Photo: Excel23 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Goodlettsville run?
Goodlettsville’s city government spent $27.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,595 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Goodlettsville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Goodlettsville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,595 per resident a year, or $4.37 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Goodlettsville didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Goodlettsville yet
Every year of Goodlettsville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,117 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.55% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Goodlettsville’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Goodlettsville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Goodlettsville →
Who’s in charge in Goodlettsville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Goodlettsville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofgoodlettsville.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 133 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (17,183).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Sumner County School District
Goodlettsville’s K–12 school district, shared with Gallatin, Hendersonville, Mitchellville, Westmoreland, Portland and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,082 per pupil, $7,615 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal.
Metropolitan Nashville Public School District · $17,314 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Goodlettsville’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Goodlettsville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Davidson County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat62.7%181,862 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican35.3%102,256 votesOthers: 2.0% (5,918 votes).
Most votes in Davidson County: Kamala D Harris
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
64% of Goodlettsville lies in Davidson County; the rest in Sumner County. Every 2024 race in Davidson County is on the county’s page.
Davidson County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Goodlettsville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofgoodlettsville.org ↗
- 2Tennessee HouseGoodlettsville is split between 3 districts
- 3Tennessee SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Goodlettsville compares with the towns next door
Goodlettsville’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Millersville | estimate | $1,912 |
| Nashville | estimate | $2,506 |
| Hendersonville | estimate | $2,458 |
| Goodlettsville | estimate | $2,117 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Goodlettsville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Goodlettsville’s government
How much does Goodlettsville spend per resident?
About $1,595 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Goodlettsville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $30.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Goodlettsville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,117 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.55% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofgoodlettsville.org.
Who runs Goodlettsville’s government?
See cityofgoodlettsville.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Goodlettsville yet.
How did Goodlettsville vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Goodlettsville alone. Davidson County, where 64% of Goodlettsville lies, voted Harris 62.7%, Trump 35.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Goodlettsville?
129 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $622,060 (about $7.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Goodlettsville in the state legislature?
Goodlettsville is split among 3 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Tennessee Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Goodlettsville’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Goodlettsville, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →