Holy cow, Nashville is over $250/ft2! In Houston it's still common to find a majority of houses under $150/ft2 even if you don't travel out to the burbs.
The nicer (River Oaks style) areas of Nashville bring in 250/foot and even more for urban space
I saw 350K for an 800 sq ft loft....nuts
Williamson county....the posh borough is very pricey too
I have seen stats that median home transfers in Greater Nashville are the highest in the South....including Miami.
But still, it's a bargain compared to Santa Monica or Westchester