ZIP 37208
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 37208 usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in August, about $52 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 37208 is 0.4% below its high of $2,168 in January 2026, at $2,159 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 37208 changed +0.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 127 Tennessee ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 37208 rose 30.8% while median household income rose 64% ($39,964 to $65,556). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 37208 is 26.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($65,556) is $1,639 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,640).
17th cheapest of 23 ZIP codes in Nashville.
ZIP 37228, 1 mile away, rents for 14% less ($1,852/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 37208. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 37208 (Nashville, TN) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 53.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 37208 in Nashville, TN has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 37208 in Nashville, TN has climbed by $473 per month, settling near $2,159 after starting the period at $1,686. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 37208 in Nashville, TN now reports about $65,556, up from $54,296 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 7.4 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 19,546 to 20,889 between 2021 and 2024, a 6.9% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 42.7% to 53.5%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 37208 in Nashville, TN reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 37208 covers Nashville, TN. The median rent here is $2,159/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,720/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,880/mo.
At 40% of local median household income ($65,556/yr), ZIP 37208 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.6% over the past year.
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