Name: Belle Meade, TN statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Belle Meade

Davidson County loses about 7.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in44,251

Moved out48,296

Net−4,045

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Rutherford County, TN3,7356,012−2,277

Williamson County, TN3,1694,157−988

Sumner County, TN2,0783,475−1,397

Wilson County, TN1,6983,643−1,945

Montgomery County, TN1,1042,130−1,026

Robertson County, TN6051,160−555

Cheatham County, TN968

Shelby County, TN894

Within Tennessee, other states or abroad

Arrivals

39%60%

Leavers

55%44%

Within TennesseeOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$82K

Leavers$83K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Davidson County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 9.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 5.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Davidson County report $82,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $83,200.
Income you would need: $140,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $3,501 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $2,000,001.
Getting to work: 17 minutes each way on average; 23.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Piedmont, CA matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
5.1%
159% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-7.5
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
9.0%
57% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Belle Meade	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	9.0%	57% above
Moved from another state1County figure	5.1%	159% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-7.5	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$82,181	16% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$83,180	18% above

What it costs to live here

Median home value is $2,000,001, above the median place (median $319,400).

Belle Meade16.8%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$140,040

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

16.8%

18% below the median place

Home price to income

8.0x

111% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

17%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$219,800

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Belle Meade, $3,501 a month, and local prices for everything else (94.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Belle Meade, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Camino Tassajara, CA	11.6% vs 16.8%	$2,500	Compare
Cherry Hills Village, CO	10.5% vs 16.8%	$10,000	Compare
Highland Park, TX	9.3% vs 16.8%	$6,800	Compare

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Median home value1
$2,000,001
above the median place (median $319,400)
Homeownership1
96.7%
46% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place

All 14 cost and housing measures

Measure	Belle Meade	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$3,501	156% above
Rent to income1	16.8%	18% below
Home price to income1	8.0x	111% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	96.3	5% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,798	11% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$10,001	206% above
Median home value1	$2,000,001	above (median $319,400)
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	1.0%	68% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	48.7%	5% below
Homeownership1	96.7%	46% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	53.8%	6% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$4,001	114% above
Vacant homes1County figure	9.0%	28% above
Median year built1	1956	1% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
1.4%
87% below the median place
Income per person1
$140,409
250% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$250,001 3.1×

Mean commute17 min −34%

Works from home23.4% +88%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Belle Meade	Vs median
Median household income1	$250,001	211% above
Income per person1	$140,409	250% above
Unemployment1County figure	4.5%	8% below
Average annual pay5County figure	$86,199	31% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	3.7%	0% above
Jobs5County figure	554,677	268% above
Poverty rate1	1.4%	87% below
Mean commute1	17 min	34% below
Works from home1	23.4%	88% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 86.8%, 171% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
86.8%
171% above the median place
High school or higher1
99.7%
8% above the median place
Population change since 20206
-10.0%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.0 +21%

Median age43.1 +11%

Homes with broadband95.5% +3%

All 9 people measures

Measure	Belle Meade	Vs median
Population1	2,708	6646th largest
Population change since 20206	-10.0%	below (median 1.1%)
Median age1	43.1	11% above
Bachelor's or higher1	86.8%	171% above
High school or higher1	99.7%	8% above
Household size1	3.0	21% above
Born abroad1County figure	15.0%	70% above
No health insurance1County figure	12.5%	95% above
Homes with broadband1	95.5%	3% above

Life in Belle Meade

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 11 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Cheek, William T., Sr., House listed 2026

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.7 −67%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.3 10.9×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars31.6 +52%

Shops38.0 +25%

Arts, recreation and fitness15.0 3.7×

Doctors' offices and clinics26.8 +33%

Child care centers1.7 −26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
15.0
266% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
31.6
52% above the median place
Public schools12
173
above the median place (median 9)

All 15 schools and local life measures

Measure	Belle Meade	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	173	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	84,879	above (median 4,897)
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	31.6	52% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	38.0	25% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	15.0	266% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	26.8	33% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.7	26% below
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	3.7	67% below
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	2.3	above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10	1	92% below

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 0, below the median place (median 192).

Violent crime per 100k

below the median place (median 192)

Property crime per 100k

794

35% below the median place

Months reported

12 of 12

by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk14
97.9
20% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
52.1 in
19% above the median place
Good air days15
52.9%
23% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Belle Meade	Vs median
July average high13County figure	90°F	3% above
January average low13County figure	29°F	15% above
Average temperature13County figure	59°F	8% above
Annual precipitation13County figure	52.1 in	19% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure	97.2	5% above
Hurricane risk14County figure	53.6	24% below
Tornado risk14County figure	97.9	20% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	57.5	6% below
Heat wave risk14County figure	95.4	6% above
Median air quality index15County figure	49	14% above
Good air days15County figure	52.9%	23% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 23.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 0.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 31.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Down 9.6% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$219,800

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 99% of places

Pay vs rent

-4.4 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 8% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Belle Meade in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, up from 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$3,501/mo (2024)	$4,470/mo	$3,660 to $5,440/mo	+4.1%
Median household income	$250,001 (2024)	$309,000	$261,500 to $366,000	+3.6%
Median home value	$2,000,001 (2024)	$2,808,000	$2,038,000 to $3,868,000	+5.8%
Population	2,621 (2025)	2,520	2,410 to 2,620	−0.8%

The median home would be worth 9.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 8.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Belle Meade

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Piedmont, CA	$3,501	$250,001	Compare
Los Altos, CA	$3,501	$250,001	Compare
Cupertino, CA	$3,501	$234,707	Compare
Palo Alto, CA	$3,484	$231,101	Compare

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Common questions

Is Belle Meade a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $219,800 a year left, more than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 80 Tennessee places. 1.4% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 107 Tennessee places. On cost, space and class size it scores 92 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Belle Meade expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $2,000,001.

What salary do you need to live in Belle Meade?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $140,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Belle Meade safe?

There were 0 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Belle Meade?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Piedmont, CA, Los Altos, CA, Cupertino, CA and Palo Alto, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Belle Meade with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Belle Meade itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/belle-meade-tennessee

Citytistics. “Belle Meade, Tennessee.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/belle-meade-tennessee/

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