Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Spring Hill grades A− overall, 6th of 175 graded towns in Tennessee. Its schools rank ahead of 95% of Tennessee towns. The median household earns $112K and residents are healthier than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $519K for a typical one and 6.1 times the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income. Spring Hill has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Cleburne Jersey Farm and Grace Episcopal Church (Additional Documentation). Only 8 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher share of children under 18 than Spring Hill. Spring Hill Battlefield, at 70 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Spring Hill beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek Elementary School | PK–4 | 682 |
| Longview Elementary School | PK–5 | 670 |
| Marvin Wright Elementary School | PK–4 | 613 |
Grace Episcopal Church (Additional Documentation)| Widest gap | Spring Hill | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 16.2% |
Census counts: 400 in 1880, a low of 400 in 1880, 50,005 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1937 and 3 maps from 1956 on.
13 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Spring Hill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Hill, 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 Spring Hill.
Spring Hill has schools in the top 5% of Tennessee and fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Tennessee.
Its A+ ranks #9 of the 176 Tennessee towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Williamson County school district. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Station Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 800 | A |
| Summit High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,609 | B+ |
| Longview Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 670 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
At 6.1 years of the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income, the typical home (about $519K) costs more against local pay than in 85% of Tennessee towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $2,271, against $1,442 across Tennessee, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
At $1,844 a month, Spring Hill’s median rent is above both the Tennessee town median ($944 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The typical Spring Hill home is worth about $519,000, about the same as a year ago, 57% above the Tennessee typical home.
| Spring Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,844 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Spring Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spring Hill Battlefield | 1.7 mi | 70 |
| 2. Port Royal Park | 0.9 mi | 26 |
| 3. Jerry Erwin Park | — | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Tennessee is food insecurity: 8.6% of its 34,609 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.2% statewide. Against the 6,856 U.S. towns with household incomes like Spring Hill’s, it is healthier than 64%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
11% of Spring Hill adults report frequent physical distress, against 16% in Tennessee’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 9% of adults have diabetes in Spring Hill. Spring Hill beats the Tennessee average on 21 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Spring Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 14% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 28% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Spring Hill | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 16.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 71.3% | 76.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 6,164 in 2013 to 9,866. 23.2% of workers work from home, against 12.9% across Tennessee.
Most working residents leave Spring Hill for work: only 7% work in town. 23% of Spring Hill workers work from home. Jobs based in Spring Hill grew to 9,866 in 2023, 3,702 more than in 2013.
| Spring Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 9.5% | 11% |
| Median household income | $112,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 11.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 88% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 500 to 364 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Spring Hill’s property crime rate is 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Spring Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.5 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Spring Hill has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Spring Hill is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 2010, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Spring Hill.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Hill
About 4 of every 100 Spring Hill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
29,036 counted in 2010 and 50,005 in 2020; an estimated 61,336 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 21% since 2020, after 72.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
13 places in Spring Hill on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Spring Hill.
City in Tennessee, United States
Spring Hill is a city in Maury and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, located approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Nashville. Its population as of 2024 is 59,398. Spring Hill is recognized as the 4th fastest growing city in Tennessee by the U.S. Census Bureau and is included in the Nashville metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Spring Hill.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | #6 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Thompson's Station | #13 | A− | C− | — | A+ | A |
| Columbia | #144 | D | B− | C− | C− | C− |
Thompson's Station reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Spring Hill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Spring Hill grades A− overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #6 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades A− for health, B+ 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−.
3 notable people were born here, including A. Jeff McLemore and William Banks Caperton.
