By Isabelle Stanley For Dailymail. Web
As citizens warn that “it’s just not the same,” a purple state town’s people increased by nearly 100 people per day last year.
In 2023, Nashville’s population swelled by 86 people a time on regular according to the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.  ,
It’s part of a wider trend across Tennessee, which saw a 1.1 percentage increase in population from 2022 to 2023, with persons drawn by cheap accommodation and lower fees.
Citizens have expressed concern that the city’s population has been negatively impacted by the city’s growing population, saying that “it’s just not the same.”  ,
People of Nashville say they are increasingly having trouble finding housing as a result of the rise in out-of-state consumers ‘ real estate prices.  ,
In comparison to 863 in the same time last year, there were 1, 525 people in the city who were experiencing persistent poverty last month. This is when someone has been unemployed for more than a year and has a mental health condition or illness.  ,
Local volunteer leader, Heather Young, told WKRN that the raise is driven by a sharp increase in the cost of living.
Over the past few years, Nashville has experienced a population boom, with powerful out-of-towners emigrating to take advantage of less expensive real estate and lower fees, pricing out locals.  ,
In only 23 times, the metro Nashville area has gone from 1.3 million citizens to 2.1 million, per the US Census Bureau, increasing the value of house and the cost of living.
Between 2021 and 2022 alone, more than 22, 500 past Californians moved to Tennessee, according to US Census movement data.
Large corporations like Oracle have recently made the decision to relocate their corporate office to Tennessee and bring their employees along with them.
Additionally, Amazon announced it would start big businesses in downtown Nashville and AllianceBernstein, a New York money manager, said it would be moving its office to the city, as the Wall Street Journal reported.
The median home sale price , in Nashville at the end of February was$ 414, 012, compared to$ 290, 983 five years prior.  ,
Remacia Smith, a Nashville native, reported to The Wall Street Journal that she just was forced to relocate with her five kids.
‘ It almost does n’t look like Nashville anymore,’ she said. ‘ Whew Lord, I wish people would stop moving ok.’
However lifelong resident , John Michael Morgan, for his portion, told the outlet he is concerned about Nashville keeping its nature.  ,
‘ Nashville’s often been a great town that felt like a little town,’ said Morgan.’ We’re now a large city that seems to be one.
The Metro Council pledged$ 50 million in American Rescue Plan money to combat poverty by 2022, but the issue has not been resolved.  ,
Open Board Nashville advocacy and referral professional India Pungarcher told WKRN:’ If a one- time$ 50 million investment was going to end homelessness in Nashville, you know, homelessness had n’t arise again, right?
‘ We need hundreds of millions of dollars in order to, you know, also just make a gash in poverty here in Nashville.’
Purple heart recipient Patrick James told Daily Mail.com he was making$ 150, 000 annually just three years ago. He recently lost his house as a result of his marriage, and he is now sleeping in a rusted, immovable Chevy Suburban.
Despite having an Army income, the painted veteran who served multiple trips in Iraq  simply cannot get enough regular money to pay rising residence rents.
Even a modest one-bedroom apartment far from downtown can now be priced at$ 1,400. A new studio costs less than$ 1,500 per month in the hipster neighborhood of The Gulch, where the skyline is dotted with crane-laden construction sites. Two-bedroom prices start at$ 2,485.
As he sat in the passenger seat of an ancient Mercedes that he uses to get around, James claimed that Nashville is now all about the cash and real property, but that income and real estate is making the wealthy richer and the poor poorer.
‘ Nashville only worries about visitors, country music and cowboy hats. It’s a puppy and pony display. I do n’t stand a chance of getting any kind of apartment in this city right now, forget those fancy apartments that are going up.
‘ You’ve got to make at least three times the amount of the book to find approved,’ he added.’ That’s why I bought the car and that old tractor to live in but I may travel.
In an area known as the Old Tent City, beside the Cumberland River, is the old Mercedes, which has a Purple Heart registration tray next to the Suburban.
The larger living spaces are the result of wooden paint constructions that house an estimated 130 individuals, including abandoned RVs and makeshift sheds, some of which are fenced off in an effort to recreate a private home.
