The Best Moving Companies in Nashville

Nashville’s living costs are on the high end. On average, a resident of Nashville pays $1,690 every month for necessities like rent, food, and utilities.¹ If you want to live in an iconic Tennessee city, but you can’t afford Nashville’s high costs, consider giving Memphis a try. The city’s living costs are much more manageable at $1,267 a month.¹

To see how both cities compare to the rest of the country, check out our list of cities with the highest living costs.

Despite the nickname “Music City, USA,” Nashville doesn’t have as many live music venues as you might expect. In 2019, we found that Nashville had a total of 433 music venues,² which is a respectable number, but it puts the city in 19th place in our rankings of cities with the most music venues per capita.

However, Nashville earns its nickname in several other important ways. The city’s contributions to country music are impossible to overstate, it’s home to the Country Music Hall of Fame, and it hosts legendary music festivals like Bonnaroo. Additionally, major record labels like RCA, Sony, and Third Man Records all have recording studios in Nashville.

So despite its relative shortage of music venues, Nashville is one of the best cities for people who want to live in the beating heart of the American music scene.

Nashville is more than just the capital of country music. It’s also a great city for jobs. In 2019, Nashville had the country’s second-hottest job market (Austin, TX took first place).³ Additionally, the city’s unemployment rate of 2.6% was lower than any other city in the data at the time.³

However, this doesn’t guarantee you a living wage if you move to Nashville. We’ve found that the city is one of the least affordable for minimum wage-earners, partially because its minimum wage is only $7.25 an hour.⁴

If you’re looking for new career opportunities, then Nashville is a great place to start your search. However, if you’ve never made more than minimum wage, you should ensure you have a well-paying job lined up before moving to Nashville.

When you hire professional movers, you need to get a moving estimate to know exactly how much your move will cost. There are a few ways to get a moving estimate:

• Meeting with a moving consultant in your home to inspect everything you’re moving.
• Doing a virtual walk-through of your home with a consultant.
• Providing your inventory to a consultant over the phone.
• Submitting an inventory to your movers online.

Your company can only give you your final price if you’ve completed at least one of these steps, and not all companies can facilitate estimates via all four methods. Some will only do in-home estimates—which tend to be the most accurate anyway—while others give you a few different options for convenience.

Whichever method you use to get your estimate, make sure you provide as much detail as possible. If you submit an inventory online or over the phone and you forget to include something like a sofa, a safe, or even a box of dishes, your price will probably go up on moving day.

To learn more, read our guide to getting a moving estimate.