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Life in Nashville
Rigorous, challenging—these should describe your program, not your living conditions. Nashville packs a lot of options into a compact, easy-to-navigate city with basic benefits: low cost of living, a diverse cultural scene, affordable neighborhoods with character, and many recreational opportunities.
Nashville—one of the country’s fastest-growing cities—is accessible, too. Airport and other transportation options keep New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and many other cities just a quick flight away.
Average apartment rentals
• Boston $1,411
• New York $3,487
• Nashville $682
• Palo Alto $1,873
• San Francisco $1,147
Sources: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, First Quarter 2005; Move.com
Attractions
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Country Music Hall of Fame
Ryman Auditorium
Nashville’s Main Public Library
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
The Parthenon
The Belcourt
Sports & Recreations
Vanderbilt Commodores
Nashville Predators – NHL
Tennessee Titans – NFL
Nashville Sounds – Triple A baseball
Metro Parks locations
Tennessee State Parks
Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau
Dining
Nashville Originals is a dedicated band of local restaurateurs, dedicated to the challenge of sustaining the independent restaurant as a feature and a fixture of local culture and community.
The Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau maintains a database of Nashville–area restaurants. Searches of the database can be done based on area of town, cuisine, and price range.
Local print media outlets
The Tennessean (daily newspaper)
Nashville City Paper
The Nashville Scene (weekly newspaper)
All The Rage (weekly entertainment guide)
Local broadcast media outlets
WPLN (Nashville Public Radio)
WRVU (Vanderbilt student-operated radio station)
WNPT (Nashville Public Television)
