Davidson County · 37216
Inglewood
Inglewood is the quieter, more residential side of East Nashville: older homes, bigger lots, mature trees, pockets of local businesses, and easy access to Riverside Village, Gallatin Pike, and the broader East Nashville scene. It has creative energy, but the core appeal is neighborhood character and space rather than a dense nightlife corridor.
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Lifestyle
Inglewood sits just north of the East Nashville core, with a more residential feel and a lot of older housing stock. The lifestyle centers on porch streets, local shops, school-and-park routines, and small commercial pockets like Riverside Village rather than a single polished retail district.
Riverside Village
Inglewood's best-known neighborhood business pocket, with restaurants, coffee, retail, and local-service energy tucked into a residential setting.
South Inglewood Park
A practical neighborhood park with green space and recreation value for residents on the southern side of Inglewood.
Inglewood Elementary area
The school-and-neighborhood fabric along Riverside Drive is part of what makes Inglewood feel more rooted and residential than the busier East Nashville corridors to the south.
Grimey's New and Preloved Music
A beloved independent record shop on East Trinity Lane, giving the Inglewood/Gallatin Pike edge a real music-and-creative-culture anchor.
Gallatin Pike access
Gallatin Pike is the practical spine for errands, restaurants, services, and quick movement between Inglewood, East Nashville, Madison, and downtown routes.
Honest read
Inglewood’s strength is residential East Nashville texture without the same concentration of nightlife and corridor intensity as the core. Older homes, mature trees, larger lots, Riverside Village, South Inglewood Park, Grimey’s, Gallatin Pike access, and school/park routines give it a rooted neighborhood feel.
The tradeoff is that the edges matter. Gallatin Pike is useful but busy, and the broader 37216 area includes a mix of quiet residential streets, commercial corridors, renovation activity, additions, townhomes, and new infill. Walkability is real in certain pockets like Riverside Village, but it is not uniform across Inglewood.
The 37216 ZIP-level market data shows a median sale price of $550K and $321 per square foot for the 90-day period ending May 31, 2026. Metro permit data shows 344 issued permits in 37216 over the past 12 months, including 58 single-family addition permits, 50 new single-family permits, 49 single-family rehab permits, and 40 new multifamily/townhome permits. The honest read: Inglewood has quieter residential depth, but reinvestment and corridor pressure are changing parts of the map.
Micro-geography
Inglewood is a north/east Nashville residential geography organized around older home streets, Gallatin Pike access, Riverside Village, South Inglewood Park, and the broader 37216 pattern. It is less centralized than Five Points East Nashville: commercial activity appears in pockets, while the residential fabric, mature trees, and corridor edges vary block by block.
Residential fabric
Inglewood’s core texture is older residential streets, mature trees, and larger-lot pockets compared with tighter East Nashville nodes. The neighborhood reads more residential than nightlife-driven, but exact block and corridor exposure still matter.
Source: Existing Inglewood lifestyle and honest-read sections; mapped residential and local anchor context.
Riverside Village pocket
Riverside Village is one of Inglewood’s clearest local nodes, giving the area a small commercial pocket distinct from the busier Gallatin Pike corridor.
Source: Official Riverside Village references; existing Inglewood local anchor data.
Gallatin Pike edge
Gallatin Pike is useful for access and services, but it is also a busier commercial corridor. Streets near Gallatin can feel different from interior residential pockets closer to parks or neighborhood streets.
Source: Existing Inglewood honest-read and development sections; mapped Gallatin Pike context.
37216 caveat
Inglewood sits inside 37216, but 37216 is broader than Inglewood proper. ZIP-level market, Census, and permit figures include a mix of residential streets, commercial corridors, and other east-side pockets.
Source: Redfin Data Center 37216; Census Reporter ZCTA 37216; Metro Nashville permit data for ZIP 37216.
Getting around
Inglewood’s daily movement is shaped by Gallatin Pike, Riverside Drive, Ellington / Briley access, and the distance between residential streets and local nodes like Riverside Village and South Inglewood Park. Downtown and BNA are reachable, but trips depend heavily on which side of the neighborhood and which corridor a route starts from.
Downtown access
Baseline routing from the Inglewood center to downtown Nashville is roughly 6 miles. Practical routes often depend on Gallatin Pike, Ellington Parkway, Riverside Drive, or other east-side connectors, so block position affects the trip.
Source: OSRM driving route from AmeriKey Inglewood center to downtown Nashville, run 2026-06-04; mapped Inglewood boundary and anchors.
Airport access
Baseline routing from Inglewood to BNA is roughly 14 miles. Airport trips usually involve moving through east-side corridors toward Briley, Ellington, or interstate connections before heading southeast.
