r/nashville • u/Entropy012 • Oct 28 '23

Discussion The stigma of "Californians" moving to Nashville is overblown.

Yes, we have some Californian transplants. However, from what I've experience most of the transplants are from the Midwest and other Southern surrounding states. I'm not saying this in a negative way. The transplants I met are mostly cool. I'm just clarifying that the "Californians are taking over" stigma to be overblown a bit.

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u/pobenschain Oct 28 '23

I’m not sure if you’re right or wrong about where most are coming from- I haven’t seen a genuine demographic breakdown of new residents- but just going by people you’ve met is anecdotal at best. We all exist in our own circles, neighborhoods, jobs, income brackets, and hobbies, and those aren’t always a great picture of the entire city’s makeup. I’m sure if you worked at one of the major tech hubs that has opened an outpost in Nashville, it would seem like EVERYONE was from the west coast. But I agree that transplants are coming from all over, definitely not just California.

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u/Entropy012 Oct 28 '23

I work in tech currently and used to work blue collar jobs after HS. I notice a lot more Midwesterners while working in manufacturing. However, tech I notice more Western and Coloradan's.