College Grove & The Grove | Relocation Guide

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The Grove:
where golf is the grammar.

A private golf and residential community in College Grove, set within rolling farmland and open landscape.

The Grove, screened porch overlooking the golf course

The Grove · College Grove, TN

A screened rear porch overlooking the championship course.

Club Type

Private Golf & Country

Member-owned community. Application by introduction.

Golf

18-Hole Championship

Hurdzan-Fry design. Rolling Tennessee topography.

Price Range

$1.8M – $6M+

Custom builds on estate lots. Limited inventory.

Access

Gated · Private

25 min. to Nashville. 15 min. to Franklin.

The Grove is a private golf and residential community organized around the course and clubhouse. Homes sit on larger parcels in a landscape setting rather than a conventional subdivision grid, with more land and a private club in place of a typical neighborhood amenity package.

The community was built around an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Hurdzan-Fry. The course follows the natural topography of the College Grove hillside.

The homes that surround the course range from custom-built estates on generous lots to golf-course-adjacent residences with views like the porch shown above. Architectural standards apply, and the neighborhood association maintains the common areas.

"Homes in The Grove do not always reach public listing sites. My two decades of relationships in College Grove mean a buyer can have a direct conversation about a property before a sign goes up."

Manjiri Rao-Kostas, ABR, LRS

What The Grove Delivers

Championship Golf Without the DriveWalk out the back door and onto the course. The Grove's layout means many homesites have direct fairway or course-adjacent positioning.
Full Clubhouse AmenitiesDining, tennis, swimming, and a social calendar organized by the club.
Architectural IntegrityDesign standards apply, and custom builds go through an architectural review process.
Membership StructureMembership is limited and by application. The club can confirm current requirements, fees, and availability.
Gated Privacy With Metro AccessA gated community 25 minutes from Nashville and 15 minutes from downtown Franklin.
Resale ResearchResale performance varies by property. Before an offer, I pull comparable sales for the specific home, inside and outside the club.

A Note on Access

Properties within The Grove are not always publicly listed. Some move through direct conversations between agents who know the community. If The Grove is on your list, a direct call can be a more useful first step than a search portal.

The Landscape

Where the land is part of
the architecture.

About twenty minutes south of Franklin.

College Grove sits in the southernmost reach of Williamson County. The zip code is 37046. The school district is Williamson County Schools. Assignment follows the street address, and each school publishes its own programs.

The land itself is part of the appeal: working farms, equestrian pastures, mature trees, and rolling topography. Homes here sit within that landscape rather than a conventional subdivision grid.

I came to Franklin as a corporate relocation client, three times, through Merck, so I know what it takes to land somewhere new and build a life from scratch. I cooked Indian food for my neighbors before I ever did business here, and I built my Franklin network one table at a time. College Grove offers acreage, space, and quiet at the upper end of the market.

The Mathematics of This Market

No State Income TaxTennessee has no personal income tax on wages. The savings depend on your current state and income, so I recommend running your own numbers with a tax advisor.
Low Property Tax RateThe Williamson County rate is $1.30 per $100 of assessed value, and Tennessee assesses residential property at 25% of appraised value. On a $3M home that is $750,000 of assessed value, or $9,750 a year in county tax, with no city tax in College Grove.
Land ValuesThe 12-month median sold price is up about 20% from the prior 12 months (RealTracs, ZIP 37046, to Sep 2026). Small monthly samples make single months volatile.
Acreage and PrivacyLarger parcels are priced on acreage, access, and improvements, so I pull comparable sales parcel by parcel.

Market Intelligence

Buy Strategically.
The data behind the land.

Honest numbers. Data-grounded counsel. The figures below should be verified in RealTracs before any real estate decision.

