Town guide

Forest Hills, Tennessee

Forest Hills is a city in Davidson County, Tennessee, home to about 4,683 people across 9.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37215.

Homes sold for a median of $413 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population4,683507 per sq mi
Median home value$1,413,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$413Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking12%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Forest Hills

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Forest Hills

Distances

Nearest major airportNashville International Airport (BNA)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Nashville-Davidson, TN5 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL399 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Forest Hills; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Forest Hills

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

Forest Hills had 5,038 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 119th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

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

Forest Hills population by census2000: 4,710, 2010: 4,812, 2020: 5,0384,71020004,81220105,0382020

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 Forest HillsJan: 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 (5 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

505 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Forest Hills.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Nashville2.4 miles
  • Va Middle Tennessee Healthcare SystemVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Nashville3.2 miles
  • Vanderbilt University Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Nashville3.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors27
Specialist doctors25
Dentists51
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants90
Mental health providers205
Physical and occupational therapists78
Optometrists10
Chiropractors19
Pharmacies6

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 Forest Hills

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Green Hills Park · 14 acres1.0 mi
  • Woodmont Park · 3 acres1.6 mi
  • Shy's Hill, Battle of Nashville · 2 acres1.0 mi
  • Battle of Nashville Monument Park · 2 acres2.0 mi
  • Shy's Hill, Battle of Nashville1.0 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Whole Foods Market0.4 mi
  • Kroger0.5 mi
  • Trader Joe's0.6 mi
  • Oddity Nashville0.8 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.6 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Green Hills Branch Nashville and Davidson Public Library1.1 mi
  • Beaman Library1.3 mi

Museums

  • Belle Meade Plantation2.4 mi
  • Cheekwood Mansion3.1 mi
  • The Upper Room3.6 mi
  • RCA Studio B3.9 mi
  • Adventure Science Center4.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)

  • Collins Alumni Auditorium1.4 mi
  • Flatt Amphitheater1.4 mi
  • Shamblin Theatre1.4 mi

Counts are within about 2 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 Forest Hills

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Julia Green ElementaryNashvilleK–5501Public0.7 mi
Percy Priest ElementaryNashvilleK–5553Public2.6 mi
Hillsboro HighNashville9–121,224Public0.8 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Children's House of NashvilleNashvillePre-K–K12Nonsectarian1.7 mi
Guidepost Montessori at Green HillsNashvillePre-K–65Nonsectarian1.5 mi
Linden Waldorf SchoolNashvillePre-K–8131Nonsectarian1.6 mi
The Covenant SchoolNashvillePre-K–6162Presbyterian0.4 mi
Green Hills Child Development LlcNashvilleK3Nonsectarian1.6 mi
Harpeth Hall SchoolNashville5–12724Nonsectarian1.1 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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