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Residential Relocation
Getting Established
Helpful information new residents can use when establishing residency in the Nashville area, including
utilities, vehicle registration and more.
Finding a Job in the Nashville Area
Visit JobsLink, our community job-posting site, to find your dream job in Nashville.
Cost-of-Living Comparison
Visit our economic development web site to see Nashville's cost of living compared to other large U.S.
metropolitan areas, including New York, Boston, St. Louis, Charlotte and Atlanta.
Demographics/Population
Visit our economic development web site for information on the population, education and income of Nashville and surrounding
counties.
Leisure
Information about great ways to spend your free time in Nashville.
Nashville Weather
A look at Nashville's weather, including average temperatures and conditions.
Nashville History
Historical facts about Nashville, Tennessee.
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Getting Established
The contact information below will help you make a smooth transition to the
Nashville area. Simply click the links to jump directly to the section of your choice. Unless
otherwise noted, all telephone numbers are in the 615 area code.
To purchase relocation information, including our relocation packet, please visit
Chamber Resources, or contact our information services
department at 743-3071 or
chamber_resources@nashvillechamber.com.
Our hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Central Standard Time, Monday-Friday (except holidays).
To sign up to receive free relocation information from our Chamber members, please click here.
Taxes
Tennessee has no personal income tax and a state sales tax of 9.25 percent. Please visit our
economic development web site for property tax information.
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Electricity
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Natural Gas
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Water & Sewer
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County
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City
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Provider
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For service
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Davidson
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Nashville
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Metro Water Services
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862-4600
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Cheatham
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Ashland City
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Ashland City Water
& Sewer Dept.
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792-4211
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Dickson
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Dickson
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City of Dickson
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441-4188
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Maury
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Columbia
Mt. Pleasant
Spring Hill
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Columbia Water
System
Mt. Pleasant Water System
City of Spring Hill
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931-388-2419
931-379-7717
931-486-2252
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Montgomery
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Clarksville
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Clarksville Gas & Water
Department
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931-645-7400
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Robertson
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Springfield
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Consolidated Utility
District of Rutherford County
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893-7225
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Rutherford
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LaVergne
Murfreesboro
Smyrna
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City of LaVergne Public
Works
City of Murfreesboro
Town of Smyrna
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793-9891
890-0862
355-5740
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Sumner
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Gallatin
Hendersonville
Portland
White House
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City of Gallatin
City of Hendersonville
City of Portland
Town of White House
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451-5922
822-1016
325-6776
672-4110
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Williamson
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Brentwood
Franklin
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City of Brentwood
City of Franklin
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371-0080
794-4572
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Wilson
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Lebanon
Mt. Juliet
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City of Lebanon
West Wilson Utility District
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444-6300
754-2552
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Waste Management Services
Metro Nashville Public Works provides garbage pickup to the majority of the Metro Nashville/Davidson County area. To find out what route your neighborhood is on, please visit www.nashville.gov/routelookup. You can also contact Public Works directly at www.nashville.gov/pw/talktous.htm. If your neighborhood does not happen to be within Metro Public Works' service area, you will have to establish garbage pickup through an independent company. You can find a list of independent waste management companies serving the Nashville
area through the online Yellow Pages.
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Cable/Satellite Television
To establish cable television service within Nashville/Davidson County, contact Comcast at 244-5900. To establish satellite television service, contact or AT&T at 888-757-6500.
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Telephone Service Providers
Please note: The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce does not provide local telephone books. You will receive a telephone directory upon establishing home phone service.
Click here for a list of Chamber-member wireless service providers.
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Voter Registration
For more information on voter registration, and to download a mail-in application for voter registration,
please click here to visit the web site of the Nashville/Davidson County Election Commission.
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Vehicle Registration
To help control pollution, each vehicle registered in Nashville/Davidson County must pass the Nashville Vehicle
Inspection Test before Tennessee license tags are issued. The cost is $10, paid in cash. For locations,
times and requirements, call the customer hotline at 399-8995. For information on obtaining a Tennessee
license plate, call the Davidson County Clerk's Office at 862-6050 or visit them on the web at
www.nashville.org/cclerk/vehicles.htm.
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Tennessee Driver's License
A Tennessee driver's license is issued by the state Department of Safety and must be obtained within 30 days
of establishing residency. Written, vision and road tests, a photo and a $12.50-$26.50 fee are required.
A valid out-of-state license will exempt the road and written tests. Free handbooks are available at
examining stations. Please click here
for more informations.
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Newspaper Subscription
The Tennessean is the largest daily newspaper
serving the Nashville area, with a weekday circulation of 190,000 and a Sunday circulation of 270,000.
To establish newspaper delivery, click here
for an online subscription form, or call the newspaper's customer service department at 254-5661
(within the Nashville calling area), or 800-342-8237 (outside the Nashville calling area).
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Library Card
Library cards are free to all residents of Davidson County and those living within the Goodlettsville city limits. To obtain a library card, you must present an I.D. with your current address (call 862-5790 for details). Cards are also available to nonresidents for $40 per year. Please visit Metro Public Library web site for more details.
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Houses of Worship
The Nashville area features a diverse religious community, with more than 750 houses of worship and
60 different denominations. Faiths represented include Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism,
Unitarianism, Judaism and others. Click here to view a list of Chamber-member churches, or visit our
Chamber Resources to purchase the Chamber's
Religious Resource Directory.
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