Town guide

Belle Meade, Tennessee

Belle Meade is a city in Davidson County, Tennessee, home to about 2,708 people across 3.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37205.

Homes sold for a median of $403 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population2,708882 per sq mi
Median home value$2M+Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$403Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking12%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Belle Meade

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Belle Meade

Distances

Nearest major airportNashville International Airport (BNA)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Nashville-Davidson, TN6 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL398 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Belle Meade; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Belle Meade

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Belle Meade had 2,901 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.

It’s the 173rd largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

Davidson County grew from 122,815 residents in 1900 to 715,884 in 2020.

Belle Meade population by census2000: 2,943, 2010: 2,912, 2020: 2,9012,94320002,91220102,9012020

Davidson County, 1900–2020

Davidson County population, 1900 to 20201900: 122,815, 1910: 149,478, 1920: 167,815, 1930: 222,854, 1940: 257,267, 1950: 321,758, 1960: 399,743, 1970: 448,003, 1980: 477,811, 1990: 510,784, 2000: 569,891, 2010: 626,681, 2020: 715,884123K’00’10168K’20’30257K’40’50400K’60’70478K’80’90570K’00’10716K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 53.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Belle MeadeJan: high 48°F, low 28°F, 5.2 in; Feb: high 52°F, low 31°F, 5 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 38°F, 4.7 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 47°F, 4.7 in; May: high 77°F, low 56°F, 5.5 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 64°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 69°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 67°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 60°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 48°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 60°F, low 37°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 51°F, low 31°F, 4.4 in48°28°Jan5.252°31°Feb5.061°38°Mar4.771°47°Apr4.777°56°May5.583°64°Jun4.587°69°Jul4.787°67°Aug3.582°60°Sep4.271°48°Oct3.960°37°Nov3.551°31°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Warner Park, TN weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Davidson County

526,927 jobs at 22,122 businesses in Davidson County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Davidson CountyHealth care and social assistance: 105,292 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 59,334 jobs; Administrative and support: 42,388 jobs; Retail trade: 41,024 jobs; Company headquarters: 34,409 jobs; Professional services: 33,740 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 29,240 jobs; Construction: 27,226 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Hotels and restaurants 11% Administrative and support 8% Retail trade 8% Company headquarters 7% Professional services 6% Transportation and warehousing 6% Construction 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

850 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Belle Meade.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Nashville1.8 miles
  • Va Middle Tennessee Healthcare SystemVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Nashville4.2 miles
  • Vanderbilt University Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Nashville4.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors102
Specialist doctors242
Dentists34
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants204
Mental health providers163
Physical and occupational therapists80
Optometrists12
Chiropractors13
Pharmacies13

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Belle Meade

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Kroger1.3 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.7 mi

Libraries

  • Richland Park Branch Nashville Public Library3.1 mi
  • Green Hills Branch Nashville and Davidson Public Library3.3 mi
  • Beaman Library3.8 mi
  • Eskind Biomedical Library4.3 mi
  • Martha M Brown-Lois H Daniel Library4.4 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Belle Meade Plantation0.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Dark Horse Theater3.2 mi
  • The Nashville Ballet3.3 mi
  • The Nashville Opera at the Noah Liff Opera Center3.3 mi
  • Collins Alumni Auditorium3.9 mi
  • Flatt Amphitheater4.0 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Belle Meade

Public schools here are run by Davidson County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Westmeade ElementaryNashvilleK–5429Public1.9 mi
H. G. Hill MiddleNashville6–8435Public0.4 mi
West End MiddleNashville6–8327Public2.9 mi
Private schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Abintra Montessori SchoolNashvillePre-K–883Nonsectarian1.7 mi
Overbrook SchoolNashvillePre-K–6216Roman Catholic2.1 mi
Akiva SchoolNashvilleK–6114Jewish2.2 mi
The Jewish Middle School of NashvilleNashvilleK–618Jewish2.9 mi
Jewish Middle School (Part of the Jewish Upper SchNashville5–831Jewish2.9 mi
Montgomery Bell AcademyNashville7–12850Nonsectarian2.1 mi
St Cecilia AcademyNashville7–12295Roman Catholic2.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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