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Goodlettsville is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 124th among Tennessee's 175 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $71K. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $385K, 4.5 years of the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income. Its National Register listings include Bowen-Campbell House and Cartwright-Moss House. 19% of workers work remotely from home in Goodlettsville, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 11%. The biggest place to walk is Moss–Wright Park, 142 acres with 1.6 miles of trail.
Where Goodlettsville beats most towns.
15,921 counted in 2010 and 17,789 in 2020; an estimated 17,506 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Goodlettsville is from typical.
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Census counts: 280 in 1880, 17,789 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1952 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Goodlettsville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaNissan Stadium
9 mi TheatreRyman Auditorium
14 mi MuseumParthenon
10 mi MuseumThe Hermitage
13 mi Stadium & arenaBridgestone Arena
14 mi Stadium & arenaFirstBank StadiumNissan Stadium: Kaldari, CC0 · Ryman Auditorium: Unknown, CC0 · Parthenon: Mayur Phadtare, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Hermitage: Jim Bowen from Zhenhai, China, CC BY 2.0 · Bridgestone Arena: EVula, CC BY 3.0 · FirstBank Stadium: Mhar564, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Goodlettsville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Goodlettsville.
Goodlettsville fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally and looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Trails total 4.2 miles in 3 parks and preserves. For Goodlettsville, the trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 3, covering 166 acres.
| Goodlettsville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moss–Wright Park | 1.6 mi | 142 |
| 2. Pleasant Green Park | 0.6 mi | 15 |
| 3. Peay Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Of its 5 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. Public schools: the Davidson County school district. 4 public schools serve Goodlettsville, with 1,799 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Creek ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 566 | A+ |
| Metro Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 294 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Within Tennessee it is healthier than 66% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures.
Goodlettsville tracks Tennessee closely on all 31 CDC measures. Among adults here, 28% have been diagnosed with depression. 16% of adults in Goodlettsville smoke cigarettes; 38% have high blood pressure.
| Goodlettsville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
68 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 18 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities. Goodlettsville has had 68 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. 72% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 15%. Federal aid has come to Goodlettsville households in 10 declared disasters; the latest was in 2026.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Nashville (51%), Berry Hill (6%) and Hendersonville (6%). Most working residents leave Goodlettsville for work: only 8% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 1,789, to 12,451. Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Goodlettsville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.7% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Goodlettsville, 61% of households are owner-occupiers. The typical home value here is about $385,000, down 1.4% in a year, 16% above the Tennessee typical home. The midpoint rent for Goodlettsville comes to $1,385 a month.
| Goodlettsville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,385 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 66% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For residents in Goodlettsville, the share who are under 18 is 20%. Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Tennessee average. College graduates make up 33% of adults 25 and older, against 31% across Tennessee.
| Goodlettsville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 23% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
57% women, 43% men
About 76 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.1 points). Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 66% are men (TN 51%).
| Goodlettsville | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.2% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.3% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.5% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.9% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.4% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.6% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 19.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 64% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 296 to 231 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Goodlettsville’s violent offense rate is 1.8 per 1,000 residents. In Goodlettsville, the property crime rate is 11.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Goodlettsville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.5 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
16 within 15 miles of the center of Goodlettsville
About 7 of every 100 Goodlettsville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
3 notable people were born in Goodlettsville.
City in Tennessee, United States
Goodlettsville is a city in Davidson and Sumner Counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It was incorporated as a city in 1958 with a population of just over 3,000 residents; in 2020, its population was 17,789. It is part of the Nashville metropolitan area. The northern half of Goodlettsville is in Sumner County, while the southern half is in Davidson County. In 1963, when the city of Nashville merged with the government of Davidson County, Goodlettsville chose to remain autonomous. The city is home to the corporate headquarters of Dollar General and the Rivergate Mall shopping center.
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3 towns share a border with Goodlettsville.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodlettsville | #124 | C− | C | B− | C+ | C |
| Millersville | #70 | C+ | C | B | A | C |
| Nashville | — | — | D | D− | — | — |
| Hendersonville | #27 | B+ | C− | B+ | A | B+ |
Nashville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Goodlettsville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Goodlettsville grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #124 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades C for health, B− for safety and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
3 notable people were born here, including Tom Moore and Rogers Gaines.
