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Smarter moves, less stress
Smarter moves, less stress
Finding a great apartment in Nashville is an endeavor worth every ounce of your talent; it’s a thriving city filled with friendly people and growing opportunities. And if at times it feels like you’re in the same line for the very same thing everyone else wants, take heart; there’s something for everyone here, most notably, the collective energy that truly makes a city great.
Nashville’s growing appeal as a place to live has tightened the rental market in recent years, but don’t fret just yet
Whether a Nashville rental has an in-unit washer and dryer often comes down to when the building was built, where it sits in the city, and what type of home it is.
Newer mid-rise and high-rise apartments in Downtown, The Gulch, and Germantown frequently include stacked, full-size units as a standard feature, even in studios and one-bedrooms, while older buildings in neighborhoods like East Nashville or Midtown may only offer a washer/dryer hookup or shared laundry facilities on-site.
Garden-style communities in Antioch, Hermitage, and Bellevue, along with townhomes, condos, and rental houses, commonly have more room for full-size laundry closets and tend to include them more consistently, which is helpful if you need space for a two- or three-bedroom household.
It is worth reading listings carefully: "washer/dryer included" and "washer/dryer hookup" are not the same thing, and the difference can mean several hundred dollars in upfront costs for your own machines.
Some buildings also charge a small monthly fee for an in-unit washer and dryer even when one is installed, so confirm that before you sign. If in-unit laundry is not available, check whether the building has a laundry room and how far the nearest laundromat is, since that convenience matters for day-to-day living. Apartment List lets you filter Nashville listings specifically for in-unit washer and dryer, so you can skip the guesswork and see only homes that already have one installed.