Market Indicator	Figure	Context
Median Sold: College Grove Area	$1.79M	12-month average of monthly medians to Sep 2026, up about 20% from $1.50M the prior 12 months. Q3 2026 averaged $1.83M on 39 sales. Small monthly samples make single months volatile.
The Grove: Entry Price	$1.8M+	Custom estate builds on course lots
Active Listings, Sep 2026	106	About 7.1 months of supply at the September pace of 15 sales. Sep 2025 had 70 active listings.
Avg. Price Per Sq. Ft.	$310–$524	Monthly range over the last 12 months, averaging $454. Varies by acreage and build.
Avg. Days on Market	36	12-month average to Sep 2026 (monthly range 19 to 55; Sep 2026 was 49). Days on market vary with price and condition.
List-to-Sale Ratio	96.4%	Sep 2026 sale price to list price. The 12-month average of monthly ratios is 96.0%.
Property Tax Rate: Williamson Co.	$1.30 per $100	FY2026-27 county rate on assessed value (25% of appraised), about 0.325% of market value. No city tax in College Grove.
State Income Tax	$0	Tennessee has no personal income tax

On Pricing Strategy

An overpriced listing in College Grove can sit. With a 36-day average on market and 106 active listings (RealTracs, ZIP 37046, September 2026), pricing to recent comparable sales matters. In a listing conversation I bring the numbers and an honest read of what the market is supporting.

"I would rather lose a listing than watch a client bleed on the market for 280 days."

Manjiri Rao-Kostas

Neighborhoods & Communities

Each pocket tells
a different story.

College Grove is several distinct settings, and I will help you compare them against your criteria.

The Grove

$1.8M – $6M+ · Private Golf Community

A private golf and residential community in College Grove. Championship Hurdzan-Fry course, full club amenities, gated and curated membership, and custom estate homes. Some opportunities surface off-market before any public listing.

Arrington & Arrington Vineyards Area

$1.2M – $3.5M · Estate Lots

Anchored by Arrington Vineyards, the Arrington corridor has custom-built homes on acreage, set among vineyards and rolling pasture.

Tollgate Village

$900K – $1.8M · Traditional Neighborhood

Tollgate is a traditional neighborhood with a walkable core, parks, and a pool, on smaller lots than the surrounding estate parcels.

Working Farm & Equestrian Estates

$2.5M – $8M+ · Land + Compound

At the top of the market: equestrian properties on 20, 50, 100 or more acres. Barns, paddocks, training arenas, and guesthouses are common features, and land use and zoning vary by parcel.

Education

Williamson County Schools,
assigned by address.

College Grove addresses are in Williamson County Schools. The specific schools are set parcel by parcel, and they can change between school years, so the zone is confirmed for the exact address before an offer, not after.

College Grove Elementary

PK–5 · Zoned for 37046

The zoned elementary school for the 37046 area. Programs, enrollment and the state report card are published by the district.

Fred J. Page Middle School

Grades 6–8 · WCS

The zoned middle school for much of the College Grove and Arrington corridor. Its programs and state report card are published by the district.

Fred J. Page High School

Grades 9–12 · WCS

The zoned high school for much of the College Grove and Arrington corridor. Course offerings and the state report card are published by the district.

What I Confirm First

Review the zoning map before choosing a neighborhood. I confirm the zone for each address before we look at a listing, because assignment follows the parcel and not the subdivision sign. The district's InfoFinder lookup and the Tennessee state report card are the sources, and the judgment is yours to make.

The Life Here

What you find
when you slow down.

The things that make a place a home are rarely the things on the listing sheet.

The Grove Golf

18-hole Hurdzan-Fry championship course. A private 18-hole Hurdzan-Fry course within the neighborhood.

Arrington Vineyards

Co-founded by Kix Brooks. A working winery open to visitors, with live music on a seasonal schedule.

Equestrian Culture

Boarding, training, and show facilities within minutes.

Natchez Trace Parkway

A National Scenic Byway with cycling, hiking, and a road free of commercial development.

Leiper's Fork

Minutes away. Galleries, live music, and restaurants in a small village.

BNA Access

Nashville International Airport is 40–50 minutes from College Grove. 50+ nonstop destinations, including New York, LA, and London.

