Apartments for Rent in Nashville, NC

Prices and availability in Nashville, NC were last updated on 27 May 2026.

The best apartments in Nashville, NC are: 125K Wheeless, 115O Wheeless, 608 WESTERN AVENUE, 114 East Virginia Avenue and 2743 Batchelor Road.

In Nashville 48% of the housing is rented out compared to 52% of homes are owned, according to the most recent Census Bureau estimates. 1% of Nashville's apartments are found in large buildings of 50 units or more, 62% are located in smaller apartment complexes with less than 50 units, and 37% are single-family rentals.

The age and size of multifamily buildings are among the most visible characteristics of the rental market in a city. In this case, the apartment buildings in Nashville are about 20 years old, on average. Of these, 63% have been built since 2000, representing the newer options on the market and typically offering more amenities. Rental buildings in the city have an average height of 3 stories. About all of the rental communities here are low-rise, garden-style communities, none are mid-rises, and none are high-rise buildings. These are true especially for large-scale multifamily buildings with over 50 apartments.

Rental apartments in Nashville come in a range of sizes and floorplans. Studio apartments represent 0% of units for rent, ideal for singles, renters on a budget and people who value central locations more than space. Rentals with 1-bedroom floorplans make up 31% of the total apartments in the city, while 2-bedroom floorplans represent around 49% of all rentals in Nashville. The rest are larger floorplans with 3 bedrooms or more, typically preferred by families, larger households or roommates sharing space.