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A town of 15,789, settled in 1797. Public schools that outperform most of Tennessee.
Nolensville is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, ranked 1st of 175 in Tennessee. Its public schools are among the best in Tennessee, the median household earns $177K, and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 95% of U.S. towns. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $834K for a typical one and 9.8 times the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income. 67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Nolensville, against 23% in Tennessee’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. On health, just 7 of Tennessee’s 291 towns do better. Nolensville has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bostick Female Academy and Bank of Nolensville (Additional Documentation).
Where Nolensville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Nolensville Elementary | K–5 | 883 |
| Mill Creek Elementary School | K–5 | 625 |
| Sunset Elementary School | PK–5 | 616 |
Census counts: 145 in 1880, 13,829 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1937 and 2 maps from 1957 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Nolensville is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nolensville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaNissan Stadium
16 mi MuseumParthenon
17 mi TheatreRyman Auditorium
15 mi Stadium & arenaBridgestone Arena
18 mi MuseumThe Hermitage
15 mi Stadium & arenaFirstBank StadiumNissan Stadium: Kaldari, CC0 · Parthenon: Mayur Phadtare, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ryman Auditorium: Unknown, CC0 · Bridgestone Arena: EVula, CC BY 3.0 · The Hermitage: Jim Bowen from Zhenhai, China, CC BY 2.0 · FirstBank Stadium: Mhar564, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nolensville, 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 Nolensville.
Nolensville has schools in the top 5% of Tennessee and has less food insecurity than most of Tennessee, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Tennessee.
At 9.8 years of the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income, the typical home (about $834K) costs more against local pay than in 97% of Tennessee towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $2,906, against $1,442 across Tennessee, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Nolensville’s median rent is $2,454 a month. Only 7 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Nolensville. The typical Nolensville home is worth about $834,000, up 3.6% in a year, more than twice the Tennessee typical home.
| Nolensville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,454 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 94% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A+ ranks #1 of the 176 Tennessee towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Williamson County school district. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Nolensville High School, with 1,491 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 932 | A |
| Nolensville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,491 | A |
| Sunset Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 731 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 8 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Nolensville is 1.7 per 1,000 residents. Among 134 Tennessee towns, just 5 have a lower violent crime rate than Nolensville.
| Nolensville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its widest gap with Tennessee is food insecurity: 7.1% of its 8,942 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.2% statewide. Against the 1,455 U.S. towns with household incomes like Nolensville’s, it is healthier than 52%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Nolensville beats the Tennessee average on 22 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 9.7% of adults report frequent physical distress in Nolensville. Among 176 Tennessee towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Nolensville.
| Nolensville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 14% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Nolensville | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 71.2% | 76.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 6,787 working residents takes 36.8 minutes, against 25.7 across Tennessee. Jobs based here grew from 964 in 2013 to 2,416.
Most working residents leave Nolensville for work: only 4% work in town. 2.1% of Nolensville residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Nolensville has added 1,452 jobs, to 2,416 in 2023.
| Nolensville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $177,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Nolensville Ball Park, at 38 acres.
| Nolensville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nolensville Ball Park | 0.4 mi | 38 |
| 2. Chrismon-Brown Park | — | 19 |
| 3. annecy community park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nolensville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 29° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 2010, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Nolensville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Nolensville
About 6 of every 100 Nolensville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
5,861 counted in 2010 and 13,829 in 2020; an estimated 15,789 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 14.3% since 2020, after 135.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
4 places in Nolensville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Tennessee, United States
Nolensville is a town in Williamson County, Tennessee. Its population was 13,829 at the 2020 census. It was established in 1797 by William Nolen, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. Located in Middle Tennessee, it is about 22 miles southeast of Nashville. The town was reincorporated to the state in 1996.
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2 towns share a border with Nolensville.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolensville | #1 | A+ | C− | A+ | A+ | A |
| Brentwood | #4 | A | D | B+ | A+ | A |
| Nashville | — | — | D | D− | — | — |
Nashville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Nolensville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Nolensville grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #1 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades A for health, A+ for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
