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17,597people live here $70,758median household income▼ 12% below US $1,385median rent per monthNear US average $381,900median home value▲ 15% above US

What it's like to live in Goodlettsville

Goodlettsville is a small city in Tennessee with county unemployment below the national average, crime rates well below the national average, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Goodlettsville deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Low crime rates
Average class sizes

The not so good

Air quality concerns
High rent burden for renters

How Goodlettsville compares

Median household income

Goodlettsville$70,758

Tennessee avg$69,595

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Goodlettsville$1,385

Tennessee avg$1,189

US$1,413

Median home value

Goodlettsville$381,900

Tennessee avg$286,700

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Goodlettsville

Based on Goodlettsville's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,770

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $55,400 a year
52% of Goodlettsville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$76,380

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $38,190
Homes cost 5.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,385/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,385 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $381,900. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $381,900 · 52% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in Davidson County is 3.0%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Davidson County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 44% below US

185 violent crimes per 100k

Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.

Property crime 1176/100k · Goodlettsville Police Department · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

26 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 26.3 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 19% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

71%

Work from home

19%

Carpool

7.8%

Other

2.2%

Walk

0.7%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 89°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 29°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

33% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 33% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, close to the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Stones River National Battlefield (35 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Goodlettsville's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and crime rates well below the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. A year of median rent ($1,385/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low), anyone prioritizing low crime, and remote workers (19% of workers here already work from home).

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