Franklin & Nashville

Downtown Franklin is 20 minutes north. Nashville is 40. College Grove offers acreage, with the services of a major metro a 20 to 40 minute drive away.

Healthcare

Vanderbilt Medical Center, Williamson Medical, TriStar Centennial. And a network of specialists and concierge practices that I know personally.

Your Relocation Roadmap

I have made
this move myself.

Three corporate relocations, no family nearby, and a new city with no guide. That experience shapes how I work.

Access to The Grove

Some properties in The Grove do not appear on public search portals. I have two decades of relationships in this corridor, so a conversation can be a more useful step than a portal search.

School District Navigation

I do not hand you a rating, and I do not rank schools against each other. What I do is confirm the exact elementary, middle and high school assigned to the address you are considering, before the offer rather than after it, because the zone follows the parcel and not the subdivision sign. The district's report cards and its InfoFinder lookup are the sources, and the judgment is yours to make.

Relocation Logistics

Moving to a new region involves utilities, internet providers, vehicle registration, and local services. I provide a checklist and introductions so those pieces are in place by closing.

Healthcare Access

I worked in hospital administration at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, and I help clients find primary care, specialists, and urgent care near the College Grove address. Provider availability changes, so I confirm current openings with each practice.

The Network You Need

The contractor who shows up. The estate attorney who knows agricultural law. The financial advisor who understands Tennessee property trusts. These relationships took two decades to build, and clients can use them from the first conversation.

Transaction Precision

In a hospital, a missed directive carries serious consequences. In real estate, a missed contingency can carry serious financial ones. I bring the same close attention to each detail, from first showing to closing table.

Your Advisor

One expert. One relationship. One phone number.

Manjiri Rao-Kostas

Affiliate Broker · ABR · LRS

Manjiri Rao-Kostas is a native New Yorker who has lived in Franklin for twenty years and has worked in real estate for about two decades. She first came to Middle Tennessee as a corporate relocation client, moving three times with no family nearby, two young children and a husband who traveled four days a week, so she knows from experience where a relocation tends to strain.

Before real estate she was Administrator of the Division of Cardiology at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, and she trained in cardiorespiratory therapy. That background still shapes how she works: gather the information first, explain what it means, then let the client decide.

She works with buyers and sellers across Franklin, Brentwood, Nashville and the surrounding Middle Tennessee markets, with a particular focus on clients relocating from the New York metro area. She holds the Accredited Buyer's Representative and Luxury Real Estate Specialist designations, and she is a Preferred Real Estate Partner of the Gary Sinise Foundation, serving military families.

One agent, one relationship, one phone number, from the first question through closing and after.

Manjiri Rao-Kostas · Affiliate Broker, ABR, LRS
Onward Real Estate · 5000 Meridian Blvd, Suite 300, Franklin, TN 37067
Mobile 615.584.5485 · Office 615.234.5180
manjiri@onwardre.com · www.manjirirao-kostas.com

College Grove Tennessee

The Grove:
where golf is the grammar.

Where the land is part of
the architecture.

Buy Strategically.
The data behind the land.

Each pocket tells
a different story.

Williamson County Schools,
assigned by address.

What you find
when you slow down.

I have made
this move myself.

The right guide makes
all the difference.

One expert. One relationship. One phone number.

College Grove Tennessee

The Grove:where golf is the grammar.

Where the land is part ofthe architecture.

Buy Strategically.The data behind the land.

Each pocket tellsa different story.

Williamson County Schools,assigned by address.

What you findwhen you slow down.

I have madethis move myself.

The right guide makesall the difference.

One expert. One relationship. One phone number.

The Grove:
where golf is the grammar.

Where the land is part of
the architecture.

Buy Strategically.
The data behind the land.

Each pocket tells
a different story.

Williamson County Schools,
assigned by address.

What you find
when you slow down.

I have made
this move myself.

The right guide makes
all the difference.