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SheetTN-LA-VERGNE-TN · La Vergne, TN 38,944 pop · income 62nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around La Vergne
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest La Vergne on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Cookeville · lowest
48,501
Cookeville · lowest
48,501 median HH income
26.3% of the leader · rank #1
Diamond Ridge · near
80,417
Diamond Ridge · near
80,417 median HH income
43.5% of the leader · rank #2
Glennallen · near
80,417
Glennallen · near
80,417 median HH income
43.5% of the leader · rank #3
Arden · near
80,417
Arden · near
80,417 median HH income
43.5% of the leader · rank #4
Ste. Marie · near
80,417
Ste. Marie · near
80,417 median HH income
43.5% of the leader · rank #5
La Vergne · this city
80,418
La Vergne · this city
80,418 median HH income
43.5% of the leader · rank #6
Brentwood · highest
184,720
Brentwood · highest
184,720 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for La Vergne on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 38,944.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
La Vergne - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, La Vergne places in the 62nd percentile for household income and the 26th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
62nd
percentile, household income
60th
percentile, home value
34th
percentile, median rent
26th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: La Vergne, TN
Tennessee's La Vergne is a small city, with 38,944 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in La Vergne report a median income of $80,418 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 7.7%. Home values in La Vergne run a median of $273,700, and the median resident age is 32.3 years. 23.7% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 71.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 217 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 178% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR figures show 2311.0 crimes per 100,000 residents, near the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Tennessee run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Tennessee at 91.9 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,118 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $218 across Tennessee, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 52.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of La Vergne's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to comparison shortlist to population change to reported crime to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For La Vergne, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the education layer cover for La Vergne?
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 23.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
Which cities make useful reference points for La Vergne?
Within Tennessee, the closest population matches are Germantown (40,812 residents, $144,799 income); Mount Juliet (40,828 residents, $107,847 income); Lebanon (41,951 residents, $71,320 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Menomonee Falls, WI (38,963 residents); Peachtree City, GA (38,977 residents); Navarre, FL (38,988 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Is La Vergne growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +3,450 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +8.9% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 217 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
What can the FBI record say about safety in La Vergne?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2311.0 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 1% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in La Vergne?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 7.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Household income
$80,418
Home value
$273,700
Value / income
3.4×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What does the journey to work look like in La Vergne?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 73.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.5%
Work from home
11.5%
Drive alone
73.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 20,396 workers age 16+.
Above median income · poverty 7.7% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
91.9 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Tennessee average
C-
City profile score · La Vergne, TN
51/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living B+
91.9 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income C+
$80,418
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate D
7.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share D
23.7%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime F
476 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
La Vergne profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 78/100 (B+) · 91.9 index
Household income: 60/100 (C+) · $80,418
Poverty rate: 49/100 (D) · 7.7%
Bachelor's+ share: 45/100 (D) · 23.7%
Violent crime: 17/100 (F) · 476 /100k
Where La Vergne sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
La Vergne's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - La Vergne highlighted among 12 peers.Read the chart values
La Vergne, TN (this city): home $273,700, crime 2,311/100k
Menomonee Falls, WI : home $341,600, crime 596/100k
Peachtree City, GA : home $461,000, crime 838/100k
Owasso, OK : home $231,400, crime 1,533/100k
Keizer, OR : home $396,700, crime 2,057/100k
Roy, UT : home $350,800, crime 1,033/100k
Germantown, TN : home $441,200, crime 1,345/100k
Mount Juliet, TN : home $423,000, crime 1,124/100k
Lebanon, TN : home $359,300, crime 1,378/100k
Cookeville, TN : home $263,800, crime 1,955/100k
Columbia, TN : home $261,700, crime 3,060/100k
Brentwood, TN : home $926,700, crime 788/100k
How does La Vergne compare to other US cities?
Where La Vergne sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income62% higher than other cities
Home value60% pricier than other cities
Median rent34% pricier than other cities
Safety26% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Tennessee alone, La Vergne ranks #122 of 174 Tennessee cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares La Vergne against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Tennessee only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Tennessee-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places La Vergne near the bottom of Tennessee's cities
Among the 482 Tennessee cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, La Vergne ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares La Vergne only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#81 of 458
82nd percentile in Tennessee
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 482
0th percentile in Tennessee
Median Home Value
#94 of 455
79th percentile in Tennessee
Poverty Rate
#292 of 482
39th percentile in Tennessee
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#140 of 482
71st percentile in Tennessee
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Tennessee only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
62nd percentile nationally for median household income · 26th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
La Vergne's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
La Vergne's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How La Vergne's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$273,70040th percentilemore affordable than 40% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
La Vergne's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.4×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#8,588 of 15,516
More affordable than 45% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,400 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.4×, La Vergne sits in the moderate band:
national rank #8,588 of 15,516 and #1,400 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$80,418La Vergne, TN median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context La Vergne, TN median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for La Vergne, TN.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)7.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)71.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
38,944
Median Income
$80,418
Median Home Value
$273,700
Median Age
32.3
Poverty Rate
7.7%
Labor force participation
71.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
23.7%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2311.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
476.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1834.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
La Vergne's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
38,696 residents
2021
39,618 residents
2022
40,398 residents
2023
41,136 residents
2024
41,759 residents
2025
42,146 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
217
housing units authorized
Single-Family
217
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
5.6
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
78
78
0
$13.8M
2020
92
92
0
$16.3M
2021
103
103
0
$18.2M
2022
90
90
0
$15.9M
2023
186
186
0
$39.3M
2024
217
217
0
$48.0M
Permit volume increased 178% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
73.0%
Carpool
14.2%
Public Transit
0.5%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
11.5%
Other
0.8%
Based on 20,396 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Tennessee statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $218
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Tennessee at $218 (electricity about $120 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Tennessee statewide averages, not a meter reading for La Vergne. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Tennessee's BEA cost-of-living index is 91.9 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around La Vergne is $1,118/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Tennessee statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 52.5 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Tennessee statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county La Vergne sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How La Vergne compares to similar-size Tennessee cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.