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Today 2,758 people live in this town, first settled in 1865.
The picture is mixed. Kingston Springs’s overall grade of B− puts it better than 46% of U.S. towns, 58th of 175 in Tennessee. Its weakest is walkability (D). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Hazard risk is weaker too — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 77% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Incomes are its strong suit: the median household earns $103K. A typical home there costs about $478K, 5.6 years of the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income. Kingston Springs Hotel and Buildings is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Kingston Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Kingston Springs is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 312 in 1970, 2,824 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2021 and 3 maps from 1930 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kingston Springs. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaNissan Stadium
17 mi MuseumParthenon
25 mi TheatreRyman Auditorium
8 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
19 mi Stadium & arenaBridgestone Arena
17 mi Stadium & arenaFirstBank StadiumNissan Stadium: Kaldari, CC0 · Parthenon: Mayur Phadtare, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ryman Auditorium: Unknown, CC0 · Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Bridgestone Arena: EVula, CC BY 3.0 · FirstBank Stadium: Mhar564, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kingston Springs, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Kingston Springs.
Kingston Springs looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Tennessee (mostly inland flooding) and has property taxes 1.5 times the Tennessee norm.
The biggest park or preserve is LL Burns Park, at 38 acres. In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 5.8 miles of trail. Kingston Springs’ trail density stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Kingston Springs | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. LL Burns Park | — | 38 |
| 2. Kingston Springs City Park | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Harpeth High School, with 425 students. The Cheatham County school district runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harpeth Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 432 | B− |
| Harpeth High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 425 | C |
| Kingston Springs ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 316 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
The median property tax bill is $2,185, against $1,442 across Tennessee, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 2.4% in value. 88% of Kingston Springs households live in a home they own, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 65% and U.S. towns at 73%. For Kingston Springs, the midpoint rent is $1,164 a month.
| Kingston Springs | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,164 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here grew from 463 in 2013 to 635. 22.9% of workers work from home, against 12.9% across Tennessee.
For most workers, Kingston Springs is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Kingston Springs has added 172 jobs, to 635 in 2023. Kingston Springs’ average trip to work is 31 minutes, above both Tennessee’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). In Kingston Springs, 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Kingston Springs | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of Tennessee towns, with expected losses of about $1,299 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2010, Kingston Springs has seen 7 flood insurance claims paid out. 62% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 14%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical July afternoon high in Kingston Springs is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 6 of the 131 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than Kingston Springs. Kingston Springs's reported crime rate is well below Tennessee's. The rate of reported violence for Kingston Springs comes to 1.1 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Kingston Springs | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 4.4 per 1,000 residents | 16.4 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 3.3 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Within Tennessee it is healthier than 78% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures. Against the 8,090 U.S. towns with household incomes like Kingston Springs’s, it is less healthy than 74%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
For adults in Kingston Springs, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 28%. The town beats the Tennessee average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Kingston Springs | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| What stands out | Kingston Springs | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 9.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Kingston Springs
About 4 of every 100 Kingston Springs residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
Town in Tennessee, United States
Kingston Springs is a town in Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,824. The Golf Club of Tennessee is located in Kingston springs and is one of the most exclusive private golf clubs in Tennessee. Designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1991 on 317 acres, the club features a championship 18‑hole course and has been ranked among the top courses in the state. It has hosted notable events, including the 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and multiple regional tournaments.
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One town shares a border with Kingston Springs.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Springs | #58 | B− | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Pegram | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
Pegram has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Kingston Springs and Pegram report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Kingston Springs with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Kingston Springs grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #58 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
