Germantown, TN vs Lakeland, TN

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

MetricGermantown, TNLakeland, TN
Population40,67314,192
Median Household Income$149,920$116,250
Median Rent$1,816/mo$1,755/mo
Median Home Value$470,800$388,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9292
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.2%52.6%
Poverty Rate2.7%3.2%
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 min25.7 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.415.5
College Degree Rate71.9%53.1%
Foreign-Born %8.3%11.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.2%+3.6%

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 Lakeland (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.