Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Thompson's Station grades A− overall, 13th of 175 graded towns in Tennessee. Its public schools are among the best in Tennessee. Residents are healthier than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $133K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $728K for a typical one and 8.5 times the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income. 62% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Thompson's Station, above both Tennessee’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (29%). Thompson's Station has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Homestead Manor and Forest Hills School (Additional Documentation). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Thompson's Station beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson's Station Elementary School | K–5 | 767 |
| Heritage Elementary | K–5 | 585 |
| Heritage Middle School | 6–8 | 847 |
| Widest gap | Thompson's Station | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 16.2% |
Homestead Manor2,194 counted in 2010 and 7,485 in 2020; an estimated 9,469 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 27.2% since 2020, after 241.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Thompson's Station is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 135 in 1880, 7,485 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1909 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Thompson's Station. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaNissan Stadium
24 mi MuseumParthenon
30 mi TheatreRyman Auditorium
8 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
25 mi Stadium & arenaBridgestone Arena
32 mi MuseumThe HermitageNissan 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 · The Hermitage: Jim Bowen from Zhenhai, China, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Thompson's Station, 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 Thompson's Station.
Thompson's Station 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 8.5 years of the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income, the typical home (about $728K) costs more against local pay than in 95% of Tennessee towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. The median property tax bill is $2,592, against $1,442 across Tennessee, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Among households in Thompson's Station, 81% live in a home they own. Homes in the town are typically worth about $728,000, up 1.4% in a year, more than twice the Tennessee typical home. In Thompson's Station, the typical rent is $2,088 a month.
| Thompson's Station | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,088 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 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 A+ for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $728K.
Below: Three of its 5 schools, each with why it was picked. The public schools here belong to the Williamson County school district. The largest public high school is Independence High School, with 2,091 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 847 | A |
| Independence High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,091 | A− |
| Thompson's Station Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 767 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Tennessee is food insecurity: 7.8% of its 5,204 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.2% statewide. Against the 4,281 U.S. towns with household incomes like Thompson's Station’s, it is healthier than 62%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
For adults in Thompson's Station, the share who report frequent physical distress is 11%. Only 9 of the 176 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Thompson's Station.
| Thompson's Station | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 28% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Thompson's Station | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 16.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
9.4 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. Preservation Park, at 251 acres with 6.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Thompson's Station’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Thompson's Station | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Preservation Park | 6.8 mi | 251 |
| 2. Heritage Park | 1.8 mi | 107 |
| 3. Sarah Benson Park | 0.5 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 844 in 2013 to 1,227. 34.3% of workers work from home, against 12.9% across Tennessee.
Commuting out is the norm in Thompson's Station: 1% of working residents work locally. In Thompson's Station, 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Employers in Thompson's Station added 383 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,227. Its mean commuting time stands at 31 minutes.
| Thompson's Station | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $133,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 89°; in January, nights fall to 28°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in two thirds of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Thompson's Station break down as 43% from inland flooding and 22% from cold waves. Federal aid has come to Thompson's Station households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Thompson's Station
About 3 of every 100 Thompson's Station residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
Where Thompson's Station’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Thompson's Station on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Tennessee, United States
Thompson's Station is a town in Williamson County, Tennessee. The population has grown from 2,194 at the 2010 Census to 7,485 in the 2020 Census. Locations in Thompson's Station listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places include the Jacob Critz House and the Thomas L. Critz House, Thompson's Station Bank, John Neely House, James P. Johnson House, Homestead Manor and James Giddens House.
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2 towns share a border with Thompson's Station.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson's Station | #13 | A− | C− | — | A+ | A |
| Spring Hill | #6 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Franklin | #5 | A | D | B | A+ | A |
Thompson's Station reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Thompson's Station with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Thompson's Station grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #13 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades A for health and A+ for schools. Walkability 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−.
