ZIP 37205 · Nashville-Davidson County, TN

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 37205: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Tennessee governments, each government's own audited annual financial report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 37205?
37205 is served by the State of Tennessee, Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Government and the City of Belle Meade. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Tennessee spent $49.5 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Government spent $5.31 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of Belle Meade spent $5.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 37205?
Of the governments serving 37205, Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Government collected $1.63 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of Belle Meade collected $3.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 37205.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Nashville-Davidson County and Belle Meade

Why not this year? Tennessee governments with newer filings show figures from each government's own audited annual financial report (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 37205

Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Government$1.63 billion

36% of its $4.48 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

City of Belle Meade$3.3 million

52% of its $6.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your cities and towns

Davidson County is served by a consolidated city-county government (Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Government), so there is no separate county section.

Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Government

$5.31 billion budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the city's own audited annual financial report.

About 82% of this ZIP is in Nashville-Davidson County.

Where the money comes from

City-county taxes63%Grants from federal, state and local governments20%Fees for services14%Fines and other2.9%
Full Nashville-Davidson County breakdown

City-county taxes63%

Property tax
36%$1.63 billion
Sales tax
16%$708 million
Other taxes
7.1%$316 million
Tourism taxes
3.5%$158 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$637 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments20%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
20%$904 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$124 million
Fines
0.2%$7.8 million
Nashville-Davidson County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges28%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Debt payments (principal and interest)10%All other spending11%
Full Nashville-Davidson County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
28%$1.47 billion
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.22 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$794 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$675 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
10%$543 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$173 million
Social services
3.0%$161 million
Health and hospitals
2.8%$151 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$121 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$436 thousand
Nashville-Davidson County page →

City of Belle Meade

$5.4 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 18% of this ZIP is in Belle Meade.

Where the money comes from

City taxes66%State tax money12%Fees for services (sewer)11%Fines and other11%
Full Belle Meade breakdown

What stands out

52%

of Belle Meade's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes66%

Property tax
52%$3.3 million
Other taxes
9.4%$604 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$509 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$60 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.1%$331 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$731 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$662 thousand
  • Other service charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
12%$750 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$462 thousand
Fines
3.8%$245 thousand
Belle Meade page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%

What stands out

41%

of Belle Meade's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Full Belle Meade breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$134 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$833 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$194 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$958 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$485 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$473 thousand
Belle Meade page →

Your state

State of Tennessee

$49.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes49%Federal tax money41%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)5.8%Fines and other4.8%Local tax money0.2%
Full Tennessee breakdown

What stands out

28%

of Tennessee's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes49%

Sales tax
28%$14.1 billion
Other taxes
14%$6.94 billion
What's in other taxesCorporation licenses; insurance premium taxes and 17 more
  • Corporation licenses$1.50 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.46 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.27 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$723 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$541 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$405 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$356 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$327 million
  • Tobacco taxes$196 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$51.5 million
  • Driver's licenses$46.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$35.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$10.3 million
  • Other licenses$9.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$6.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.8 million
  • Severance taxes$529 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$432 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
6.2%$3.05 billion
Individual income tax
<0.1%$2.1 million

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$2.86 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; other service charges and 10 more
  • College tuition$1.38 billion
  • Other service charges$719 million
  • University housing and dining$505 million
  • Other education charges$136 million
  • Parks and recreation$67.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$28.8 million
  • Hospital bills$19.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Sewer$530 thousand
  • Road charges$118 thousand
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$45 thousand
  • Housing$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money41%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
41%$20.1 billion

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.2%$117 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$2.32 billion
Fines
<0.1%$38.4 million
Tennessee page →

Where the money goes

Social services33%Sent to local governments28%Schools and colleges14%Health and hospitals5.4%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending14%

What stands out

28%

of Tennessee's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Tennessee breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
33%$16.5 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$16.4 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$89.2 million
  • Veterans' services$12.2 million
Sent to local governments
28%$13.8 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: general support and 21 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$8.60 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.46 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$904 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$331 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$327 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$270 million
  • Sent to school districts$266 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$145 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$131 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$94.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$80.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$51.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$44.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$31.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$23.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$17.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$3.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$2.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$956 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$856 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$225 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$20 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$7.17 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$4.88 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.15 billion
  • Other education$547 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$499 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$90.3 million
Health and hospitals
5.4%$2.69 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$2.02 billion
  • Hospitals$675 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$2.47 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.41 billion
  • Airports$60.6 million
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$2.46 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.06 billion
  • Other and not broken out$918 million
  • Government buildings$323 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 million
  • Other government administration$28.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$2.26 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$866 million
  • Courts and legal services$550 million
  • Police$496 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$177 million
  • Inspections and regulation$174 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$738 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$738 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$698 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$471 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$220 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$207 million
  • Libraries$13.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$47.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$45.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Tennessee page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Tennessee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Government. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Belle Meade. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are from a Tennessee government's audited annual financial report for fiscal year 2025, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. They count the government's governmental funds and its enterprise funds (such as water, sewer, transit or airports), including construction spending and debt payments (principal as well as interest), and leave out internal service funds, pension and other trust funds, transfers between funds, borrowed money, depreciation and separately governed agencies the report lists apart. Grants are split into federal and state money only where the report itself splits them.

The Metropolitan Government's public schools (the Education funds) are part of its report and are counted under Schools and colleges. Hotel occupancy tax, from the government-wide statement, is counted as a tourism tax; the other taxes, licenses and permits are counted as other taxes. Retiree benefits, regulation and inspection, miscellaneous costs, and construction and equipment costs the report does not tie to a service are counted under Running the government and other costs. Equipment and software financed through leases and subscriptions is left out of spending, as lease and subscription borrowing is left out of revenue. The water and sewer, district energy and stormwater funds are included, with the smaller enterprise funds (fair board, farmers market, municipal auditorium and others) under Running the government and other costs.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.