Rutherford County · Middle Tennessee
Living in Eagleville
Eagleville is a small incorporated city in the southwest corner of Rutherford County, near where it meets Williamson and Bedford, about thirty-one miles from downtown Nashville. It had 813 people at the 2020 census, it is farm country, and it has one school that serves every grade.
- County
- Rutherford
- Distance to downtown Nashville
- ~31 miles
- Property tax
- Rutherford County $1.4885 plus city $0.3093 per $100, certified for 2026
- Schools
- One K-12 school, Eagleville School
What’s actually there
- An incorporated city since 1977, in Rutherford County since 1877 after starting out in Williamson
- A Main Street with a grocery, a mercantile, antiques, a boutique and a couple of restaurants
- Eagleville School, a single K through 12 school within Rutherford County Schools
- Farms and acreage on every side, including cattle and horse operations
- SR-99 and US-41A as the through routes, with I-840 nearby
The housing stock
Two things sit side by side here. There are in-town subdivisions and newer construction at ordinary Rutherford County price points, and there is farm and acreage inventory including equestrian property and creek frontage that trades far higher. That mix is why any single median for Eagleville is misleading: one brokerage figure circulating is drawn from a handful of active listings weighted toward farms. I do not publish a median for a market this thin. Ask me and I will pull the comparable sales that actually match what you are buying. Much of the surrounding land is USDA financing eligible, which is worth knowing before you assume you need a conventional loan.
Getting around
About thirty-one miles to downtown Nashville, and realistically forty-five minutes to an hour depending on your route, with I-840 giving useful access east and west. Murfreesboro and Franklin are both closer than Nashville, which is how most people here actually live.
Things to do in Eagleville
Places worth knowing before you decide whether you want to live here.
Eagleville Grocery
1005 South Main Street.
Eagleville Mercantile
161 South Main Street.
Ralston Antiques
153 North Main Street.
Eagleville City Hall
108 South Main Street.
Eagleville Medical Group
341 South Main Street.
Checked against each business as of August 17, 2026. Nashville loses restaurants faster than most cities, so if something here has closed since, tell me and I’ll get it corrected.
Schools
Rutherford County Schools · Grades 7-12 inside Murfreesboro city zones, PreK-12 elsewhere in the county
Look up an address with the district →
Served by Rutherford County Schools. Eagleville School is a single K through 12 school, which is unusual in this region. Confirm the specific address in the district’s own zone lookup.
I publish district and school zoning as published fact and nothing more. No ratings, no rankings, no comparisons. School zones are set by the district, assigned by address rather than by subdivision or city name, and they change. Confirm any address with the district itself, and evaluate the schools yourself against what matters to your family.
What a buyer needs to know here
Eagleville is a land purchase more often than a house purchase, and the questions follow from that. Expect septic and wells rather than municipal utilities on most acreage, so a perc test and a water test belong in the contract. Ask about greenbelt classification, because agricultural use changes the assessment and rolling out of greenbelt after a sale can trigger a recapture bill that surprises people. On taxes, Rutherford County certified $1.4885 per $100 of assessed value for 2026 after its reappraisal, and the City of Eagleville certified $0.3093 on top, so a house inside the city limits carries both and one just outside carries only the county rate. That is a real difference and the city line is not obvious from the road. And if the single K-12 school is part of the draw, confirm the address is actually zoned to it, because the surrounding county is not.
Common questions
Is it Eagleville or Eaglesville?
Eagleville, no S in the middle. It gets written both ways constantly, including on listings, which matters more than it sounds like it should: search the wrong spelling and you will miss inventory.
What are the taxes in Eagleville?
Rutherford County certified $1.4885 per $100 of assessed value for 2026 after the reappraisal, and the City of Eagleville certified $0.3093 on top of it. So inside the city you pay both, and just outside the city limits you pay only the county rate. Tennessee assesses residential property at 25 percent of appraised value. Since the city line is not obvious on the ground, I check the parcel before we talk about a payment.
Is Eagleville School really one school for every grade?
Yes, kindergarten through twelfth in one Rutherford County school, which is rare in this region. Confirm the specific address is zoned to it, because plenty of land around the town is not.
What should I check before buying acreage here?
Septic feasibility with a perc test, water with a well test, greenbelt status and what happens to the assessment if the use changes, and whether the parcel is inside the city limits or outside. Also ask about USDA eligibility, because a lot of this area qualifies and it changes the financing conversation entirely.
Thinking about Eagleville?
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