The story of this market
The typical home in Slayden, Tennessee sells for about $275,000, or $154 per square foot.
Homes take about 105 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $591 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
-0.4%
TN · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Slayden, Tennessee
Slayden is a small, stable rural community with limited housing inventory and minimal market turnover. The market is characterized by low home values relative to the broader Nashville metro area, though residents face long commute times and limited local employment opportunities.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Slayden yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 1 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved down 0.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 71 days on market with 6.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
19% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.7% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 1.3% · poverty 19.1% — a stable, low-distress profile.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Provides regional access to water-based recreation and serves as a primary natural landmark for the area.
Slayden is best suited for those seeking a quiet, rural lifestyle with low housing costs, primarily appealing to long-term residents or those working in nearby regional hubs.
Public education is served by the Dickson County School District, which provides standard rural educational services for the area.
Transportation is entirely dependent on private vehicles, with residents facing long commutes to reach major employment centers in the Nashville metro area.
Recreation is primarily rural and nature-oriented, centered on the natural landscape of Dickson County and proximity to the Cumberland River.
The rental market is extremely thin with very low inventory, characterized by rents significantly below regional metro averages.
The local economy is small and specialized, with primary activity in mineral extraction, utility services, and construction.
Economic momentum is limited, with the local economy primarily supported by small-scale utility, construction, and extraction industries.
There are no major large-scale commercial or residential developments currently reported for the town.
Parcels are subject to Dickson County property tax levies and standard utility district service fees.
Not determinable at the city level; regional data is typically aggregated at the county or state level.
The area is subject to standard Tennessee climate risks, including seasonal storm activity and potential flooding near local creek beds.
Insurance premiums are influenced by rural fire protection ratings and regional weather risk profiles.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Tennessee) — Tennessee Property Tax Assessment: Property is assessed at a percentage of its fair market value: 25% for residential property. The tax amount is calculated by multiplying the assessed value by the local tax rate (per $100 of assessed value).
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and Tennessee State Authority profiles.
No public schools report a street address in this area. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.