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QUALITY OF LIFE Living and working in the Nashville MSA has many Nashville routinely places at the top of national and advantages that appeal to companies and workers international livability rankings. Nashville has a vibrant considering a relocation. Nashvillians enjoy a higher standard culture centered on creativity, music and entrepreneurship of living than workers in other large metros. The region has that complements its robust dining scene, popular a relatively low cost of living and high per capita income, entertainment venues and beautiful outdoor spaces. resulting in more disposable income for its residents.

CREATIVE VITALITY

THE NASHVILLE MSA IS HOME TO MORE THAN 630 ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES DESTINATIONS

PLATINUM-LEVEL CERTIFIED $10 BILLION VALLEY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY MUSIC INDUSTRY IMPACT

42 - LIVABILITY 180+ 280 ARTS-RELATED NON-PROFITS DOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS, BARS AND NIGHTLIFE ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS

11,000 2,400+ RESIDENTS LIVE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES OPERATE IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE

72,000 PEOPLE WORK IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE

MUSEUMS AND FESTIVALS

• 3686 Entrepreneurship Festival • Live on the Green Music Festival • Adventure Science Center • Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum • African Street Festival • Nashville Fashion Week • Americana Music Festival • Nashville Film Festival • Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival • Nashville Oktoberfest • CMA Music Festival • Nashville Pride • Cheekwood Botanical Gardens & Museum of Art • National Museum of African American Music • Cherry Blossom Festival • Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival • Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum • Tennessee Craft Fair • Frist Center for the Visual Arts • Tennessee State Museum • Jefferson Street Jazz & Blues Festival • The Parthenon • Johnny Cash Museum LIVABILITY - 43 Nashville Tennessee Nashville Predators Titans Sounds

NHL NFL MLB

Nashville Zoo Nashville at Grassmere Soccer Club

MLS - Coming soon

56 80 MILES GOLF COURSES OF PAVED TRAILS

100+ 30,000 ACRES PUBLIC PARKS OF PAVED TRAILS

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VENUE HIGHLIGHTS

• 3rd and Lindsley • Marathon Music Works •

• Ascend Amphitheater • Nashville Ballet • Schermerhorn Symphony Center

• • Nashville Children’s Theatre • Tennessee Performing Arts Center

• Cannery Ballroom • Nashville Opera • The Bluebird Cafe

• • • The Station Inn

DIVERSITY

Nashville’s population continues to expand in diversity of origin, ancestry and ethnicity, enhancing the region as a cosmopolitan place to live and work.

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN 20 PERCENT OF NASHVILLE’S NET IN-MIGRATION FROM 2010 TO 2016.

1 IN 8 DAVIDSON COUNTY RESIDENTS IS FOREIGN-BORN

NASHVILLE AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE OFFER A WIDE VARIETY OF INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS.

NASHVILLE IS HOME TO LARGE POPULATIONS OF HISPANIC, MIDDLE EASTERN, KURDISH AND SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN.

LIVABILITY - 45 COST OF LIVING

NYC 243.4 San Francisco 193.8 Boston 148.9 Seattle 153.5 Los Angeles 147.9 Chicago 123.1 Atlanta 101.5 Austin 98.9 Nashville 98.8 Charlotte 96.8

CLIMATE AND SETTING

YEARLY AVERAGE JANUARY 59°F / 15°C JULY HIGH-LOW HIGH-LOW

10°F/-12°C 20°F/-6°C 30°F/-1°C 40°F/4°C 50°F/10°C 60°F/15°C 70°F/21°C 80°F/26°C 90°F/32°C 100°F/38°C

DAYS OF SUNSHINE PER YEAR AVERAGE RELATIVE HUMIDITY

ELEVATION 208 Days HUMIDITY 157 Days TENNESSEE 900 ft. / 274.32m 56.4%

NASHVILLE 500 ft. / 167.6m

AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL TIME ZONE

CENTRAL TIME ZONE Nashville: 47.2 inches (122 cm) Tennessee: 54.2 inches (137 cm) United States: 63.7 inches (160 cm) Source: ACCRA Cost of Living, 2018 annual data Cost of Living, ACCRA Source:

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