College Grove, TN homes for sale: golf communities, new homes and farms

At a glance

Where is College Grove, Tennessee?

College Grove is an unincorporated, predominantly rural community in Williamson County, in Middle Tennessee, with its own ZIP code, 37046. Wikipedia places it near Franklin and Murfreesboro, at an elevation of 732 feet, with U.S. Route 31A running through it and U.S. Route 41A nearby in Triune.

What county is College Grove in?

Williamson County. Because College Grove has no city government, the county handles zoning, building permits and roads, and owners pay county property tax with no city layer on top. The Census relationship file counts about 71.4 square miles of land in ZIP 37046, almost all of it outside any city; only a sliver overlaps the city of Eagleville.

Is College Grove part of Franklin?

No. It has its own post office name and ZIP and sits outside every city limit. Listings sometimes group it with Franklin because buyers search that way, but the address, the tax bill and the zoning rules are all College Grove and Williamson County.

Distances to Franklin, Nashville and the airport

The only distances published by a primary source come from Troubadour, which says the club is 13 miles from downtown Franklin, 30 miles south of downtown Nashville and 35 miles from Nashville International Airport. Your own distance depends on which side of the ZIP you buy, so drive the route at commuting hours before you commit.

College Grove homes for sale: the 37046 market in numbers

In RealTracs MLS sales data for the 12 months to August 20, 2026, ZIP 37046 recorded 263 closed sales worth $538,337,676 in total. The median sale was $1,491,554 and the average $2,046,911, from $143,000 to $13,750,000. The median price per square foot was $359, and homes ran from 716 to 10,380 square feet (median 4,256).

Source: RealTracs MLS sales data, 12 months to August 20, 2026.

How much of the market is above $1M

225 of the 263 sales, or 85.6%, closed at $1M or more. The single largest band was $1M to $1.5M, with 96 sales, the band where Reeds Vale's median sits. Sixteen sales passed $5M; in the community table below, only The Grove, Troubadour and estate land reach that level.

How fast College Grove homes sell

The median home went under contract in 9 days. Resales of homes built before 2022 took longer, a median 29 days. In the last 90 days of the period, 59 homes closed at a median of $1,600,516.

Homes for sale now

On August 20, 2026, the same data showed 93 active listings, from $294,900 to $16,000,000, and 23 homes under contract. New listings appear weekly, so check the live search on this site for current homes.

College Grove home values since 2016

Zillow publishes a typical home value for College Grove itself and for its ZIP code, which few other places this rural get. The ten-year record below uses each August.

Source: Zillow Home Value Index, August values. The last column is the 37046 value minus Franklin's.

One-, five- and ten-year change

Over ten years, College Grove grew faster than Franklin; over five, about the same. The gap in dollars kept widening: the 37046 premium over Franklin was $107,155 in August 2016 and $374,316 in August 2026.

The 2022 peak and since

ZIP 37046 jumped 27.67% between August 2021 and August 2022, to $1,277,385, then fell 8.61% to $1,167,385 by August 2023. It set a new high of $1,313,988 in March 2026 and stood 1.05% below that in August 2026.

Why is College Grove so expensive?

On Zillow's measure, College Grove and its ZIP are among the highest-priced places in Williamson County, ahead of Franklin by roughly $360,000 on a typical home. Three things explain most of it.

Two private golf communities

In the 12 months to August 20, 2026, The Grove's median closed sale was $3,056,007 and Troubadour's $6,200,000 (RealTracs MLS data). Together they produced 67 sales, about a quarter of the ZIP's total, and every one of them closed at $1.76M or more.

New homes priced from about $1M

The busiest subdivision, Reeds Vale, sold 100 new homes from $994,050 to $2,025,000. When the volume builder in a ZIP starts near $1M, the typical value follows.

Zoning that keeps lots large

Outside the small village district, county rules require 5 or 15 acres per new lot, so few small, inexpensive houses get built on scattered land. Zillow's figure describes a typical home, not land, so it says little about a farm. I can pull College Grove sales by property type if you want a sharper number.

Communities and subdivisions in College Grove

Most of the 263 sales happened in six named communities or on unplatted estate land. The table uses RealTracs MLS sales data for the 12 months to August 20, 2026; HOA figures are typical monthly fees from closed sales.

The Grove

A gated golf community around a Greg Norman course that hosted LIV Golf Nashville on June 21-23, 2024. Its 56 sales averaged $555 per square foot, in homes built between 2013 and 2026, with HOA fees of $237 to $400 a month. See the full profile of The Grove in College Grove.

