Is Vultee safe?
Nashville, Tennessee · safety score updated nightly
Mostly yes, with normal city awareness.
VibeLoco rates Vultee as “Go, stay aware”.
Gogo's take on Vultee
“Go with care. Vultee is a modest, diverse neighborhood with exceptional international dining and quick airport access that is safe for standard daytime visits and culinary stops. However, elevated property crime and sporadic theft along the Murfreesboro Pike commercial strip require standard city precautions, especially after dark.”
Metro Nashville Police have targeted recurring auto theft and traffic safety enforcement along the adjacent Murfreesboro Pike transit corridor.
About the area
Vultee is a working-class residential and commercial enclave in Southeast Nashville situated between Murfreesboro Pike and the airport area. It is characterized by mid-century brick ranch homes on interior streets and heavily trafficked multicultural strip plazas along its main thoroughfares.
- Diverse / Multicultural
- Car-Dependent
- Mid-Century Residential
- Commercial Corridor
Walking and biking in Vultee
Walk score: 42/100 · Bike score: 36/100
There is virtually no dedicated cycling infrastructure or Nashville BCycle docking stations in Vultee, making bicycling along major roads hazardous.
Reasons to go, and reasons to think twice
Pros
- Rich international dining corridor featuring Kurdish, Hispanic, and Middle Eastern cuisine
- Convenient central access to Nashville International Airport (BNA) and Interstate 24 / Interstate 40
- Quiet, low-traffic residential interior streets with established mid-century homes
Cons
- Above-average rates of property theft and vehicle break-ins along commercial lots
- Challenging and unsafe pedestrian conditions along high-speed arterial roads
- Inconsistent street lighting on side streets and pockets of commercial aging
Homelessness: Visible homelessness is moderately noticeable along Murfreesboro Pike near transit stops and retail parking lots, though large encampments are generally tucked away in undeveloped wooded buffers.
What Vultee is like at each time of day
- Morning · 5a – 11a
- Calm and practical as residents commute and local merchants open along the main corridors.
- Afternoon · 11a – 5p
- Active and bustling with shopping and dining traffic at strip plazas alongside steady roadway congestion.
- Evening · 5p – 10p
- Lively around restaurants, though residential side streets quiet down noticeably as daylight fades.
- Late night · 10p – 5a
- Quiet residential blocks, while commercial strips see isolated incidents of property crime and reduced pedestrian safety.
Transit, parking and getting around
WeGo Public Transit provides frequent service along the corridor via Route 55 (Murfreesboro Pike BRT Lite) and Route 15, providing direct access to downtown WeGo Central without any local rail connection.
Free surface parking lots are widely available at all shopping plazas and businesses, and residential street parking is free and unmetered.
Things to do in Vultee
- Enjoy traditional Kurdish flatbreads and kebabs along the Murfreesboro Pike international strip
- Play a round at the wooded Seven Oaks Disc Golf Course in adjacent parkland
- Shop for imported spices, produce, and specialty foods at local international grocery markets
Local favorites
- Edessa Restaurant · Middle Eastern Restaurant · 4.6★ (1150)Lauded dining room serving authentic Kurdish and Turkish kebabs, fresh breads, and regional platters.
- House of Kabob · Persian Restaurant · 4.6★ (920)Unpretentious neighborhood fixture known for robust Persian kebabs, saffron rice, and traditional stews.
- Seven Oaks Disc Golf Course · Park / Disc Golf · 4.7★ (580)A premier 18-hole wooded disc golf course located in neighboring Seven Oaks Park.
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.