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Williamson County has a land use plan that leaves most of the land away from the immediate I-65 corridor as rural. So it's really not that far off from full build out already.
Now Rutherford and (to a lesser extent) Sumner Counties are a different stories.
Topography issues or not, Nashville proper has over 500 square miles of land. I find it difficult to believe that there isn't somewhere to grow. https://www.google.com/maps/@36.2249...7i16384!8i8192
This was literally the first pin I dropped in Google Maps within Nashville's limits, after looking at the map for like 30 seconds.
So Nashville is booming in its downtown and everything else is going to far flung suburbs? Is that what's happening?
Actually, that area looks like multi-acre lots with single dwellings to me.
Actually, that area looks like multi-acre lots with single dwellings to me.
So? All fast growing Sunbelt cities have assembled such parcels for redevelopment. It's how growth happens as they expand. It's not as if all cities have grown on land that wasn't previously owned by somebody else.
The point it is that Nashville has a TON of land and a lot of it is definitely developable. Now, if there's something happening from a land use perspective, or there's some sort of law that prevents redevelopment, then that's a municipal decision & a self inflicted wound. That said, Nashville's growth isn't slowing/stagnating because there's nowhere to grow.
Look at Miami. They keep growing and there's less than 36 square miles of land. Nashville has 14 times the amount of land area.
Topography issues or not, Nashville proper has over 500 square miles of land. I find it difficult to believe that there isn't somewhere to grow. https://www.google.com/maps/@36.2249...7i16384!8i8192
This was literally the first pin I dropped in Google Maps within Nashville's limits, after looking at the map for like 30 seconds.
So Nashville is booming in its downtown and everything else is going to far flung suburbs? Is that what's happening?
I agree with your point, but man that area looks so wonderful to me. I would love to be living there right now. I kinda like that cities have areas like these.
I agree with your point, but man that area looks so wonderful to me. I would love to be living there right now. I kinda like that cities have areas like these.
Yes, that land is beautiful. There's only one place in the city limits of one of my two homes that can mimic that (in the city limits and isn't park land) but it's a tiny chunk of land in comparison. One family has held onto this land for years as the city developed suburban neighborhoods around it. It's an 88 acre horse farm. https://www.google.com/maps/@35.8799...7i16384!8i8192
I agree with your point, but man that area looks so wonderful to me. I would love to be living there right now. I kinda like that cities have areas like these.
That is the beauty of Nashville. You are never too far away from nature. Other pretty seemingly rural looking areas include areas near Nolensville, Cane Ridge, and even Antioch. There are steep ridges in north and west Nashville, rolling hills, and a farmland. Williamson and Cheatham counties are stunning as well.
Yes, that land is beautiful. There's only one place in the city limits of one of my two homes that can mimic that (in the city limits and isn't park land) but it's a tiny chunk of land in comparison. One family has held onto this land for years as the city developed suburban neighborhoods around it. It's an 88 acre horse farm. https://www.google.com/maps/@35.8799...7i16384!8i8192
That family gave the land for Ravenscroft, I’m sure they will hold onto it for as long as they’d like.
That is the beauty of Nashville. You are never too far away from nature. Other pretty seemingly rural looking areas include areas near Nolensville, Cane Ridge, and even Antioch. There are steep ridges in north and west Nashville, rolling hills, and a farmland. Williamson and Cheatham counties are stunning as well.
Hownis this different from Charlotte or Raleigh, Which are within 2 hours of the Atlantic Ocean and the mountains. How far is Nashville from an ocean?
I noticed Nashville's population growth really went off a hill a few years ago but seems to be slowly picking back up again. One theory I have for this is that many of the households leaving the city for the suburbs seem to be families and many moving in seem to be young professionals. The number of households in the city may continue to grow but the exodus of families with children in many areas may be negating some of that population growth.
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