Williamson County · Middle Tennessee
Living in Thompson’s Station
Thompson’s Station is a Williamson County town of about 9,500 between Franklin and Spring Hill on Columbia Pike, and it has grown faster in percentage terms than almost anywhere in the county: 1,283 people in 2000, 7,485 at the 2020 census and an estimated 9,469 by 2025. It also levies no town property tax at all.
- County
- Williamson
- Distance to downtown Nashville
- ~26 miles, about 9 to Franklin and 4 to Spring Hill
- Town property tax
- None. County only
- The thing to check first
- Whether the address is on town sewer or septic
What’s actually there
- Columbia Pike running the length of town, with Thompson’s Station Road as the other spine
- Preservation Park, 200 acres with Civil War battlefield trail markers, off Thompson’s Station Road West
- A town-run wastewater system that serves some subdivisions and not others
- The site of the Battle of Thompson’s Station, fought March 5, 1863
- Two National Register listings, the Jacob Critz House and the Thomas L. Critz House
- An Urban Growth Boundary adopted under the town’s comprehensive plan that sets where it can grow through 2040
The housing stock
Overwhelmingly 2000s onward subdivision construction, with the names people search being Tollgate Village, Bridgemore Village, Fields of Canterbury, Allenwood, Avenue Downs, Littlebury and Whistle Stop. Zillow put the typical home value at $743,087 as of June 30, 2026, up about 1 percent year over year, which is an index across the town rather than a sold median for any one neighborhood.
Getting around
About twenty-six miles to downtown Nashville, thirty-five to fifty minutes depending on how you take it, with I-65 reached by way of the Saturn Parkway interchange. Franklin is about nine miles north and Spring Hill about four miles south, which is the practical daily geography for most people here.
Things to do in Thompson’s Station
Places worth knowing before you decide whether you want to live here.
Preservation Park
200 acres off Thompson’s Station Road West with trails and battlefield markers, open dawn to dusk.
Sarah Benson Park
Town park at 1513 Thompson’s Station Road West.
Thompson’s Station Community Center
1555 Thompson’s Station Road West, available for reservations.
Homestead Manor
A 48-acre historic property on Columbia Pike operating as an event venue.
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.
Subdivisions and named developments in Thompson’s Station
Once you are actually looking, you stop searching by city and start searching by subdivision. These are the names that come up, and what is true about each one that will still be true in three years. No prices, no dues, no days on market, because those change and this page would go stale telling you about them.
Tollgate Village
The largest community in Thompson’s Station, on Columbia Pike, and one that had to be rebuilt after its first developer failed.
- The land was annexed in 1997. The original project defaulted in 2009, the property sold on February 17, 2011, and construction restarted that March. Anyone telling you it simply started in 2011 is missing half the story.
- Detached single family, plus condominiums and townhomes in the Town Center portion, which Regent Homes builds.
- A Town Center homeowners association administered by Ghertner and Company covers that portion.
- Walking trails, treed sidewalks, landscaped public areas, green space, picnic areas and grilling stations, plus an integrated retail and dining town center. Williamson Medical Center bought an on site medical facility.
- Sewer here is operated by the Town of Thompson’s Station, one of only seven subdivisions the town sewers. Water is the H.B. and T.S. Utility District.
Bridgemore Village
On Sporting Hill Bridge Road, platted steadily through the 2010s in small sections.
- Sections 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A and 4B ran through 2014, sections 8A and 8B through 2017, and sections 5B and 6D were approved in January 2018.
- Every section on the record is platted as single family lots, so this is a detached community.
- A swimming pool, with green space and sidewalks throughout.
- Sewer is operated by the Town of Thompson’s Station. Water is the H.B. and T.S. Utility District. The land was annexed in 1997.
Fields of Canterbury
One of the seven subdivisions the Town of Thompson’s Station sewers, platted across twenty plus sections.
- Sections run past Section 20, with Section 12B at 36 lots approved in January 2018, so this has been building for a long time.
- Platted as single family lots.
- Sewer is operated by the Town of Thompson’s Station, water by the H.B. and T.S. Utility District. The land was annexed in 1997 under Ordinance 97_004.
- A third party site claims two pools here. I could not confirm that from the town or an association, so treat it as unverified.
Canterbury
The newer Willow Branch community, and not the same thing as Fields of Canterbury, which trips people up constantly.
- A mix of townhomes and detached single family, currently building out.
- A resort style community pool, a separate junior Olympic pool with lap lanes and children’s water features, an amenity center with fire pit seating and outdoor grilling, walking trails, sidewalk lined streets and maintained parks.
- Built by Willow Branch Homes.
- Confirm which Canterbury a listing means before you compare anything. They are different communities with different products.
Schools
Williamson County Schools
Look up an address with the district →
Served by Williamson County Schools, assigned by address. The town lists Bethesda, Heritage, Winstead and Thompson’s Station elementary schools, Heritage and Thompson’s Station middle schools, and Independence and Summit high schools as serving addresses in town. Which combination applies to a specific address is a district question, so confirm it in the district’s own zone lookup rather than assuming from the subdivision.
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
Start with sewer, because in this town it is not a given. Thompson’s Station runs its own wastewater system and it serves a specific list of subdivisions, Allenwood, Avenue Downs, Bridgemore Village, Fields of Canterbury, Littlebury, Tollgate Village and Whistle Stop. Everything else is on septic, which means a perc test, a maintenance obligation and a different conversation with a lender. The regional plant was running about 375,000 gallons a day against 470,000 permitted when the town published its numbers, with a design underway to take it to a million, and capacity is the thing that governs how fast anything gets built here. Second, the tax picture is genuinely good and worth understanding: the town levies no property tax, so you pay only the Williamson County rate, $1.30 per $100 of assessed value for fiscal 2026 after the county cut it following reappraisal. Third, growth is contested. Simon announced a premium outlet center at I-840 and US-431 in early 2025 without prior town discussion and residents pushed back hard on traffic and on the town having no police or fire department of its own. I have not been able to confirm the outcome. If you are buying nearby, that is a question to ask the town directly before you sign.
Common questions
Does Thompson’s Station have a town property tax?
No. The town does not levy a municipal property tax, so you pay the Williamson County rate only, which is $1.30 per $100 of assessed value for fiscal 2026 after the county reduced it following reappraisal. Tennessee assesses residential property at 25 percent of appraised value. That makes this one of the better tax positions in the county and it is worth putting in your numbers properly rather than guessing.
Is the house on sewer or septic?
That depends entirely on the subdivision and it is the first thing I check here. The town serves Allenwood, Avenue Downs, Bridgemore Village, Fields of Canterbury, Littlebury, Tollgate Village and Whistle Stop with its own wastewater system. Outside those, expect septic, which means a perc test and an ongoing maintenance responsibility. Water is a separate utility district. Neither is a reason not to buy, but a septic surprise at inspection is an expensive way to learn it.
Is the outlet mall being built here?
Simon announced a premium outlet center at I-840 and US-431 in February 2025 and residents pushed back publicly, largely over traffic and over the town not having its own police or fire department. I have not found a confirmed approval since, so I am not going to tell you it is happening or that it is dead. If you are buying within a few miles of that interchange, call the town and ask where it stands before you commit.
What happened at Thompson’s Station in the Civil War?
The Battle of Thompson’s Station was fought on March 5, 1863, a Confederate victory under Earl Van Dorn over a Union force under John Coburn. Preservation Park covers 200 acres of that ground with interpretive markers on the trails, which is a genuinely nice thing to have three minutes from a subdivision.
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