Germantown, TN vs Arlington, TN

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricGermantown, TNArlington, TN
Population40,67315,205
Median Household Income$149,920$135,105
Median Rent$1,816/mo$2,164/mo
Median Home Value$470,800$424,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9292
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.2%29.5%
Poverty Rate2.7%4.9%
Unemployment Rate3.1%4.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k126329*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,2351,331*
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr220220
Summer Highs91°F90°F
Winter Lows33°F32°F
Snowfall2 in/yr3 in/yr
Avg Commute22.1 min27.3 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.416.6
College Degree Rate71.9%51.2%
Foreign-Born %8.3%4.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.2%+5.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Arlington (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.