Troubadour

Discovery Land Company's 860-acre club community, with a Tom Fazio course and 375 homes cited by the club. Its 11 sales averaged $1,087 per square foot, roughly double The Grove's, with HOA fees of $596 to $715 a month. See the profile of Troubadour Golf and Field Club.

Reeds Vale

The highest-volume community in the ZIP, built by Signature Homes. Homes built from 2023 to 2026 range from about 2,953 to 5,315 square feet on lots of 0.24 to 0.65 acres, and the median price per square foot was $337. Amenities named in the same source include a clubhouse called The Lodge, a beach-entry pool, a fitness center, two pickleball courts, walking trails and a playground.

Falls Grove and McDaniel Estates

The ZIP's entry points to the $1M range, with medians of $980,000 and $1,000,000 and HOA fees of about $150 and $138 a month. Neither offers acreage; they are subdivision lots.

McDaniel Farms

A small group of four sales from $1.18M to $1.6M, median $1,504,000. Ask for the plat and covenants, since lot sizes and restrictions were not published in the source.

Estate and unplatted land

Forty-six sales had no subdivision at all: farms, homes on acreage and older houses along rural roads. They ranged from $243,000 to $6.4M with a median of $1,507,500, and carry no HOA. This is where the county's rural zoning, septic and greenbelt rules do most of the work.

What a College Grove budget buys: $1M, $2M, $3M and up

Read across the community table and a pattern appears: each price level maps to a different kind of property. These ranges come from the same RealTracs MLS sales data, so they describe what sold, not what is listed today.

Around $1M

Falls Grove and McDaniel Estates, with medians of $980,000 and $1,000,000, and the lower end of Reeds Vale, which starts at $994,050. These are subdivision homes on lots well under an acre, with HOA fees of roughly $125 to $150 a month.

$1.5M to $2M

The upper half of Reeds Vale, McDaniel Farms (median $1,504,000) and much of the estate land, whose median was $1,507,500. Here the choice is a newer home in a subdivision with amenities, or an older home with acreage and no HOA.

$3M and up

The Grove's median was $3,056,007 and its range ran to about $8M; Troubadour started at $3.45M. Estate land also reached $6.4M. At this level you are choosing a club, a course and a section as much as a house, so read the Grove and Troubadour profiles side by side.

Buying a new home or homesite in College Grove

A large share of College Grove's sales are new: Reeds Vale's sales were built from 2023 to 2026, and The Grove's ran to 2026. New construction changes what you check.

Production homes at Reeds Vale

Signature Homes is the builder at Reeds Vale, with plans from about 2,953 to 5,315 square feet. Ask which plan, lot and options a quoted price includes, and how the builder handles price changes before closing.

Custom homes and homesites in the golf communities

Recent listings at The Grove name custom builders including Legend Homes, Luna Custom Homes, Ford Classic Homes and Hatcliff Construction. Homesites listed in October 2026 ran from under half an acre to about 2 acres at The Grove and about 0.4 to 1.5 acres at Troubadour, which shows 15 named floor plans from 3,827 to 7,027 square feet. Naming builders is not a recommendation; ask any of them for recently completed homes and warranty terms.

What to read before you sign

Read the purchase contract's deposit, completion and warranty terms, the HOA's architectural review rules for a custom build, and whether the lot is on sewer or septic. The new homes guide walks through each.

Selling a College Grove home

The 37046 data shows a fast market overall, at a median 9 days to contract, but a slower one for older homes at 29 days. That split matters if you are selling a resale against new homes down the road, because buyers compare your price per square foot with a builder's. Reeds Vale's median was $337 per square foot and the ZIP's $359; The Grove's average was $555 and Troubadour's $1,087.

Price from closed sales in your own community or with similar acreage, not from the ZIP median. Since 2025, NAR rules also let you choose between a full MLS listing, delayed marketing and an office exclusive. The guide to selling a $1M+ home explains each choice, and I can prepare a pricing summary from recent College Grove sales for your property.

Acreage, farms and village lots in College Grove

Despite the farm-country image, the median lot sold in 37046 was 0.42 acres, because the large subdivisions dominate the count. Even so, 52 sales were on one acre or more and 43 on five acres or more in the 12 months to August 20, 2026 (RealTracs MLS).

Village lots in the CGV district

College Grove has its own village zoning district, CGV. Its Core subarea allows residential lots from 15,000 square feet, and its General subarea from half an acre. These are the smallest rural lots in the area and sit closest to the old crossroads. Confirm with Williamson County Planning which subarea a lot falls in before you plan to divide it or add a second structure.

