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Green Hills is a Fascinating Place to Live in Nashville-Davidson TN

Nashville is a vast place, stretching up to 500 square miles. That’s a lot of territory to cover. Visiting for a couple weeks, seeing the sights, tasting the flavors and colors of the city as well as checking out housing, jobs, entertainment and the necessary shopping would be a good idea before picking up and moving. Moving to guides can help you there, but we’ll take it one step further and suggest that Green Hills would be a fascinating place to live. You can’t walk all over Nashville in order to get the feel of the city, but you can walk all over Green Hills to get that feel. Alert us if you need packing supplies so you can keep packing while we’ll tell you all about it.

The Aura

Every city has its aura. It’s the feeling you get when you’ve finished seeing, eating and doing it all. You’re left with a feeling that wraps you around in its very essence. The aura of Green Hills is one of the well-lived, well-educated wealthy family. The famous Southern charm and hospitality is alive and well here in Green Hills. Nashville proper is a few miles up the road, leaving Green Hills more or less a city unto itself. Let that aura wrap around you for a couple weeks. We’re sure you will feel right at home.

Exclusivity

If you want to live near those of your type, you look for certain neighborhoods. Green Hills is the neighborhood of the executive, the professional and the entrepreneur. There is no poverty at all in Green Hills. There is no disruption nor unpleasantness. This exclusivity, all of whose facets make Green Hills around 95 percent over Tennessee neighborhoods and not far off in the nation, makes Green Hills the place to live for executives and professionals.

The Lifestyle

Living in a 1.3 million dollar house and wearing clothing to work from Lilly Pulitzer and Anthropologie, wearing Jimmy Choo shoes and Tiffany jewelry bespeaks a certain lifestyle. This lifestyle could be yours when you move to Green Hills. Some of the most amazing food is to be enjoyed here, along with craft beers, boutique shopping and dozens of art galleries and craft shoppes. Sports, events, festivals and amusements are available by the dozen for family entertainment. Check them out on your visit, and then be prepared to enjoy those and much more when you move to Green Hills.

The Homes

Not much in Green Hills is truly old, but mid-century homes add a certain cache to Green Hills. Newer homes were built between the 70s and the 90s. Some homes stand empty, not because they were foreclosed, but because they simply haven’t been bought yet. Zillow tells us most homes are three to four beds with two to three baths and go from around $350,000 on up. New builds begin around $600,000 to $700,000 and go up. Condos and apartments are also available, with studio options as well.

Education in Green Hills

Here, the Williamson County and Davidson County lines offer residents excellent schools on either side. Green Hills is home to some of the best public and private schools in Nashville:

  • Julia Green Elementary School
  • Covenant School
  • Montgomery Bell Academy
  • Ensworth School
  • Linden Waldorf School
  • West End Middle School
  • Moore Middle School
  • Hillsboro High School

Colleges and universities are many in Nashville, including:

  • Vanderbilt University
  • Tennessee State University
  • University of Tennessee
  • Belmont University
  • Fisk University
  • Welch College
  • Nashville School of Law

After you’ve visited in order to get the feel of Green Hills, we’ll be helping you pack and move. That’s what we do. Please contact us to learn more about it.

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Moving to Nashville-Davidson TN? Consider Living in Donelson

If you’re moving to Nashville-Davidson TN, then you’ve a daunting task ahead. Nashville is around 500 square miles around. It takes in a lot of territory, including Hendersonville (home of Johnny Cash) and Goodlettsville on the north and Brentwood (home of many country music stars) to the south. Good neighborhoods abound in all directions, but we want to discuss with you today the neighborhood of Donelson. Distinguished as the home of one of the founding fathers of Tennessee, Donelson has emerged as one of the premier neighborhoods in Nashville. Keep packing while we tell you all about it.

A Little History

Moving to guides don’t always cover what might interest you about a city’s personality. They cover the population, the economy, the things to do and see, and so will we. However, you should know a little more about the neighborhood you want to check out before you get out the checkbook. Your new neighborhood was named for John Donelson, one of the co-founders of Nashville and the father-in-law of the seventh President, Andrew Jackson. It was a station on the railroad in the late 1800s, but really grew after WWII. Its proximity to downtown Nashville (six miles) and its proximity to the airport determined that Donelson would be a popular neighborhood. It was also the site of one of the first “strip malls”, Donelson Plaza.

Donelson Homes

Since it was developed after the war, homes in Donelson tend to be mid-century brick homes. However, with the development of Percy Priest Lake, newer homes in the neighborhood are available in the inventory. The mid-century red brick homes generally offer three beds and two baths. Almost 1,200 square feet goes for between $100,000 and around $180,000. If you seek four beds and three to four baths, be prepared with a check for approximately $330,000. One to two bedroom single family homes rent for about $800 to $900 per month, while three to four beds and three to four baths single family homes rent for around $1,900.

Donelson Schools

Your children will attend schools based on the address within the zip code 37214. The student to teacher ratio in these schools is 15:1, while Donelson schools enjoy high ratings in the state. Here, elementary school is from either Pre-K or K to grade four. Grades five through eight are considered middle school, with the higher grades attending high school. Elementary schools are Hickman, McGavock, Pennington and Una. Middle schools are Donelson and Two Rivers, while the high school is McGavock.

Institutes of higher learning are packed in all around Nashville. You’ll have to drive to them, but here are a few:

  • Vanderbilt University
  • Peabody College
  • Fisk University
  • Belmont University
  • Lipscomb University
  • Meharry Medical College
  • Tennessee State University
  • University of Tennessee
  • Trevecca Nazarene University

Employment in Nashville

You might have a job waiting for you if you transfer to Nashville. For those seeking employment, though, the list of employers is as long as your arm. Nashville is a huge tourist and convention/trade show town. The city is also home to major corporate home offices in the insurance, hospital, hospitality, industrial, services, food and catering, education system, real estate and property management as well as the music industries. Look here for lists of employers according to BizJournals.

Anything to do in Donelson?

You’ll have to drive around the city in order to experience Nashville properly. Not many people get to see antebellum homes in pristine condition. Nor do many people live near the home of a former President of the United States. You will live near three (Andrew Johnson, Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk). You get all of that plus theme parks, a replica of the Parthenon in Centennial Park, Fort Nashborough, performing arts centers, recording studios, historic musical outlets like Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge and several bodies of water around town upon which to boat, ski or tour the area. You get some of the most exciting shopping, dining and entertainment for miles around. Plus you get the Ryman Auditorium and some of the most magnificent acts in both country and rock music.

Nashville is a vast area jam packed with fascinating things to see and do, work and play. While you’re figuring out what to pack, let us help. We’re moving experts, so feel free to contact us for more information.