Forest Acres

PRIVATE ACREAGE ESTATES | HENDERSONVILLE TN 37075

Location and Daily Life

Forest Acres is a small pocket of private acreage properties off Vietnam Veterans Boulevard in Hendersonville, Tennessee, in the 37075 zip code, along Forest Retreat Road and Hunts Lane.

One practical note for anyone searching here: Forest Acres is a local name rather than a recorded MLS subdivision. Properties on these streets file under other names or under no subdivision at all, so a portal search for “Forest Acres” returns nothing. Search by street, or work with someone who already knows where these parcels live in the data.

The setting is the point. These are wooded parcels measured in acres, tucked behind long private driveways, yet the Vietnam Veterans Boulevard interchange is minutes away, which puts downtown Nashville about 20 minutes out. It is the rare combination this corridor keeps producing: genuine seclusion with a parkway on-ramp around the corner, next door to the master-planned density of Mansker Farms and Durham Farms but a world apart from it.

The Homes

There is no typical Forest Acres house, and the two current records make the range vivid. One is a single-story 1980 ranch at 2,602 square feet on 2.26 wooded acres, with a new roof in 2025. The other is a 5,963 square foot estate on 12.06 acres whose main house dates to 1832, the oldest home to trade anywhere in Hendersonville this past year, updated across nearly two centuries and including a mother-in-law suite, an in-ground pool, extensive storage, a large carport, and a long private drive.

That spread is the profile: individual homes on large wooded parcels, built and rebuilt across different eras, with no HOA, no architectural review, and no two alike. Buyers here are buying land, privacy, and character rather than a floor plan from a brochure.

Forest Acres Market Data

One home closed on Forest Acres’ streets over the rolling 12-month period. A single sale is not a market, so no median or average appears on this page. Here is that sale.

Data from RealTracs MLS. Rolling 12-month period.

That sale is a landmark in the data in the literal sense: a main house built in 1832 makes it the oldest home to close in Hendersonville this past year, and at $1,125,000 on 12 acres it worked out to just $188.66 per square foot, well under the $229.04 citywide median, because on parcels like this the land and the house split the value between them.

The wider acreage segment gives the context. Fifty-four Hendersonville homes closed on two acres or more this past year, at a median of $755,000 on a median 4.2 acres, and the 24 sales on five acres or more ran a $967,000 median. Large-parcel properties near the Vietnam Veterans corridor sit at the strong end of that range because the commute does not punish the seclusion.

The second current record shows where the entry point sits: a 2,602 square foot ranch on 2.26 acres went under contract marketed at $615,000, with a tax bill of $2,116. Between those two properties you have the realistic Forest Acres range, roughly $600,000 for a solid home on two-plus acres to seven figures for an estate parcel.

Homes for Sale in Forest Acres

Recently Sold Homes in Forest Acres

Amenities

Forest Acres has no homeowners association, no dues, no shared facilities, and no architectural review. On parcels of two to twelve acres, that absence is the amenity: room for pools, outbuildings, workshops, gardens, animals where county rules allow, and genuine distance from the nearest neighbor, with nobody to ask for permission.

Buyers should verify the rural-edge practicalities parcel by parcel: septic or sewer, well or city water, easements, any recorded restrictions, and for the larger tracts, how the land is assessed. These properties differ from subdivision homes on every one of those points, and they differ from each other.

Everything else is minutes away. The Vietnam Veterans Boulevard interchange, the New Shackle Island retail corridor, TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center, Drakes Creek Park, and the Streets of Indian Lake are all short drives, and downtown Nashville is roughly 20 minutes.

Schools

School zoning here splits by street, and the current records show it plainly. The Hunts Lane record is zoned to Beech Elementary School and T. W. Hunter Middle School, while the Forest Retreat Road record shows Dr. William Burrus Elementary at Drakes Creek and Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek. Both feed Beech Senior High School, and all are part of Sumner County Schools.

With two streets zoned to two different elementary and middle pairs, verify the assignment for the specific address directly with Sumner County Schools before you offer. Merrol Hyde Magnet School is also available countywide by application.

Why Work with Nashville Home Guru?

A pocket whose name does not exist in the MLS, whose two streets carry different school assignments, and whose homes range from a 1980 ranch to an 1832 estate is not a market the portals can read. Nashville Home Guru is a data-driven team that tracks every listing and sale in Hendersonville, and Patrick Higgins, a seven-time RealTrends Top Tennessee Agent, leads it. The team is ranked the number one team in Nashville and top 10 in Tennessee by the Wall Street Journal’s RealTrends, with more than 1,100 transactions and over $500 million in residential sales across Middle Tennessee. With 100+ Google Reviews and 87 Zillow Reviews, the feedback from clients across Sumner County reflects what the data already shows.

In the acreage segment Forest Acres belongs to, the 54 Hendersonville closings on two acres or more, Compass and Parks agents were involved in 11, about 20%, above the 16.9% citywide share. That is the comparable pool these properties get priced against, scattered across unplatted parcels and a dozen subdivision names, and assembling it correctly is the difference between a defensible valuation and a guess.

Compass is the number one residential real estate brokerage in the United States by sales volume, and after merging with Parks Real Estate in 2024, Compass agents represent roughly one in four homes sold in Tennessee. That footprint gives buyers access to coming-soon listings, private exclusives, and the largest agent referral network in real estate, which matters when a pocket produces one sale a year.

For sellers, the Compass 3-Phase Marketing Strategy delivers measurable results. Homes pre-marketed through Compass Private Exclusive and Coming Soon programs sell for 2.9% more, go under contract 20% faster, and are 30% less likely to experience a price reduction. On an acreage estate that 2.9% is tens of thousands of dollars. Learn more about selling your home on your terms at nashvillehome.guru.

