Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$292,600
Nashville $409,600
Median rent$1,063/mo
Nashville $1,528/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
Nashville 31%
Dickson
Dickson County16,424 residentsDickson County
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
14th of 20 Nashville suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
55
Nashville median 57
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Dickson is like to live in, by category
Bars show Dickson against Nashville. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Within-state proficiency70th pct
Nashville median 82nd pct
Student–teacher ratio—
Graduation rate94%
Nashville median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index68
Nashville 100
Eff. tax rate0.50%
Nashville 0.47%
Local sales tax9.61%
Nashville median 9.61%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Mean commute26.8 min
Nashville 27.8 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Nashville 57%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Nashville median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 48/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés19
Nashville median 19 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Nashville median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks7
Nashville median 13 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median household income$69,678
Nashville $85,447
Unemployment4.8%
Nashville 3.7%
Professional occupations30%
Nashville 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Dickson on housing & affordability
Dickson's weakest grade is F. One suburb is within 25 miles and scores higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Fairview15 mi from DicksonD+ 57 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Dickson
Is Dickson, TN a good place to live?
Dickson scores 55 out of 100, 14th of 20 Nashville suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Dickson expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $292,600, 29% below the Nashville median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.50%. $1,063/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Dickson?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Dickson sit at the 70th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a — student–teacher ratio. Dickson is served by Dickson County. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Dickson?
The mean commute is 26.8 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Dickson?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 19 restaurants and cafés and 7 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Dickson old or new?
The median home in Dickson was built in 1980 — older than the Nashville median of 1994. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 77% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.