Is Nashboro Village safe?
Nashville, Tennessee · safety score updated nightly
Mostly yes, with normal city awareness.
VibeLoco rates Nashboro Village as “Go, stay aware”.
Gogo's take on Nashboro Village
“Go with care. Nashboro Village is primarily a quiet, residential planned community built around a golf course, offering peaceful suburban surroundings for residents and short-term visitors. While the interior residential loops are generally safe, standard precautions against vehicle break-ins are advisable, especially closer to the busier commercial sections of Murfreesboro Pike.”
About the area
Nashboro Village is an established master-planned residential neighborhood in Southeast Nashville featuring a mix of townhomes, single-family houses, apartment complexes, and a public golf course. It offers green open spaces and easy arterial connectivity, sitting just off the bustling Murfreesboro Pike corridor.
- Suburban
- Golf Community
- Residential
- Car-Dependent
Walking and biking in Nashboro Village
Walk score: 32/100 · Bike score: 28/100
Nashville BCycle does not have stations in this neighborhood, and cyclists must share standard roadways with vehicle traffic to reach the nearby Mill Creek Greenway.
Reasons to go, and reasons to think twice
Pros
- Lower violent crime rates on interior residential roads compared to central Nashville averages
- Scenic, green suburban environment centered around an 18-hole public golf course
- High rate of personal vehicle infrastructure with ample residential parking
Cons
- Elevated incidence of opportunistic property crime, particularly vehicle break-ins in shared apartment lots
- Proximity to high-traffic commercial sections of Murfreesboro Pike with higher localized crime rates
- Limited pedestrian infrastructure with inconsistent sidewalk coverage on connecting residential streets
Homelessness: Visible homelessness is minimal within the interior neighborhood and golf course grounds, though panhandling and occasional encampments can be observed along commercial segments of Murfreesboro Pike.
What Nashboro Village is like at each time of day
- Morning · 5a – 11a
- Peaceful and active with residents jogging, walking pets, and heading out for morning commutes.
- Afternoon · 11a – 5p
- Quiet and low-stress, with maintenance crews and golfers active across the central greens.
- Evening · 5p – 10p
- Calm residential atmosphere, though street lighting varies across different subdivision phases.
- Late night · 10p – 5a
- Generally quiet, but visitors should remain vigilant in shared apartment parking lots due to opportunistic theft risks.
Transit, parking and getting around
WeGo Public Transit operates Route 55 (Murfreesboro Pike Rapid Bus) along the neighborhood edge, offering direct connections to downtown Nashville; there is no rail service.
Parking is abundant, free, and straightforward, consisting of private driveways, designated townhome parking, and ample open surface lots.
Things to do in Nashboro Village
- Play a round of golf or practice on the driving range at Nashboro Golf Club
- Walk or jog along the scenic, tree-lined residential loops near the community lakes
- Sample authentic international dining options along the adjacent Murfreesboro Pike corridor
Local favorites
- Nashboro Golf Club · Golf Course · 4.1★ (520)An 18-hole public championship golf course featuring rolling hills, tree-lined fairways, and a clubhouse.
- King Tut's · Egyptian Restaurant · 4.8★ (380)Popular local eatery serving authentic Egyptian street food, falafel, and shawarma near the neighborhood fringe.
- Sichuan Hot Pot & Asian Cuisine · Chinese Restaurant · 4.5★ (460)A casual dining spot offering traditional Chinese hot pot and authentic regional Sichuan dishes nearby.
Scores are safety-driven — recent reported crime and local news plus Census income, poverty, housing, education, household and access data — refreshed nightly. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee — conditions change street to street.
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