Housing & affordability in Portland
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
F
34/100
19th of 20
19th of 20
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$282,200
Nashville $409,60040% · scores 30
Median rent vs metro$1,141/mo
Nashville $1,528/mo30% · scores 29
Ownership rate67%
Nashville 65%15% · scores 58
Households spending >30% of income on housing35%
Nashville 31%15% · scores 33
Context, not scored
Median year built · Nashville 19941996
Houses rather than flats · Nashville 70%76%
Households with children · Nashville 31%41%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Nashville reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Nashville suburbs for housing
All 20 ranked, Portland highlighted1BrentwoodA+$1,031,3002NolensvilleA−$777,8003FranklinC+$705,4004Mount JulietC$460,1005Spring HillC$493,8006HendersonvilleC−$430,7007FairviewD+$390,2008White HouseD+$344,8009La VergneD+$309,90010LebanonD$378,40011Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)D$413,60012SmyrnaD$358,30013MurfreesboroD$402,10014GoodlettsvilleD−$381,90015GallatinD−$372,00016Hartsville/Trousdale CountyD−$337,60017ColumbiaF$308,70018DicksonF$292,60019PortlandF$282,20020SpringfieldF$253,600
Better than Portland on housing & affordability
Portland grades F on housing & affordability. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Hendersonville21 mi from PortlandC− 64 C+ White House12 mi from PortlandD+ 54 C− Goodlettsville21 mi from PortlandD− 52 D+ Gallatin15 mi from PortlandD− 62 C Hartsville/Trousdale County25 mi from PortlandD− 52 D+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24