How many dentists are there in Nashville's busiest areas?

We counted 145 dentists within 1 km of the centres of 8 Nashville areas. Midtown is the most crowded at 25.1 per km²; 12 South is the least, at 0.0.

Mapped

145

in 8 areas

Busiest area

25.1/km²

Midtown

Average rating

4.6★

places with 10+ reviews

Last scanned

13 October

2026

Dentists by area, most crowded first

Measured within 1 km of the centre: LOW under 5, MODERATE 5–15, HIGH 15–40, INTENSE over 40 places per km².

Dentists within 1 km of each Nashville area centre
AreaWithin 1 kmCompetition
Midtown4.5★ average7925.1/km²HIGH
Hillsboro Village4.4★ average4213.4/km²MODERATE
Downtown (Broadway)72.2/km²LOW
Germantown5.0★ average61.9/km²LOW
The Gulch51.6/km²LOW
East Nashville4.9★ average51.6/km²LOW
Wedgewood-Houston10.3/km²LOW
12 South00.0/km²LOW

Where is it least crowded?

Fewer dentists is not the same as more demand. Look at foot traffic and rents before you read a quiet area as an opening.

How they are rated

All 145 dentists in the 8 areas, by rating. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.

  • 4.5 and up33 (23%)
  • 4.0 to 4.46 (4%)
  • 3.5 to 3.92 (1%)
  • Below 3.53 (2%)
  • Under 10 reviews101 (70%)

Chains seen most

No brand has two outlets inside any one area circle: these areas are mostly independents.

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Questions

Is Nashville saturated with dentists?

It depends on the street. Within 1 km of the 8 area centres we mapped, density runs from 0.0 per km² in 12 South to 25.1 per km² in Midtown. 1 of the 8 areas counts as high or intense competition (over 15 per km²). Check the exact address you have in mind before you commit.

Which Nashville area has the most dentists?

Midtown, with 79 within 1 km of its centre (25.1 per km²). Next come Hillsboro Village (42) and Downtown (Broadway) (7).

What is the average rating of dentists in Nashville?

4.6 out of 5, across the 44 dentists with at least 10 reviews in the areas we mapped. The highest area average is Germantown (5.0), the lowest Hillsboro Village (4.4).

How was this counted?

We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of each area on 13 October 2026 and counted every dentist on the map inside it. Places missing from the map or opened since are not counted, so treat the numbers as a floor. Circles of neighbouring areas can overlap, so a place near two centres is counted in both, and the figures are not a total for the whole of Nashville.