Five- and fifteen-acre tracts

Outside the village, RD-5 and RP-5 require 5 acres per lot in a traditional subdivision (one acre inside a conservation subdivision), and A (Agricultural) requires 15. A buyer looking for a 2- or 3-acre lot will mostly find it inside a platted subdivision, not on open land.

Greenbelt and rollback

Farm and forest tracts of 15 acres or more, and open space from 3 acres, may qualify for greenbelt, which taxes land at its use value. Two noncontiguous farm tracts can qualify together if one has at least 15 acres and the other at least 10. If the land later stops qualifying, rollback taxes reach back three years for farm and forest land and five for open space. The land and acreage guide covers the checks on a tract.

College Grove Census figures: income and population

College Grove is not a Census-designated place, so the Census Bureau publishes no figures for the community itself. Its ZIP Code Tabulation Area, 37046, is the closest official unit. These are American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, which carry wide margins in an area this size.

Median household income in ZIP 37046

The ACS estimate of median household income for ZCTA 37046 is $178,228 (margin of error plus or minus $19,621). For Williamson County it is $135,594, and for ZIP 37064 in Franklin $127,771. This is a statistic about households, not about any home or street, and it does not predict what any property will sell for.

Population and owner-estimated home values

The ACS puts the ZCTA's population at 7,310 (plus or minus 913). Its median owner-estimated home value is $979,900, against $751,900 for the county. Owner estimates lag the market, which is why Zillow's August 2026 figure for the ZIP, $1,300,186, is higher.

Is College Grove a nice place to live?

Judge it on land, homes, services and cost, because those are what you can verify. College Grove gives you a wider choice of property than Franklin: new homes from about $1M, two private golf communities, village lots and farms. Rural zoning holds new lots at 5 or 15 acres outside the village, and property tax is county only.

Space and land

Fifty-two of the ZIP's recent sales sat on an acre or more, and the county's rural districts keep new lots outside the village at 5 or 15 acres. If land is the priority, College Grove has more of it per dollar at the top end than Franklin's subdivisions, though the median lot sold was still 0.42 acres.

Errands and services

The old crossroads is small, and there is no city government providing services. Most shopping and services are a drive away, so map your weekly routes from any property you consider.

Cost compared with Franklin

The typical home costs about $362,000 more than in Franklin on Zillow's August 2026 figures, but county-only tax narrows the yearly gap: a $1.5M home in unincorporated College Grove pays $4,875, against $8,412.38 inside Franklin and its special school district.

Zoning and planning nearby

Williamson County Planning, not a city, rules on rezoning and new subdivisions here. Before you buy next to open land, look at the zoning of the neighboring parcels and ask the planning office about any pending applications.

Against that, you pay more than in Franklin on Zillow's measure, the drive to Nashville is longer, and services are spread out. On rural land you take on water, septic and internet questions that a city lot settles for you. If those trade-offs suit you, compare specific properties rather than the area as a whole.

Living in College Grove: water, septic, power and schools

Water

Water in Williamson County is split among utility districts and cities. Nolensville College Grove Utility District is one of them, and Milcrofton Utility District serves eastern Williamson County across 94.2 square miles. A given address may be on either or on a private well, so ask the seller for a recent bill or the well records.

Sewer or septic

Inside the planned communities, ask whether the home connects to a sewer system or has its own septic field. On a rural lot, the county's Department of Sewage Disposal Management approves the site through soil mapping or, where it allows, percolation tests, and each system needs a protected backup area for future repair. The recorded plat states how many bedrooms the system supports, so plan any addition around that number.

Electric and internet

Middle Tennessee Electric, a not-for-profit cooperative with more than 307,000 meters south of Nashville, supplies Williamson County. Internet options vary by road, so check service at the exact address.

Schools

Public schools are run by Williamson County Schools. Use its zoned-school lookup for each address; never rely on a listing's school line. The Franklin schools guide covers how the county's districts work.

Property taxes, HOA and club costs in College Grove

An example College Grove property tax bill

Unincorporated parcels pay Williamson County's 2026 County Only rate of $1.30 per $100 of assessed value, with homes assessed at 25%. At the 37046 median sale of $1,491,554, the assessment is $372,888.50 and the yearly bill $4,847.55. At The Grove's median, $3,056,007, it is $9,932.02, and at Troubadour's, $6,200,000, it is $20,150. For comparison, a $1.5M home inside Franklin and its special school district pays $8,412.38. More examples are in the Williamson County property tax guide.

HOA fees by community

Typical monthly HOA fees in the sales data run from about $125 at Reeds Vale to about $596 at Troubadour, and estate land usually has none. Ask any HOA for its current budget, reserve study and any planned special assessment.

