Hillsboro Village

Hillsboro Village, which has direct access to Vanderbilt and Belmont University, is a charming, walkable neighborhood that sits three miles southwest of Downtown Nashville. As you would expect given its location, the neighborhood largely caters to college students and features many clothing boutiques, coffee shops and independent restaurants. Among our favorite things to do in Hillsboro Village are to check out a film at the non-profit Belcourt Theatre opened since 1925 (recently renovated) and eat some pancakes at the famous Pancake Pantry opened since 1961. The land now known as Hillsboro Village was once a part of Adelicia Acklen’s estate which also contained the nearby Belmont Mansion now converted into a museum.

Hillsboro Village's housing market splits along a line that visitors can see. The commercial strip everyone knows is only a few blocks long, while the streets behind it quickly transition into quiet, established residential blocks of 1920s–40s Arts and Crafts cottages, bungalows and American Foursquares. Homes on these streets don't come up for sale often, and when they do, buyers are competing for something that's increasingly difficult to replicate this close to the center of Nashville.

The other side of the market is rentals, and it moves differently. With Vanderbilt and Belmont both within walking distance, apartments, condos, and rental homes are a significant part of the neighborhood, with demand particularly noticeable around the academic calendar. That creates a mix of longtime homeowners, students, renters, and investment properties that can vary considerably from one block to the next. If you're buying in Hillsboro Village as a primary residence, it's worth understanding that mix and the parking, density and surrounding development street by street.