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Depends on Priorities and Preferences
I own real estate across the country (mostly condos and duplexes) so I have a pretty "well traveled" knowledge when comparing cities you could say.
I own property in:
Fairfax, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, Charleston, SC, Charlotte, NC, Lexington, KY, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, Austin, TX, St. Louis, MO, Minneapolis, MN, Madison, WI, Scottsdale, AZ and Nashville, TN
I will give an OBJECTIVE standpoint on Nashville or "new Nashville" is what they call it.
Tennessee is a LOVELY state and I really enjoy the towns or "other cities" in TN that often get overlooked... Knoxville, Clarksville, Chattanooga, Franklin and Brentwood are lovely cities.
"(new) Nashville" is very different than most cities i've ever lived in or have owned property in.
If you are upper middle(to upper) class, educated, and criminal/drug free than STAY in/around the West End/Green Hills/Vanderbilt area
I cannot say this enough!
Many other property owners and real estate moguls/investors have also NOTICED this. I have a friend of mine who's property went up by $600,000 in equity in TWO YEARS in Green Hills. That said, I wonder if it is "over priced" considering there are other options and "move developed" cities in the country (and even nearby).
If you are coming to VISIT than I say go all out, take a 9 day(2 weekend) vacation and HAVE FUN!
Most of the heavily "touristy areas" will be the Gulch/Broadway/Demonbreun/downtown/etc... those areas. I would estimate that those areas are about 70-80% "tourists" during the weekends.
The midtown area is nice, but it doesn't even compare to an "Uptown" area in other cities or comparable "Midtown" areas where there are many high rises, walkable paths, and it's "gentrified".
***I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH that Nashville is NOT GENTRIFIED, OUTside of the West End/Green Hills/Vandy area *****
Thus, you will run into a LOT of undesirables in the city... it's SHOCKING actually. But, this may be due to the fact that it is a very heavily touristy city with many uneducated, low class, poor running around (undesirables)
You will also find that there are A LOT of people who have their priorities wrong here... They just want to party 24/7 because they have no education or professional job.
It will not be uncommon to see locals in their mid to late 20s, early 30s going out into the late hours(causing a ruckus) of ALL days of the week... including weekdays.
So if you don't have any CLASS or an EDUCATION or a REAL JOB, then you will fit right in in Nashville outside of a few spots.
East Nashville I would stay VERY VERY VERY far away from! There have been others whom have commented and I would concur.