Source: OSRM driving route from AmeriKey Inglewood center to Nashville International Airport, run 2026-06-04.
Local errands
Daily errands tend to split between Riverside Village, Gallatin Pike services, nearby East Nashville nodes, and larger retail corridors. This is useful but more spread out than a single compact corridor neighborhood.
Source: Official Riverside Village references; existing Inglewood lifestyle and micro-geography draft.
Park and school routines
South Inglewood Park, nearby school anchors, and residential streets create a neighborhood-scale routine separate from the busier corridor routes. That contrast is part of Inglewood’s daily map.
Source: Metro Nashville Parks / South Inglewood Park references; Metro Nashville Public Schools zoning resources and Inglewood school pages.
Schools
Public-school assignment is address-specific under Metro Nashville Public Schools, so verify zoning for the exact property before relying on any neighborhood-level school summary. Inglewood often gets compared with East Nashville, Madison, and other north/east-side school contexts.
Metro Nashville Public Schools zone finder
Use MNPS's official zoning tools for any Inglewood address; elementary zones in and around 37216 can vary by street.
Dan Mills Elementary School
A well-known Inglewood-area public elementary school on Kennedy Avenue and an important local school anchor.
Inglewood Elementary School
A public elementary school on Riverside Drive that reinforces the neighborhood's residential character; verify assignment by address.
East Nashville choice context
MNPS choice, magnet, charter, and private options across East Nashville may also be relevant by address. Eligibility and transportation are program-specific, so confirm directly with MNPS or the school.
Market read
Inglewood's 37216 zip-level market context reflects its East Nashville-adjacent demand: older homes, renovations, infill, and demand for character and more space than the tightest East Nashville pockets. The zip is broader than Inglewood proper, so these numbers are context, not a neighborhood-only valuation.
- 37216 median sale price
- 550,000
Source: Redfin Data Center, zip code 37216, All Residential, 90-day period ending 2026-05-31; last updated 2026-06-02
- 37216 median days on market
- 52 days
Source: Redfin Data Center, zip code 37216, All Residential, 90-day period ending 2026-05-31; last updated 2026-06-02
- 37216 inventory
- 186 homes
Source: Redfin Data Center, zip code 37216, All Residential, 90-day period ending 2026-05-31; last updated 2026-06-02
- 37216 price per sq ft
- 321/sq ft
Source: Redfin Data Center, zip code 37216, All Residential, 90-day period ending 2026-05-31; last updated 2026-06-02
- 37216 median household income
- 86,701
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year via Census Reporter, ZCTA 37216
- 37216 owner-occupied housing share
- 70.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year via Census Reporter, table B25003, ZCTA 37216
Development
Inglewood's development story is residential infill and reinvestment: additions, renovations, new single-family construction, townhomes, and selective commercial work along practical corridors. Permit data is 37216 zip-level, not Inglewood-only.
37216 issued building permits (past 12 months)
Metro Nashville's Building Permits Issued ArcGIS layer shows 344 issued building permits in ZIP 37216 from June 2, 2025 through June 2, 2026, totaling about $45.5M in reported construction cost.
Additions, new homes, and rehabs dominate
The same 12-month data shows 58 single-family addition permits, 50 new single-family permits, and 49 single-family rehab permits in 37216, matching the visible pattern of renovation and infill in Inglewood.
Townhome pressure is part of the market
Metro permit data also shows 40 new multifamily/townhome permits in 37216 over the same window, which is relevant for tracking density and redevelopment pressure near East Nashville corridors.
Frequently asked questions
How is Inglewood different from East Nashville?
Inglewood is part of the broader East Nashville orbit, but it generally feels quieter, more residential, and more spread out. It is known for older homes, mature trees, bigger lots, and access to East Nashville amenities without the densest restaurant-and-nightlife pockets.
Is Inglewood walkable?
Parts of Inglewood are walkable to Riverside Village, Gallatin Pike businesses, parks, or schools, but the area is not uniformly walkable. Most addresses should be treated as car-dependent for errands and commuting.
Are Inglewood market stats Inglewood-only?
No. The stats on this page are Redfin zip-level figures for 37216. That zip is broader than Inglewood proper, so use the numbers as market context and rely on property-specific comps for pricing.
What kinds of homes are common in Inglewood?
Inglewood has a strong base of older cottages, ranches, bungalows, and mid-century homes, plus renovated properties, additions, new single-family infill, and townhome development near some corridors.
What schools serve Inglewood?
Inglewood is served by Metro Nashville Public Schools, but assignments vary by exact address. Dan Mills Elementary and Inglewood Elementary are important local names, but verify current zoning directly with MNPS.
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