Salary expectations: how do you answer? after 6 years as a store manager

I do not know whether to give a range or ask for theirs. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. I looked up ranges in Nashville and they vary a lot. How do you research fairly?

I gave a range based on local postings and said I was flexible depending on the whole package. They did not push back.

Asking about the range for the role first worked for me. Some recruiters share it.