Hendersonville (Gallatin: real estate, new house, suburbs)

[jengal]

Originally Posted by pucabear

My children go to Nannie Berry Elementary and Ellis Middle School. Ellis has a reputation of being very strict and it is an A+ school. My son loves the school and the expectations of the students are very clear.

Thanks. Yes - Ellis was one I was looking into. It sounded pretty good though we haven't visited it yet - just drove by. I've heard only good things about Nannie Berry. Do you know anything about Hunter Middle?

[jengal]

Originally Posted by bobtn

I lived in Ct growing up. Have been in TN 10 years. Love it. Live in Hendersonville.

Hendersonville is a very safe town with a 400 acre lifestyle center just starting (housing, office space (1 mill sq ft at end), retail, good restaurants, etc.)

You could not pick a finer place to relo to. NO state income tax, and it is not going to change for a long time to come. Political 3rd rail; they tried 9 years ago, ALL voted out.

Very low property taxes, no car prop tax.

Hendersonville schools quite good. Nashville traffic mild vs cities of like size.

bobtn - where is this 400 acre lifestyle center being built?

[jengal]

Originally Posted by weasel2110

We are looking to relocate maybe to Hendersonville and was wondering if the school systems go all year round. I don't like the idea of that. My kids are used to the traditional August through May calendar.

No - they don't. Here are some links that might help. You can find the school calender on the sumner cty school site.

Sumner County Schools - Home

Sumner County Convention & Visitors Bureau | Your Middle Tennessee Vacation Travel Guide

tennessean.com | Hendersonville News |

I have relatives in southern Illinois - don't get their much though. I think they're about an hour from Evansville. I also have a 12 yr old - girl. we are trying to move this summer if possible. Good luck to you. Let us know what you think after your visit.

[alleycat]

Originally Posted by jengal

bobtn - where is this 400 acre lifestyle center being built?

It's near Vietnam Veterans Parkway and Indian Lake Blvd. Also near the yacht and country club.

[pucabear]

There is one year round school in Sumner County. As scarey as "year round" sounds, it is actually a nice schedule. You can see the two calendars for next year at sumnerschools.org. FYI: I am originally from Southern Indiana and love it here!

[pucabear]

Originally Posted by jengal

Thanks. Yes - Ellis was one I was looking into. It sounded pretty good though we haven't visited it yet - just drove by. I've heard only good things about Nannie Berry. Do you know anything about Hunter Middle?

Hunter is okay. One of my assistants was there for several years. She said the monitoring of the students is not as good as Ellis. That is also where they service some of the behavior students. However, with all of that said, it has the reputation of being a good school.

[bernerscotty]

Originally Posted by mom2three

My family and I are looking to relocate to Hendersonville in June of 2008. We have visited only once and absolutely loved it. We live on Long Island right now, and it is just getting worse and worse here (affordable housing, taxes, crime, ect.) Does anyone have any input on how the market has been in Hendersonville? Also I would love to hear any input from anyone else who has recently relocated to this area or anything anyone has to share about Hendersonville..good or bad.
Thanks

It is very different than a big city, culturally speaking. Real estate is inexpensive compared to the North. The restaurants and stores are getting better/ It has little or no crime. The real estate prices are all over the place,some houses cheap and some very high. It looks like a good place to live. I have been here 2 years now. The taxes are so low I had to ask twice if the figure was correct. Be careful if you are from out of town because since everything seems cheap, you do not want to overpay. What kind of work do you do? I lived in Chicagoland and the pay down here is definately a joke. The weather is delightful though. All in all it seems pretty good but I do miss the North. My family is still up North so I get homesick for all the good restaurants and I do not mean chains.

[jengal]

Originally Posted by pucabear

Hunter is okay. One of my assistants was there for several years. She said the monitoring of the students is not as good as Ellis. That is also where they service some of the behavior students. However, with all of that said, it has the reputation of being a good school.

Okay - thanks for the info.

[jengal]

Originally Posted by alleycat

It's near Vietnam Veterans Parkway and Indian Lake Blvd. Also near the yacht and country club.

Thanks Alleycat

[mom2three]

Originally Posted by bernerscotty

It is very different than a big city, culturally speaking. Real estate is inexpensive compared to the North. The restaurants and stores are getting better/ It has little or no crime. The real estate prices are all over the place,some houses cheap and some very high. It looks like a good place to live. I have been here 2 years now. The taxes are so low I had to ask twice if the figure was correct. Be careful if you are from out of town because since everything seems cheap, you do not want to overpay. What kind of work do you do? I lived in Chicagoland and the pay down here is definately a joke. The weather is delightful though. All in all it seems pretty good but I do miss the North. My family is still up North so I get homesick for all the good restaurants and I do not mean chains.

I am a stay at home mom, my husband currently is a mortgage broker here on the island. He would be getting on the police department in Hendersonville when we make our move. I'm sure it will be a big adjustment for us as we have both lived here all our lives. But it is one we are looking forward to make