259-8400 - Web Site

Robertson County - Phone-615-384-5588 - Web Site
 
Sumner County -  Phone 615-451-5200-  Web Site

Williamson County - Phone 615-595-4700 - Web Site

Wilson County - Phone- 615-444-3282 - Web Site

Click Here to See the Report Card on each school

Nashville & Davidson County: Web Site

Tennessee: Web Site

Real Estate: RealEstateNashvilleTN.com

Apartment Locating: ApartmentsNashvilleTN.Com

Corporate Housing: CorporateHousingSite.com/Nashville

Business Listings: NashvilleBusinessPage.com

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