Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.
Nashville grades C− overall, 176th of 258 graded towns in Georgia, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, the median household income is $43K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 74% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $183K, 3.5 years of the county’s $53K median household income. 32% of working residents work locally in Nashville, against 9% in Georgia’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Nashville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 90% of U.S. towns. Nashville has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Berrien County Courthouse and Berrien County Jail.
Where Nashville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Nashville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Nashville is from typical.
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Census counts: 95 in 1870, a low of 95 in 1870, 4,947 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1904 and a map from 1979 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nashville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Nashville.
Nashville draws workers from Valdosta and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has seen reported crime fall by about half.
3,168 jobs are based in Nashville, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 22.3 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
About one in 3 of Nashville’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Nashville is 22 minutes. The top destinations are Valdosta (10%), Tifton (6%) and Adel (3%).
| Nashville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $43,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Berrien County school district. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Berrien High School, with 850 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berrien Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 692 | A− |
| Berrien High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 850 | B+ |
| Berrien Academy Performance Learning CenterTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 61 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Against the 3,190 U.S. towns with household incomes like Nashville’s, it is less healthy than 66%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Nashville. Nashville beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Nashville.
| Nashville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 29% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 33% |
| What stands out | Nashville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 20.5% | 13.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.4% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $1,066, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Nashville’s median rent is $753 a month. The typical Nashville home is worth about $183,000, up 3% in a year, 44% below the Georgia typical home. 48% of Nashville households own their home.
| Nashville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 48% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $753 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Reported crimes fell from 169 to 64 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within Georgia, it does better than 40% of towns.
| Nashville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.3 per 1,000 residents | 14.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Nashville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Carter Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Heritage Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Tygart Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nashville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Nashville since 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Nashville; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Nashville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
3 places in Nashville on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Georgia, United States
Nashville is a city in and the county seat of Berrien County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,947 at the 2020 census. It is called the "City of Dogwoods", as the tree grows in large numbers around the area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Nashville grades C− overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #176 of 258 in Georgia. It grades D for health, C− for safety and B+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Georgia, it does better than 40% of towns.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
2 notable people were born here, including Dawson Mathis and Ashel Day.