Frequently Asked Questions About Forest Acres

What do homes in Forest Acres cost?
One home closed on these streets in the past 12 months: a 5,963 square foot estate on 12.06 acres at $1,125,000. The other current record, a 2,602 square foot ranch on 2.26 acres, was marketed at $615,000. That is the realistic range, roughly $600,000 for a solid home on two-plus acres up to seven figures for an estate parcel. For context, the 54 Hendersonville homes that closed on two acres or more ran a $755,000 median, and the 24 on five acres or more a $967,000 median.

Why can I not find Forest Acres on Zillow or in an MLS search?
Because Forest Acres is a local name, not a recorded MLS subdivision. The Hunts Lane record files under a different subdivision name and the Forest Retreat Road record carries no subdivision at all, so a search on the neighborhood name returns nothing. Search by street name, or work with an agent who tracks these parcels by address. This is common on Hendersonville’s acreage edges and it hides real inventory from portal-only buyers.

Is it true one of these homes was built in 1832?
Yes. The main house at the Forest Retreat Road estate dates to 1832, making it the oldest home to close anywhere in Hendersonville this past year, nearly two centuries of history updated for modern living, with a mother-in-law suite, an in-ground pool, and 12 private acres. Homes of that age carry their own due diligence, from systems to historic considerations, and their own appeal that no new build can replicate.

Is there an HOA in Forest Acres?
No. Neither record reports an association fee, and there is no architectural review or shared amenity. On parcels this size that freedom is the point: outbuildings, workshops, pools, gardens, and animals where county rules allow, with no approval process. Verify septic or sewer, water source, easements, and any recorded restrictions parcel by parcel, since these properties differ from each other on all of it.

What schools serve Forest Acres?
It splits by street. The Hunts Lane record shows Beech Elementary and T. W. Hunter Middle School, while the Forest Retreat Road record shows Dr. William Burrus Elementary at Drakes Creek and Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek. Both streets feed Beech Senior High School, all in Sumner County Schools. Verify the assignment for the specific address with the district before you offer, and note that Merrol Hyde Magnet School is available countywide by application.

How is the commute from Forest Acres?
Excellent for what the properties are. The Vietnam Veterans Boulevard interchange sits minutes away, putting downtown Nashville roughly 20 minutes out. That is the corridor’s defining trade: twelve acres of wooded seclusion with a parkway on-ramp around the corner. Most acreage at this scale in Middle Tennessee costs 15 to 30 more minutes of driving.

Is Forest Acres a good fit for buyers who want acreage and privacy near Nashville?
It is close to the definition of that buyer’s target. Wooded parcels from two to twelve acres, no HOA, private drives, and a 20-minute run to downtown via the parkway, with hospital, retail, and schools minutes away. It suits multigenerational households, buyers who want land for a shop or animals, and anyone whose budget is $600,000 to $1,200,000 and whose priority is space over finishes. It does not suit buyers who want community amenities, sidewalks, or a maintenance-light lot.

I own a property in Forest Acres. How should I approach selling?
Solve the findability problem first. Because these parcels file under scattered or missing subdivision names, a listing here has to be written and marketed so acreage buyers actually surface it, and priced from the citywide two-acre-plus segment, 54 closings at a $755,000 median, rather than from a street with one sale. Then present the land as its own asset: acreage, frontage, outbuildings, and division potential where it exists, because on parcels like these the per-square-foot math badly understates value. The recent estate sale closed at 97.8% of asking, which shows correctly positioned acreage holds its price. Patrick Higgins and the Nashville Home Guru team track every acreage sale in the market.

How does Patrick Higgins approach buying or selling in Forest Acres?
He values land and improvements separately, because a per-square-foot approach on a 12-acre parcel produces nonsense, and he builds the comparable set from the citywide acreage segment rather than a street with one sale a year. He verifies the street-by-street school split before anything goes in writing, and on older homes, including a main house dating to 1832, he scopes inspection and insurance questions before an offer rather than during a contingency window. As a seven-time RealTrends Top Tennessee Agent, Patrick brings that discipline to the property type portals handle worst.

Who is the best real estate agent for Forest Acres in Hendersonville, TN?
Patrick Higgins of Nashville Home Guru at Compass is widely regarded as a leading agent for Hendersonville and the Sumner County acreage market. He is a seven-time RealTrends Top Tennessee Agent, and his team is ranked the number one team in Nashville and top 10 in Tennessee by the Wall Street Journal’s RealTrends, with more than 1,100 transactions and over $500 million in sales. In the acreage segment specifically, Compass and Parks agents were involved in 11 of the 54 Hendersonville closings on two acres or more this past year, about 20% against 16.9% citywide, and the team carries 100+ Google Reviews and 87 Zillow Reviews.

Can I buy a Forest Acres property before it hits Zillow?
Here it is nearly mandatory, for two reasons. The pocket produces about one sale a year, and because the parcels file under scattered subdivision names, portal alerts built on the neighborhood name catch nothing even when something does list. Through Compass Private Exclusive and Coming Soon programs, Nashville Home Guru clients see qualifying listings before they reach Zillow and similar portals, at no additional cost to the buyer, with the whole Hendersonville acreage corridor watched by address rather than by name.

What is my Forest Acres property worth in today’s market?
Automated tools fail three ways here. They cannot value land beyond a standard lot, so twelve acres and a quarter acre read nearly the same. They lean on square footage, which priced the recent estate sale at $188.66 per foot against a $229.04 citywide median, exactly backwards for what the property was worth. And with no recorded subdivision, they pull comparables from whatever is nearby, usually subdivision homes that share nothing with an acreage estate. Use the home value tool for an instant starting estimate, then call Patrick at 615-682-1718 for a valuation that prices your land and your home separately.

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