Moving to College Grove, TN: the village, the land and the club homes

Is College Grove right for you?

College Grove, TN at a glance

What it costs to own in College Grove each year

Prefilled with the typical price used in this guide for College Grove. 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.

Two markets under one ZIP in College Grove, TN

Decide which College Grove you're shopping before you look at a price. One is the gated club communities, where homes are new and large and the club sets the costs. The other is the rural community: farms, small tracts and the old village on Horton Highway, where land, water and septic set the costs.

If you want a finished house and amenities, compare club communities on dues and membership first. If you want land, start with the parcel's water and septic, because the county's plan says the village has no sewer and the water district has been working to add capacity.

The Grove, College Grove's club community

The Grove is a private, gated club community at 6200 Wildings Boulevard with a Greg Norman Signature 18-hole course, and it hosted LIV Golf Nashville in 2024. Its site lists a final phase with limited homes remaining, and its featured homes have five or six bedrooms at roughly 6,060 to 8,924 square feet. It doesn't publish prices, dues or acreage, so ask the club for the membership terms, the HOA budget and any initiation fee in writing.

Before an offer in any College Grove club community, get answers to these in writing:

• Is club membership required with the house, or optional, and what's the initiation fee?
• What are the yearly HOA dues and club dues, and when did each last rise?
• Is there a transfer fee or capital contribution at closing?
• What does the architectural review board require for new builds, fences and pools?
• How many lots or homes remain in the final phase, and who builds on them?

Rural College Grove land

The county's plan describes the wider College Grove community as about 64 square miles matching the 37046 ZIP, home to about 3,000 people when the plan was prepared. Most of it is farmland and woods. Here the ZIP's $1,295,361 figure tells you little; ask for sales of comparable acreage instead.

Village homes in College Grove: what the county counted

For the village core around Horton Highway, the county's plan includes a parcel-by-parcel inventory. It covers about 157 parcels on 804 acres, a small slice of the 64-square-mile community.

The village's 110 house parcels average about 1.3 acres, and 12 of them held manufactured homes when the county counted. That makes the village the most varied part of College Grove's market: older houses on modest lots near the bank building and the feed mill, where the ZIP's typical value is a poor guide to price. The count dates from when the plan was prepared, so check the parcel record for anything you consider.

The feed mill and village businesses in College Grove

Powell Covington started the College Grove feed and seed mill in the mid-1930s, and it has stood at its current site since 1937. Commercial parcels in the village cluster along Horton Highway, so a house on that road sits closer to shops and through traffic than one on a side street.

What are property taxes in College Grove, TN?

There's no city government here, so property pays the county-only 2026 rate of $1.30 per $100 of assessed value, the lowest rate in Williamson County. Assessed value is 25% of appraised value.

College Grove club dues on top of tax

Add HOA dues and membership costs to the property tax estimate once the club gives you figures in writing. The Williamson County property tax guide covers due dates and relief programs.

Farmland tax in College Grove

On a working farm, ask whether the parcel is enrolled in Tennessee's agricultural use program and what happens to that status if you stop farming it. The Assessor of Property (615-790-5708) can tell you how a parcel is classified.

Monthly cost of a College Grove home

At the ZIP value of $1,295,361 with 20% down and Freddie Mac's 7.4% average, principal and interest come to about $7,175 a month, and county tax adds about $351, for roughly $7,526 before insurance and any club dues. The buyer's Tennessee transfer tax at closing is about $4,793; the Tennessee closing costs guide covers the rest.

Water and septic in College Grove: check before you buy

Water comes from the Nolensville/College Grove Utility District, which the plan says was working with other districts to secure more capacity. Sewer isn't available beyond septic, and many properties have soils that limit septic use.

Septic permits in College Grove

Ask for the existing septic permit and soil evaluation, and make the contract conditional on a soil test if you plan to build or add bedrooms. The plan raises a shared treatment system as one possible long-term fix, but it's a recommendation, not a project.

Water service and wells in College Grove

Ask the seller for the water account and the utility district's confirmation that a new tap is available if you're buying a lot. On rural tracts beyond the lines, budget for a well and test it before closing. The Franklin-area utilities guide covers power and internet setup.

The floodplain in College Grove

Overall Creek, a Harpeth River tributary, runs through the village east of Horton Highway, and the plan notes that many properties on the east side are in the 100-year floodplain. Pull the FEMA flood map for any parcel there.

What is College Grove, TN known for?

The community is known for farmland, a small historic village and, more recently, golf. For snow and storm season, see the weather guide for the Franklin area.

How College Grove got its name

The area was once called Poplar Grove, after its poplar groves. When a post office came in 1861, that name was taken, so residents chose College Grove after the community's two schools, one for boys and a seminary for girls. James Allison's purchase of 400 acres on Grove Creek around 1800 is counted as the founding.

The village of College Grove on Horton Highway

The main road through the village began as an 1840 toll road and became Horton Highway. The Bank of College Grove was chartered in 1911, and its building still stands downtown; the Lewis and Northern railroad came through around 1914. Three buildings in the village, including the bank and the College Grove Methodist Church, are on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Haley-Jacqueth Wildlife Management Area in College Grove

A 230-acre farm given to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is now the Haley-Jacqueth Wildlife Management Area, partly inside the village and bordered by the Harpeth River. It's permanently protected, so it won't be developed.

How far is Nashville from College Grove?

About 33.8 miles from the center of College Grove to downtown Nashville by road, and about 18 miles to Franklin, on free-flow routes. That's the longest Nashville drive of any community on our Williamson County town list. Drive it at rush hour before you commit; the Franklin to Nashville commute guide covers I-65.

Is College Grove, TN incorporated? Schools and local government

No. There's no city or town government; Williamson County provides zoning, roads and services, and the College Grove Village standards in the county zoning ordinance (Article 10, Section 10.02(O)) govern the village core. Questions go to county planning at (615) 790-5725.

Schools serving College Grove

The community is outside the Franklin Special School District, so Williamson County Schools runs its public schools. Check the exact address on the WCS school zones lookup.

College Grove or Arrington: what decides it

Both are unincorporated, both pay $1.30, and both ZIPs sit near $1.3 million. Distance is the main difference.

College Grove vs Arrington for land buyers

Choose Arrington if Franklin is your daily drive: it's about 8 miles closer. Choose College Grove if you want more rural acreage farther out and don't mind the longer trip to town. Bill can tour land in both with you, in person or on video.

Three questions settle it. How often will you drive to Franklin or Nashville? Do you want a club community or open land? And does the parcel you like have water service and soil that passes a septic test? The ZIP values won't help: they're only about $17,000 apart.