Where Middle Tennessee new construction is concentrated, by published share and by community count — with the figures we withdrew, and why
Middle Tennessee's new-construction market is concentrated in a handful of suburbs as of mid-2026: Spring Hill leads the published shares at about 33% of single-family closings (February 2026, per Zillow/Nashville Home Guru), with Franklin at 16.1% of single-family closings (February 2026, per Nashville Home Guru/Redfin/Zillow), and Nashville metro's share running near 15% and reaching 20%+ in some submarkets (May–June 2026, per Redfin/Zillow). Builder activity also clusters in Rutherford County and in Sumner County, where Gallatin had 14 active new-home communities as of June 2026. One figure is deliberately gone: this article used to lead with a Murfreesboro share of roughly 40% of active inventory stamped June 2026. That number turned out to be a Rutherford County reading from an earlier month sitting in a city record, so we withdrew it rather than restate it. This is a market-share and pace snapshot only — no price forecasts.
Which towns have the most new construction right now?
By share of the local market, Spring Hill leads the towns that publish a clean percentage at about 33% of single-family closings, followed by Franklin at 16.1% of single-family closings. Nashville metro overall runs near 15%, with some submarkets above 20%. Several towns (Murfreesboro, Gallatin, Mount Juliet, Smyrna) do not have a city-level percentage we can stand behind, but do report meaningful new-home counts — 14 active communities in Gallatin, 179–210 new homes for sale in Mount Juliet, and roughly 200+ new-construction homes for sale in Smyrna, all as of June 2026.
| Town | New-Construction Share | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro | Not published — withdrawn September 2026 (the figure we carried was a Rutherford County reading from an earlier month) | June 2026 | — |
| Spring Hill | ~33% of single-family closings | Feb 2026 | Zillow / Nashville Home Guru |
| Franklin | 16.1% of single-family closings | Feb 2026 | Nashville Home Guru / Redfin / Zillow |
| Nashville metro | ~15% of market (some submarkets 20%+) | May–June 2026 | Redfin / Zillow |
| Clarksville | ~15% | March 2026 | Redfin / Zillow |
| Lebanon | ~8% (~57 of ~700 total inventory) | May 2026 | Redfin / Zillow |
| Brentwood | Not published — no public source publishes a Brentwood new-construction share | May–June 2026 | — |
| Gallatin | Not published as % — 14 active new-home communities | June 2026 | Zillow / Movoto / Redfin |
| Mount Juliet | Not published as % — roughly 179–210 new homes for sale | June 2026 | Redfin / Zillow |
| Smyrna | Not published as % — roughly 200+ new-construction homes for sale | June 2026 | Zillow / Redfin |
| Columbia | Active development noted in east Columbia corridor; % unavailable | April–May 2026 | Redfin / Zillow / Homelight |
What do new-construction homes cost by market?
We do not publish new-construction pricing by town. For context only, these are overall medians for all sales, not new-construction prices: Lebanon's overall median was $390,000 (May 2026, Redfin / Zillow) and Murfreesboro's $405,000 (June 2026, Redfin / Zillow), while Brentwood's new-construction listings carry a median list price around $3.2 million as of early 2026 (Nashville Home Guru) — reflecting its custom-luxury segment rather than production building. Franklin's overall median was $919,585 (rolling 12-month, through May 2026, 2,114 closed sales, per Nashville Home Guru / Redfin / Zillow). We do not publish a Spring Hill median sale price: the $539,000 we previously carried is a city-wide median LIST price, not a closed-sale median, and it was withdrawn from our sale-price fields in September 2026.
| Town | Area Median Sale Price | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | $390,000 | May 2026 | Redfin / Zillow |
| Murfreesboro | $405,000 | June 2026 | Redfin / Zillow |
| Smyrna | $412,253 | June 2026 (May 2026 sales) | Zillow / Redfin |
| Gallatin | Not published — withdrawn September 2026 | June 2026 | — |
| Columbia | $449,990 | April–May 2026 | Redfin / Zillow |
| Spring Hill | Not published — withdrawn September 2026 (the figure we carried was a median list price) | June 2026 | — |
| Mount Juliet | $576,655 | May–June 2026 | Redfin / Zillow |
| Nashville metro | $475,000 | May–June 2026 | Redfin / Zillow / Greater Nashville Realtors |
| Franklin | $919,585 | May 2026 (rolling 12-mo) | Nashville Home Guru / Redfin / Zillow |
| Brentwood (new-construction listings) | ~$3.2M median list price (early 2026); area median $1.44M–$1.6M | Early 2026 / April–May 2026 | Nashville Home Guru / Redfin / Zillow |
Note: these are overall area medians, not new-construction-only medians, except where noted for Brentwood. The source data does not break out a new-construction-only median for most towns.
Where is builder activity concentrated?
Builder activity concentrates in three bands: Rutherford County (Murfreesboro and Smyrna, where new-home counts are substantial but no city-level share figure survives re-verification), the Maury/Williamson corridor (Spring Hill at about 33% of closings, plus active development noted in east Columbia), and Sumner County (Gallatin's 14 active new-home communities). Days-on-market figures in these same towns show where that supply is landing relative to demand.
| Town | New-Construction Share | Months of Inventory | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro | Not published — withdrawn September 2026 | Not published — withdrawn September 2026 | June 2026 | Redfin / Zillow |
| Spring Hill | ~33% of single-family closings (Feb 2026) | 4.65 months (Feb 2026) | February 2026 | Zillow / Movoto / Nashville Home Guru |
| Gallatin | 14 active new-home communities | Not published — withdrawn September 2026 | June 2026 | Zillow / Movoto / Redfin |
| Franklin | 16.1% of single-family closings | 3.6 months | Feb–May 2026 | Nashville Home Guru / Redfin / Zillow |
| Clarksville | ~15% | 3.95 months | March 2026 | Redfin / Zillow |
Gallatin's 14 active new-home communities point to steady builder supply in Sumner County, though we no longer publish a Gallatin months-of-inventory figure — the one we carried is contradicted by other public reads of the same market.
Snapshot
As of early July 2026, Middle Tennessee new-construction activity concentrates in Spring Hill and Franklin by published share, in Rutherford County, and in Gallatin by community count. Three figures that used to appear on this page — a Murfreesboro share, a Murfreesboro inventory reading and a Gallatin inventory reading — have been withdrawn rather than restated. This is a snapshot; figures shift monthly — pull current numbers before you list or offer.
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By Will Johnson — U.S. Army veteran and former ICU nurse / CRNA. Knowledge-broker focused on honest, data-driven Middle Tennessee real estate. eXp Realty.
