Neighborhoods With Decent Size Lots (Franklin, Hendersonville: how much, houses, established neighborhood)

[REPCSH]

Please help us ! My wife and I along with our 7 year old are relocating to the burbs. We've looked at Nolensville, Franklin, Hendersonville & Mt. Juliet. We love all 4 areas being in good school zones but the homes in these areas have small lots in our price range. We need a home with a backyard with a wooded buffer and homes atleast 100 feet apart from eachother in the 325 K range. Does anyone know of any or are we dreaming ? Thank you for any helpful info !

[BirdieBelle]

At least 100 feet on all sides...in a subdivision?

I have a 1.3-acre lot and the minimum required setback on the side between homes is only 20 feet.

Do you have an idea of how much acreage you want?

[DonCorleone]

I can think of a few areas in Hendersonville and Mt. Juliet that might fit the bill, but agree with Wmsn that some more info is needed on the acreage.

[vivelafrance]

Use a site such as realtracs that will let you seach by school zone and look for Hendersonville homes in the Beech or Station Camp High School zones. That is where you'll find most larger lot sizes. You may also want to consider the Sumner County side of Goodlettsville which zones to Hendersonville (Beech) schools.

[nashvols]

A square acre is about 209 feet on each side. Most lots are oblong, so you're probably looking at 1.5-2 acres or more. And that's assuming the houses are built at the approximate center of the lot (from side to side).

If you're looking for a "neighborhood" or subdivision, then I think you need to look at older properties. 60s or 70s neighborhoods that were built when the land was dirt cheap and people were living almost in the country rather than the suburbs.

I don't know of any large lot subdivisions (1-2 acre+) that have been built any time recently that don't have either a large house on them (well beyond $325k) or aren't way out in the sticks. Developers wouldn't touch the idea because they would barely make any money off of it. Also, for the "wooded" buffer, that screams established neighborhood. Mature. A lot of new developments have a sad lack of trees (some because they were built on previously cleared farmland).

60s-70s ranch

[ExIslander]

Originally Posted by DonCorleone

I can think of a few areas in Hendersonville and Mt. Juliet that might fit the bill, but agree with Wmsn that some more info is needed on the acreage.

Agreed. I remember plenty of properties I've seen that fit the description but they're not in a subdivision or planned development. Having said that, the OP didn't state it had to be.

[REPCSH]

Thanks for your responses !!!
Sorry I wasn't too clear with the lot sq. footage.
Meant to say homes spaced atleast 50 feet apart with a private backyeard with a wooded or natural buffer.
We just don"t want our immediate neighbors starring in at us and also having a little privacy in the back yard.
I agree most homes in the 350 k range have either an older home with a bigger lot or newer home on
a hand your nieghbor a cup of sugar through the windows lot. We really would like to be in a subdivision for our little one to interact with other kids and the homes no more than 20 years old.
Any ideas where we should look ?
Thank you guys so much !
It's so much easier getting the info from you than running around aimlessly ..