SPOTLIGHT ON NASHVILLE

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1 WELCOME TO NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Nashvie is the capita of the U.S. state of Tennessee and home to Vanderbit University. Legendary country music venues incude the Grand Oe Opry House, home of the famous Grand Oe Opry stage and radio show. The Country Music Ha of Fame and Museum and historic Ryman Auditorium are Downtown, as is the District, featuring honky-tonks with ive music and the Johnny Cash Museum, ceebrating the singer s ife. Contents Cimate and Geography 02 Cost of Living and Transportation 03 Lifestye, Sports, and Attractions 04 Shopping, Dining, and Cuture 05 Schoos and Education 06 GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 01

2 CLIMATE Nashvie has a humid subtropica cimate with moderatey cod winters, and hot, humid summers. Snowfa occurs during the winter months, but it is usuay not heavy. Average annua snowfa is mosty in January and February and occasionay in March and December. Rainfa is typicay greater in November and December, and spring, whie August to October are the driest months on average. Spring and fa are generay warm but prone to severe thunderstorms, which occasionay bring tornadoes. In recent decades, due to urban deveopment, Nashvie has deveoped an urban heat isand especiay on coo, cear nights; temperatures are warmer in the heart of the city than in rura outying areas. The air quaity in Nashvie has been rated 9% better than the nationa average. Nashvie, TN Cimate Graph Average High/Low Temperatures Low / High January 25 o F / 46 o F Juy 64 o F / 86 o F Average Precipitation Rain 47 in. Snow 5 in. GEOGRAPHY Nashvie ies on the Cumberand River in the northwestern portion of the Nashvie Basin. Nashvie s downtown area features a diverse assortment of entertainment, dining, cutura and architectura attractions. The Broadway and 2nd Avenue areas feature entertainment venues, night cubs and an assortment of restaurants. North of Broadway ie Nashvie s centra business district, Legisative Paza, Capito Hi and the Tennessee Bicentennia Ma. Cutura and architectura attractions can be found throughout the city. GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 02

3 COST OF LIVING The cost of iving in Nashvie is 3% ower than the nationa average and has an average home price $10,500 ess than the nationa average. Residents can expect a year over year appreciation rate of 14%. Both transportation costs and grocery expenses in Nashvie are beow the nationa average. Key Housing Figures* Median Home Purchase Price $329,900 Median Monthy Rent (1BDRM) $1,519 *Sources: - accessed 09/22/2017, - accessed 09/22/2017 TRANSPORTATION Highways Interstate Highways 24, 40, 65, 440 US Highways 31, 41, 70, 431 State Highways 12, 100, 155, 254 Airport Nashvie Internationa Airport (BNA) Department of Motor Vehices 700 2nd Ave. S Nashvie, TN GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 03

4 LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Downtown Nashvie is truy a one-of-a-kind experience. With the famous honky tonks on Broadway and 2nd Avenue, which feature ive music every day of the week, and the constant events going on at Bridgestone, LP Fied, the Ryman, and Riverfront, Nashvie has earned the nickname Nashvegas. If you ive in Downtown Nashvie or SoBro (South of Broadway), you can definitey wak everywhere in the vicinity of downtown and maybe to a few of other areas such as The Guch, Demonbreun and Midtown, but it is a bit of a hike to get to any other area. SPORTS Teams NHL - Nashvie Predators NFL - Tennessee Titans NPSL - Nashvie FC PCL - Nashvie Sounds Major Venues Bridgestone Stadium Fairgrounds Speedway First Tennessee Park Nissan Stadium OUTDOORS & ADVENTURE Parks & Trais Fun on the Water Attractions Discover More Centennia Park Nashvie Shores Cheekwood Botanica Gardens nashvie.com Sheby Park Od Hickory Lake Historic Fort Negey nashvie.gov Warner Park Percy Priest Lake Nashvie Zoo at Grassmere visitmusiccity.com GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 04

5 SHOPPING & DINING A Taste for Everyone From Country to Couture Whie Nashvie has ong been known for its music scene, Shopping in Downtown Nashvie consists mainy of boot our cuinary scene is garnering attention of its own. Food shops, western wear, souvenirs, and music stores. 5th Avenue & Wine highighted the booming Music City food scene, of the Arts and Music City Center are aso major attractions. Food Arts Magazine noted the emerging cuinary scene First stop wi be Nashvie s Lower Broadway where you wi putting Nashvie on the gastronomic radar, and Loca Paate find shops with some of the best items Music City has to offer featured the impressivey diverse cuinary scene busting incuding Opry Originas who has a great seection of oca at the seams. You can find Nashvie s authentic favors in artisan merchandise, dinner ware, and home furnishings. many areas of town such as Germantown, East Nashvie, The Guch, Midtown, 12South, Downtown, and Hisboro Viage. Not too far away is The Johnny Cash Museum with records, Each neighborhood has its own personaity and wecome a CDs, and everything you need from the Man in Back. Make waks of ife. Start your day in Hisboro Viage with breakfast sure to stop by Bridgestone Arena to visit the Music City at Tayor Swift s favorite spot, Fido, a funky coffeehouse that Shop. Nashvie s Music City Shop combines a warm wecome features breakfast a day ong, or venture down the bock to the city with a unique shop featuring some of the best to the famous Pancake Pantry where a menu of 21 met-in- Nashvie-themed products. your-mouth pancake seections await you. ART & CULTURE Nashvie is Music City. However, there is a rich history represented by its many gaeries and museums. Theaters: Becourt Theatre Ryman Auditorium Schermerhorn Symphony Center Tennessee Performing Arts Center Museums: Country Music Ha of Fame Frist Center for Visua Arts Lane Motor Museum The Hermitage GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 05

6 EDUCATION IN NASHVILLE, TN Notabe Coeges & Universities Eementary & High Schoo Bemont University Nashvie, TN Nashvie State Community Coege Nashvie, TN Tennessee State University Nashvie, TN Vanderbit University Nashvie, TN Wech Coege Nashvie, TN Metro Nashvie Pubic Schoos Schoos There are 102 pubic schoos in Nashvie. The average student-to-teacher ratio is ess than 15:1. This is better than the nationa average of 16:1. Nashvie Educationa Attainment High Schoo Graduates or higher 82% Bacheor s Degree or higher 35% Contact 2601 Bransford Avenue Nashvie, TN (615) CONNECT WITH GMS Founded in 1987, Goba Mobiity Soutions is a goba corporate reocation services company that speciaizes in workforce mobiity. The company s corporate reocation services incude goba assignment management, domestic reocation management, and a range of pre-decision soutions. Goba Mobiity Soutions is a perennia winner of the HRO Today Baker s Dozen customer satisfaction survey, being recognized as a top reocation company for the ast four years in a row. Onine Resources Phone & Emai LinkedIn: Goba Mobiity Soutions info@gmsmobiity.com Baker s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings RELOCATION 2017 Winner GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 06