Latest Medication Safety and Heat Awareness This Summer in Nashville
77°F Clear · Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN · MIDDLE TENNESSEE EDITION · SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026
HERE City Network
HERENashville
Why It Matters. HERE!

Hillsboro Village

Davidson County · neighborhoods

Hillsboro Village

Hillsboro Village is a walkable Vanderbilt-adjacent commercial district anchored by Belcourt Theatre, independent bookstores, and a concentration of coffeehouses along 21st Avenue South.

Belcourt Theatre (art house cinema) Pancake Pantry (Nashville institution) Vanderbilt proximity and academic neighborhood character

Quick Facts

ZIP37212
Categoryneighborhoods
Platted1920
Main Corridor21st Avenue South at Belcourt Avenue
CountyDavidson County

At A Glance

Walkability82/100
Commute10-15 minutes
InterstateI-440 at West End Ave
VibeAcademic, low-key, neighborhood-oriented, arts-forward
Best ForVanderbilt faculty and staff, graduate students, arts-community residents

Got A Tip?

News, real estate moves, or business happenings in Hillsboro Village? Send a tip — anonymous OK.

Submit a Tip

Own This Neighborhood

Your Name Here
Your Brokerage · Nashville, TN
📞(864) 555-0100
🌐yoursite.com
$149/mo · Sponsor Hillsboro Village
Become The Sponsor →

Location

Hillsboro Village is centered on the intersection of 21st Avenue South and Belcourt Avenue, about 1.5 miles south of Vanderbilt's main campus and 2.5 miles from downtown.

Open Hillsboro Village in Google Maps →36.1415° N, 86.8038° W · ZIP 37212

Character

Academic, artsy, multigenerational. Long-term residents in pre-war homes share the neighborhood with Vanderbilt graduate students and young professionals.

History

Hillsboro Village developed as a streetcar suburb in the 1920s and retained a stable residential character through the postwar era, avoiding the disinvestment seen in many Nashville neighborhoods.

Schools

Elementary
Eakin Elementary School
MNPS
Middle
John Trotwood Moore Middle School
MNPS
High
Hillsboro High School
MNPS

Ratings from the South Carolina School Report Card (state Department of Education) — not third-party aggregators.

Nearby Retail & Dining

  • Pancake Pantry — Nashville's most legendary breakfast institution since 1961; weekend waits exceed an hour (On corridor)
  • Fido — Nashville's signature independent coffee shop; community gathering place since 1996 (On corridor)

Healthcare & Essentials

  • VUMC Medical Center Hospital (1.5 mi north)
  • Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital (2 mi west)
Run a business near Hillsboro Village?

Join the HERENashville Business Directory and we'll link your name from neighborhood pages like this one — driving local search traffic straight to your site.

Join Our Business Directory →
School data from the SC Department of Education Report Card. Page maintained by HERENashville.
ITS ALL HERE! Neighborhoods News Near You!
THE HERE CITY NETWORK
Chattanooga, TN Knoxville, TN Memphis, TN Bristol, TN