The Nashville region is home to more than 1.5 million people and 40,000 businesses. Nashville’s advantages have attracted more diverse new business from across the country than any city its size over the past 20 years.
Nashville is a thriving community filled with risk-takers. The strong entrepreneurial spirit, coupled with the music and entertainment industries, ensures a vibrant “creative class” that helps make the Nashville region an exciting place to live, work and do business.
The area has strengths in all facets of community life and well-being, including:
Low cost of living
Diverse, welcoming community
Unique, affordable residential areas
Abundant parks, waterways and recreational areas
Thriving cultural base
A national hub for health care
No personal income tax
Diverse higher education institutions
Seasonal climate
Forbes ranked Nashville the #3 Next Big Boom Town in the U.S. To determine the list, Forbes, with the help of Mark Schill at the Praxis Strategy Group, took the 52 largest metro areas in the country (those with populations exceeding 1 million) and ranked them based on various data indicating past, present and future vitality.
- Forbes magazine, July 2011
With live music of every genre being performed any night of the week, more than 180 recording studios, and some 5,000 working musicians, Nashville is known the world over as Music City.
Music put Nashville on the map, but it’s not it’s only claim to fame. From two major-league sports teams, to an extensive park system, to world-renowned attractions such as the Parthenon and the Ryman Auditorium, the Nashville region has something to keep everyone entertained. We invite you to stay awhile and enjoy our famous Southern hospitality. Who knows — you might even run into a celebrity!
To learn more about Nashville visit the Nashville Chamber’s website.
