HCA or Hospital Corporation of America is one of Nashville’s largest employers. While most people only think of Nashville as Music City USA, most people don’t realize that health care is actually Nashville’s top industry.

If you’re looking to move to Nashville with HCA or you’re ready to start with your job offer, you’ll find a rich lifestyle, a diverse housing stock and a quality of life few cities can exceed.  Here, I’ll go over a few of the housing choices based on what you may be looking for style-wise and price-wise.

I want to live as close as possible to my office. Sylvan Park is your immediate answer.  Less than one mile from the HCA Headquarters, you’ll find historic homes like Victorians, foursquares and bungalows, new construction historic replicas and one contemporary home street in a part of Sylvan called “Nevada Heights.”  Sylvan Park has one of Nashville’s best vet clinics in Murphy Road Animal Clinic and one of Nashville’s classic restaurants Park Cafe.  Get your checkbook ready, as the prices 75%-85% above Nashville’s median price.

I’d like an small urban neighborhood close to work, but on the cusp. Hope Gardens is one of Nashville’s best kept secrets.  It’s a tiny little neighborhood that packs a pretty big punch for style and value.  In the early 2000s, many of the homes were in such poor shape the couldn’t be saved.  MDHA took interest and started pouring grant money in the Garden.  Now, historic replicas and sleek condos line the streets.  Expect prices at 25% above the median, but you can grab a good deal for something cute.  The lots are postage stamp size.  Don’t miss the best little brunch place in Nashville, The Garden, in its neighborhood borders.

I want to be close, but would like a more suburban feel. Brookside, Westmeade and Belle Meade in the next zip code over are the answers.  You’ll find everything from sprawling brick ranches to some of the most impressive Neo-Georgian homes in the southeast.  Shopping and amenities are on every corner; so, going over all of them is impossible.  Sperry’s is one of the locals’ favorite nice dining spots while Sportsman’s Grille is the local casual spot.  The average price is at 100%-500% the local median according to where you buy.

Forget work, I wanna be in fun zone. Hillsboro Village is the choice on the west side.  Originally known as Vanderbilt’s neighborhood, it’s now risen from the early 1990s to its own eco-friendly identity.  On the east side, Lockeland Springs, Eastwood Neighbors and Historic Edgefield tend to attract a ton of urbanites.  With organic grocery stores like The Turnip Truck, vegetarian cuisine like The Wild Cow and funky gathering spots like Bongo Java, East Nashville has a local flavor all its own.  Hillsboro’s prices are a bit higher than Sylvan Park.  East Nashville’s three neighborhoods listed here have an average price of 10-20% above local median.

This article only scratches the surface of Nashville proper.  More neighborhood resources here.

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