Living in Goodlettsville, TN
Goodlettsville is a small city of 17,597 people in Davidson County, Tennessee. It's about 17 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $382k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,597people
$382kTypical home
$1,385/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
232Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,597
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,222 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Nashville, TN
- 17 mi to Nashville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,408/mo)
- Median rent $1,385/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,189 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BNA airport
- 14 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 169 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 443 ft
- 394 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,098 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 133 bars within 25 mi
- 355 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Davidson County: D+27 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk