Moving to Forrest Crossing in Franklin, TN: all FSSD, lowest appraisals

Is Forrest Crossing right for you?

Forrest Crossing at a glance

What it costs to own in Forrest Crossing each year

Prefilled with the typical price used in this guide for Forrest Crossing. Add HOA dues if the home has them: ask the HOA for its current budget. Insurance isn't estimated: get a quote.

Tax year 2026 rates (Williamson County and city 2026 rate tables). Tennessee assesses homes at 25% of appraised value. An estimate, not a tax bill: confirm the jurisdiction on the parcel record and check with the Williamson County Trustee or a CPA.

Is Forrest Crossing the lowest-appraised FSSD option in Franklin?

On the county tax roll, yes, among these ten subdivisions. Its median appraisal is $703,000, the lowest here, and the whole neighborhood sits inside both city limits and FSSD. Check recent sales for what houses sell for; appraisals rank the houses, sales price them. Polk Place, Founders Pointe and Lockwood Glen are only partly in FSSD and appraise higher.

You pay for that in two ways. The houses date from the late 1980s into the early 2000s, so roofs, windows and HVAC may be original or near the end of their life. And the FSSD levy puts you on the county's highest combined rate: about $3,943 a year at the median, against about $2,811 at Stream Valley on a higher appraisal.

Is Forrest Crossing in the Franklin Special School District?

Yes for PreK-8; WCS takes over for high school. FSSD's neighborhood list lists Forrest Crossing without the asterisk it uses for split neighborhoods, and the Census Bureau places two test points in FSSD for elementary grades and WCS for secondary. Confirm the address on FSSD's neighborhood list and read the Franklin school district guide for how the two systems hand off at 9th grade.

What the FSSD levy and HOA dues add to a Forrest Crossing bill

Inside Franklin and inside FSSD, the 2026 combined rate is $2.2433 per $100 of assessed value. At the median appraisal of $703,000, assessed at 25%, that's about $3,943 a year, or $329 a month. The same house at the city rate without FSSD would pay about $2,752, so the levy costs about $1,190 a year at the median. The Franklin and FSSD tax rate breakdown shows where each cent goes, and the cost tool on this page is set to the FSSD rate.

HOA dues in Forrest Crossing

The dues aren't published. With townhome sections in the plan, ask two questions with the resale certificate: what the master association charges, and whether the house's section adds its own maintenance fee.

Built in the county, annexed in 2004: Forrest Crossing history

The 1987 start of Forrest Crossing

The city's subdivision layer dates Forrest Crossing to 1987, with 830 units of mixed residential use, now under Ordinance 04-07 and SD-R zoning. The Preserve at Forrest Crossing, a 56-unit section, followed in 2001. The county parcel layer counts 640 residential lots across 26 recorded sections, some of them townhome sections.

The 2004 Franklin annexation

For its first 17 years Forrest Crossing was outside the city. Franklin annexed 396 acres including it in 2004 under Ordinance 2004-11. Older articles can still describe it as county land, and one local profile calls it a WCS neighborhood, which is wrong for PreK-8.

Inspecting a Forrest Crossing house from the 1980s or 1990s

Roof, HVAC and water heater ages in Forrest Crossing

Ask the seller for the install dates of the roof, HVAC and water heater, then price any that are original. On a house from the 1980s or 1990s, a replacement in the first few years of ownership belongs in your budget, not as a surprise.

The section number on a Forrest Crossing parcel record

With 26 sections built over about 15 years, the section number tells you roughly when a house went up and which neighbors are true comparables.

Is Forrest Crossing a golf course community?

It sits beside one. The city's subdivision layer records a separate Forrest Crossing Golf Course tract, and local news describes an adjacent, privately owned 18-hole course open to the public. The course isn't part of the HOA. It may now trade under a different name, which we couldn't confirm on a primary page, so ask the course for current ownership, membership and fees before counting on it.

Pools, tennis and the clubhouse in Forrest Crossing

The same local profile lists adult and baby pools, tennis courts with one lined for pickleball, and a clubhouse. Confirm what the HOA maintains and the hours on your tour.

Where Forrest Crossing sits off Murfreesboro Road

From Forrest Crossing to downtown Franklin and Cool Springs

The entrance is on South Royal Oaks Boulevard off Murfreesboro Road. In a straight line from the middle of the plan, Main Street is about 2.4 miles and CoolSprings Galleria about 4.2 miles. Murfreesboro Road also connects to I-65, so time the drive to your office at rush hour; the I-65 commute guide covers Nashville and the airport.

The 37064 ZIP value and Forrest Crossing

The mailing ZIP is 37064, where Zillow's typical value was $901,467 in September 2026. The cost tool starts there, set to the FSSD rate. Type in the list price of the house you're considering, since this plan's appraisals sit well below that ZIP figure.

Forrest Crossing or Stream Valley: what decides it

These two have the lowest median appraisals inside Franklin city limits of the ten subdivisions compared here, about $15,000 apart, so the choice comes down to the school system and the age of the house.

Pick Forrest Crossing for FSSD and a location closer to downtown and Cool Springs. Pick Stream Valley for a newer house and a tax bill about $1,100 a year lower. The full list is on the Franklin neighborhoods page; Bill can tour either with you by video.