Personal loans in Brentwood, TN
Which products a lender may offer to Brentwood's 45,265 residents follows from the Tennessee consumer-lending framework.
Two households in Brentwood with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 45,265 residents are not the reason. At about 45,265 residents, Brentwood is larger than roughly 94% of the places in Tennessee. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease in Brentwood at about 0.2%. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Brentwood. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Franklin, TN about 7 miles away.
What the Census records for Brentwood
Set out below is Brentwood's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: about 45,265 people live here, which puts Brentwood 19th of 344 Census places in Tennessee (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 0.2% fewer residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- People gained or lost: about 113 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: Brentwood sits ahead of around 94% of Tennessee places, at 45,265 people.
- Population density: 1,074 people per square mile on 42.2 square miles of land.
- Land area: Brentwood covers 42.2 square miles, the 13th-largest area among Tennessee's 344 places.
- Water area: Brentwood has 0.04 square miles of water, ranking 71st of 344 places in Tennessee.
- State share: roughly 1.3% of Tennessee's residents live in Brentwood (45,265 people).
- National rank: Brentwood sits 879th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth in Tennessee: Brentwood stands 263rd by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 344 places.
- Against the state trend: Brentwood's 0.2% change compares with a Tennessee average of +2.4% across its 344 places.
- Density in Tennessee: Brentwood ranks 52nd by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Brentwood's 1,074 people per square mile sit against a Tennessee median of 553.
- Location: latitude 35.9939, longitude -86.7708 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Franklin (7 mi); Smyrna (14 mi); Spring Hill (19 mi); Murfreesboro (22 mi); Hendersonville (24 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Brentwood.
- Nearest smaller places: Oak Hill (5 mi); Nolensville (6 mi); Forest Hills (6 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 57 of them.
- At 100 miles: 13 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Tennessee consumer-lending rules applied in Brentwood
Every row below records a Tennessee rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Brentwood lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) Source says: The Department regulates banks, credit unions, trust companies, business and industrial development corporations, industrial loan and thrift companies | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Licensed; deferred presentment services (payday) lenders must obtain a TDFI license, including internet lenders (Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-17-103) Source says: deferred presentment services in this state through the use of the internet, facsimile, telephone, or other means without having first obtained a license | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | TDFI Compliance Division licenses industrial loan & thrift companies, deferred presentment companies, flexible credit companies, and other consumer lenders Source says: The Compliance Division is responsible for the licensing and regulatory supervision of the following types of financial institutions operating in Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
Brentwood in state context
Against Tennessee's other places, Brentwood accounts for about 1.3% of the state's population and ranks 19th of 344 by size. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 263rd of 344 Tennessee places, putting it near the 24th percentile for growth. Its roughly 1,074 residents per square mile place it 52nd among Tennessee's places. By land area, its 42.2 square miles rank 13th of 344 places in Tennessee.
Where Brentwood sits
Brentwood's land area is about 42.2 square miles; a further 0.04 square miles is water. With 45,265 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,074 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Memphis, the distance is roughly 190 miles. Counting outward 50 miles, 8 larger communities surround Brentwood. The 100-mile radius contains 13 larger places.
Borrowing reach in Brentwood
Brentwood is a moderately settled community of about 45,265 people, with 8 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Brentwood's 45,265 borrowers is set by Tennessee licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Franklin, TN about 7 miles away.
A pre-application checklist for Brentwood
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Brentwood (45,265 residents):
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Look the lender up in the Tennessee regulator's licence records before you sign.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
What differs between Brentwood and the rest of Tennessee is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 45,265 people here.
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Nearby places
- Oak Hill, TN — population 4,457
- Forest Hills, TN — population 4,479
- Nolensville, TN — population 15,437
- Franklin, TN — population 88,558
- Berry Hill, TN — population 1,840
- Belle Meade, TN — population 2,594
- La Vergne, TN — population 39,597
- Thompson's Station, TN — population 8,580