How is Hendersonville (Franklin, Brentwood: transplants, apartments, low crime)

[Judy J.]

I'm thinking of moving myself and my three kids to the Nashville area. I like the burbs (yeah, I know) and am wondering how the life is in Hendersonville.
1. Where are the best schools (grade school and high school)
2. The areas to stay away from.
3. How long is the comute to Nashville?
I like the idea of living close to a big city (we're near Phoenix now) but need the space to let my kids roam a little. Also, I hear the humidity is extreme. Any input would be great!

[groovamos]

The humidity is not extreme. I live in Houston with higher yearly rainfall , close to the coast and know high humidity. Nashville average rainfall is not more than typical for the country's midsection. And no oceans nearby. compared to Arizona you may think it is humid in TN.

[Southerner1]

If you use the "search this forum" button to search for Hendersonville, you'll see that there are some recent threads on Hendersonville that have many replies.

As far as commute time, that depends on where you're located in Hendersonville and what part of Nashville you're commuting to.

If you're located near the Glenbrook Shopping Center in Hendersonville, it's about 20 minutes to Nashville. From north Hendersonville, it's about 30 minutes to Nashville. When I say Nashville, I'm talking about when you can first see downtown Nashville when you're traveling south on Interstate 65.

[bobtn]

Humidity is not extreme. The crime rate is very low, so there really are no areas to stay away from.

Commuting time will vary depending on proximity to connector highway to I65, plus where you end up working. Area south of Nashville (Brentwood, Franklin, latter home of Nissan Nat'l hq), is growing, and is easily an extra 30 minute commute versus downtown Nashville from Hendersonville.

[Bevsdad]

Originally Posted by bobtn

Humidity is not extreme. The crime rate is very low, so there really are no areas to stay away from.

Commuting time will vary depending on proximity to connector highway to I65, plus where you end up working. Area south of Nashville (Brentwood, Franklin, latter home of Nissan Nat'l hq), is growing, and is easily an extra 30 minute commute versus downtown Nashville from Hendersonville.

I disagree with your opinion of the commute time from Franklin. I live in Cool Springs and I am 20 minutes to my downtown Nashville office during rush hour. Everyone I know from Hendersonville have a longer commute time.

Of course if you live further from the highway than I do, commute time will be longer.

[Diane Giam]

There is more traffic from the north than the south in the morning and oposite in the evening. My husband said he is glad we did not buy north of the city since he commutes to Brilly PK and Elm Hill Pike. I'm off 1-65 in the area where Nashville and Brentwood border. It takes him 20-25 min.

Diane

[TNNative]

Originally Posted by Judy J.

I'm thinking of moving myself and my three kids to the Nashville area. I like the burbs (yeah, I know) and am wondering how the life is in Hendersonville.
1. Where are the best schools (grade school and high school)
2. The areas to stay away from.
3. How long is the comute to Nashville?
I like the idea of living close to a big city (we're near Phoenix now) but need the space to let my kids roam a little. Also, I hear the humidity is extreme. Any input would be great!

Sumner County schools are overall some of the best in the state and Hendersonville is a popular area due to the convenience of the lake, it's closer to Nashville than most of the outer lying Sumner areas, and you have just about every convenience you need in Hendersonville. You would have to ask someone with children in Hendersonville their opinions of the schools, but keep in mind school rivalry between these areas. Everyone's opinion will be different. BUT I do know from friends and relatives that most all the schools there are facing overcrowding. Beech schools have a large population, and Station Camp has grown tremendously in the last five years.

From what I know Hendersonville is LOW crime so I think you will find it a safe place. There are some apartments that are income based that you might not want to live near due to the questionable tenants there, but if you are buying most neighborhoods will be established residents.

The drive to Nashville is on a day-to-day basis on where or if there are accidents on I-65. There are other routes into Nashville but other than Ellington Parkway, is is mostly stop and go traffic. I would allow 45 minutes on a good day, and I've seen traffic tied up for two hours on bad ones.

Hendersonville is growing by leaps and bounds...new commercial, shopping and restaurants around Indian Lake. A theatre, the lake, the parks, etc make it a nice area to live in. If I were looking, that may be a place I'd consider.

[Bevsdad]

There is much to like about Hendersonville. It is a pretty community with a great school system. the only negative I have heard about the community is from a transplant who lives there. When I was considering a house buy in that community he advised I look at brentwood and franklin. He mentioned Hendersonville has a lot of old Tennessee money and as an outsider he and his family were never truly accepted. He felt the nicer communities of Williamson County were better for transplants. I'm glad I listened, living in the Cool Springs area of Franklin is about as good as it gets.

[pucabear]

We moved to Hendersonville in June, and have not experienced any of the negativity of "old money" or from not growing up here. We love it, and find people to be very friendly. The shopping conveniences are great too.

[bobtn]

Bevsdad, I was bing conservative on commute time.

BTW, This town is super!