Club membership

Club membership is a separate cost at both golf communities. Neither club publishes its initiation fee or dues, so ask each one directly for current figures, any fee due at closing and whether membership is required with the purchase.

Jumbo financing

With a median sale near $1.5M, most purchases with a loan will need a jumbo mortgage. Requirements, the 2026 limit for Williamson County and payment examples are in the jumbo loans guide, and new-build contracts are covered in the new homes guide.

Arrington, Eagleville and other neighbors

Arrington (37014)

Arrington is the neighboring unincorporated Williamson County community, ZIP 37014. It was settled as Petersburg, received a post office in 1858 and was renamed Arrington for a nearby creek; a railroad depot followed in 1914. Wikipedia notes King's Chapel, a gated subdivision of more than 420 homes. Zillow's typical value was $1,174,298 for Arrington and $1,273,897 for ZIP 37014 in August 2026. Troubadour describes itself as sitting between the two communities.

Eagleville

Eagleville is a small incorporated city in Rutherford County, with 813 residents in the 2020 census. It moved from Williamson County to Rutherford in 1877 and incorporated in 1977, and it finished a $3.1 million sewer system in 2015. Zillow's typical home value there was $538,335 in August 2026, so crossing the county line changes the price level, the tax rate and the school district.

Franklin and Nolensville

Zillow's typical value was $925,870 in Franklin and $843,614 in Nolensville in August 2026. Inside a city you trade acreage for city services and add a city tax. Compare Franklin's $1M+ neighborhoods, golf course communities and the countryside village of Leiper's Fork, and the ZIP figures on the Franklin ZIP code guide.

What is College Grove known for?

A farm town of the 1800s

Williamson County was established in 1799, and College Grove was one of its early communities. In 1861 the Webb Guards, raised from College Grove and nearby towns, became Company D of the 20th Tennessee Infantry. In the 1880s the community had about 100 residents, three cotton gins, two corn and saw mills, two general stores and a wagon maker.

Historic landmarks

Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places include The Bank of College Grove, the William Allison House, the Dr. Urban Owen House, Parks Place and the William Ogilvie House. If you are looking at an older farmhouse, ask whether it or the land around it has a historic listing or recorded preservation terms.

Golf and LIV Golf Nashville

LIV Golf describes its June 2024 event at The Grove as the first elite men's professional event in Middle Tennessee since 1946. Troubadour adds a Tom Fazio course. The golf course communities guide compares both with clubs around Franklin.

What to check before you buy in College Grove

• Zoning district. CGV Core, CGV General, RD-5, RP-5 or A each set a different minimum lot size; confirm the current district with Williamson County Planning.
• Septic records. The bedroom count on the recorded plat, and the backup area.
• Water provider. Utility district or well, confirmed for the parcel.
• HOA and club documents. Covenants, the HOA budget and any club membership terms, read before the end of your inspection period.
• Builder contract. On a new home, the deposit terms, completion date and warranty.
• Easements and flood maps. Read every recorded easement, and look the address up on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center.
• Greenbelt status. On farmland, whether the tract is enrolled and who pays any rollback.
• County line. Near Eagleville, confirm the parcel is in Williamson County.

Pros and cons of College Grove

Pros

• Range at the top end: new homes from about $1M, two golf communities, farms and estate land.
• Land: 5- and 15-acre minimums outside the village.
• County-only property tax: $4,847.55 a year at the ZIP's median sale.
• A historic crossroads with several National Register buildings.

Cons

• Prices above Franklin's on Zillow's measure, by about $374,000 for the ZIP.
• Distance: Troubadour, for one, is 30 miles from downtown Nashville.
• Per-parcel checks on water, septic and internet.
• HOA dues and separate club costs inside the golf communities.

Common questions

Sources

• Wikipedia: College Grove, Tennessee
• Williamson County: Zoning District Translation Table, Update to the Williamson County Zoning Ordinance
• Nashville Home Guru: The Grove vs. Troubadour Club (RealTracs MLS, rolling 12 months to Aug 20, 2026)
• LIV Golf: First look, LIV Golf Nashville 2024
• Troubadour Golf and Field Club: About
• Troubadour Golf and Field Club: Residences
• Milcrofton Utility District: About
• Williamson County Department of Sewage Disposal Management: Regulations Governing On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems (revisions through June 16, 2026)
• Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, State Board of Equalization: Greenbelt
• Middle Tennessee Electric: Your Cooperative
• Williamson County Schools: Determine my zoned school
• FEMA Flood Map Service Center
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• Wikipedia: Eagleville, Tennessee
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• Wikipedia: Eagleville, Tennessee
• Williamson County Trustee: 2026 Property Tax Rates & Calculator