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Franklin, TN is a thriving city south of Nashville and Brentwood. Its town center gives you a small town feel but Franklin is no longer a small town.
Location
Franklin is a city in Williamson County; it shares a border with Brentwood to the south. This city is about 22 miles away from Nashville.
In 2019, this Williamson County city had a population of approximately 83,000.
Franklin is another suburban city that has grown in size and stature. It has grown from a small agricultural town to a city with a large tax base fueled by commercial and residential taxpayers. In recent years corporate entities including Nissan have moved to Franklin bringing their employees.
Franklin now covers 42.96 sq. miles.
Commute
Most Franklin residents commute 22 miles to work in Nashville.
Although some residents only have a short commute to jobs in Cool Springs traffic congestion can be an issue.
One factor that contributes to peak hour congestion for local commuters is due to the fact that many workers travel to work in Cool Springs from Murfreesboro, Smyrna, Spring Hill and Antioch. These workers have to travel over 20 miles back and forth due to the absence of affordable housing in Franklin and Brentwood.
Shopping
The CoolSprings Galleria opened in 1991. It is a regional shopping complex with over 165 stores and 9 anchor stores. The mall had been successfully managed and drew shoppers from Nashville, Murfreesboro, and other suburbs and exurbs in the region.
However , in recent years, with online shopping increasing, foot traffic had decreased. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic dealt the final blow, causing serious financial pain due to reduced customer visits to the mall. As a result, the mall operator CBL filed for bankruptcy in 2020.
In spite of all this Cool Springs Galleria is still open for business and the parking lots appear to be at normal capacity..
Business Community
Industries represented in Franklin include auto, telecom, tech, and healthcare.
Nissan North America is headquartered in Franklin with manufacturing facilities in Smyrna. General Motors has factories in Spring Hill, which is another another fast growing suburb 20 miles south of Franklin.
Other companies stationed in Franklin include Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Gaylord Hotels, Navihealth, Schneider Electric, CAT financial, Dell Technologies, Mars, CKE Restaurant Holdings, and T-Mobile. These companies each have large workforces that contribute to the vitality of the local economy.
Homes in Franklin
Housing in Franklin includes condos, townhouses, antebellum homes, and single family homes. Lately, there has been low inventory and with out of town buyers searching for homes , bidding wars break out. Here are some examples of available homes:
