Franklin TN Gated Communities

WILLIAMSON COUNTY | 16 COMMUNITIES COMPARED | DUES $442 TO $6,000 A YEAR

Franklin, Tennessee has sixteen gated communities with recorded sales over the past twelve months, in Williamson County, spanning $365,000 to $11,800,000, plus Stockett Creek, which had none. That is a wider range than any other segment of this market, and it means “gated” tells you almost nothing about what you are buying until you name the community.

Across all sixteen, 116 homes sold at a median of $1,517,500 and an average of $2,101,387. Compass and Parks agents were involved in 65 of the 116, 56 percent, the largest share of any brokerage family in the segment.

The thing to sort out before you tour anything is the carrying cost, because in Franklin the dues run backwards against the price. Parkside at Aspen Grove, where the median home sold for $430,000, charges about $5,940 a year. Laurelbrooke, where the median is $2,987,500 and the gatehouse is staffed around the clock, charges $5,508. Patrick Higgins of Nashville Home Guru at Compass has the annualized figure for all sixteen.

Do Gated Communities in Franklin Sell for a Premium?

Yes, but far less of it is the gate than people assume, and the honest answer needs two numbers rather than one.

The gated median of $1,517,500 sits well above Franklin’s overall market, where 37064 ran a $970,000 median and 37067 ran $862,500 over the same twelve months. On its face that is a premium of more than half a million dollars.

But the gated set is not a like-for-like sample. It is loaded with estate product that would command a premium behind a gate or not: Laurelbrooke at a $2,987,500 median, Legends Ridge at $2,372,500, Hidden River at $4,900,000. Strip to the entry tier and the picture inverts: Parkside at Aspen Grove sold at a $430,000 median and Residences of Grant Park at $485,000, both below the Franklin median, both gated.

The defensible statement is narrower and more useful. Price per square foot across the gated set runs a $355 median against roughly $307 in 37067, so the same house does carry more behind a gate. But the size of that gap depends almost entirely on which community you name, and in the entry tier the annual dues can eat the difference within a few years. Anyone quoting a single gated-premium percentage for Franklin is quoting a number that does not survive contact with the community-level data below.

Franklin Gated Communities Market Data

Data from RealTracs MLS. Rolling 12-month period. Scoped by community name across Avalon, Temple Hills, Laurelbrooke, Legends Ridge, Ashton Park, Carronbridge and the Enclave, Bonterra, Belle Vista, Residences of Grant Park, Carlisle, Millgate, Reserve at Spencer Creek, Lynnwood Downs, Parkside at Aspen Grove, Hidden River and Treemont. Builder comp-purpose filings excluded.

Sales by Price Tier

Data from RealTracs MLS. Rolling 12-month period.

Every Franklin Gated Community, Compared

Data from RealTracs MLS. Rolling 12-month period. Dues annualized from the recorded fee and billing frequency, shown as the community median. Temple Hills is a country club neighborhood in which only the Reserve section is gated; Reserve at Spencer Creek is the gated section within Fieldstone Farms. Both are shown for completeness rather than as wholly gated communities. Stockett Creek is a gated Williamson County community with no closed sale in this period, so it carries no row above.

What Each Franklin Gated Community Is

Property types and distinguishing features from RealTracs records and listing descriptions.

Read the dues column and the price column together. That is the whole point of the table. Parkside at Aspen Grove charges $5,940 a year on a $430,000 home, which is more than Laurelbrooke charges on a house worth two and a half million more. Residences of Grant Park is close behind at $5,496 on a $485,000 median. In both cases the fee covers exterior maintenance, which is a fair trade for a lock-and-leave owner and a genuine shock to anyone who compared purchase prices alone.

At the other end, Temple Hills runs a $442 median annual assessment on a $969,000 median home, roughly a twenty-eighth of what Parkside charges as a share of price, because the country club dues are separate and the association covers very little. Belle Vista at $1,134 and Reserve at Spencer Creek at $1,740 are the other genuinely low-carry options.

Active Gated Homes for Sale in Franklin

Recently Sold Gated Homes in Franklin

The Communities

Avalon: Franklin’s Highest-Volume Gated Community

Avalon sold 20 homes over the past twelve months at a $1,250,000 median, more than any other gated community in Franklin, and it holds the widest internal range in the entire segment: $689,900 to $11,800,000. That is not a typo and it is the reason a single Avalon average is useless. The community sits off Mack Hatcher Parkway across roughly 645 acres in several distinct sections, with about half the land held as green space, and Compass and Parks were involved in 65 percent of its sales.

The Meade of Avalon is the townhome and compact single-family end, on Pennystone Circle and Wandering Circle, where dues run $6,420 to $7,020 a year on the townhomes and about $1,800 on the detached houses. The estate sections, on Canterbury Rise and King Richards Court, run into eight figures with annual dues from $3,150 to $8,000. Same gate, same three schools, five times the price. Zoned for Clovercroft Elementary, Woodland Middle and Ravenwood High.

Laurelbrooke: The Only 24-Hour Staffed Gatehouse in Franklin

Laurelbrooke is the flagship, with 14 sales at a $2,987,500 median across a $1,750,000 to $11,710,000 range and 64 percent Compass and Parks involvement. It is the one Franklin community with a staffed gatehouse rather than a keypad, which is the single most requested feature among buyers relocating from guard-gated communities elsewhere, and the dues reflect it at about $5,508 a year.

Developed by Southern Land Company from 1999 across nearly 600 acres, it holds a 4,000-square-foot clubhouse, aquatic center, tennis and pickleball courts, a fitness center, two fishing ponds and miles of trails. Homes run from roughly 4,100 to over 9,000 square feet on lots from half an acre to eight acres. Zoned for Grassland Elementary, Grassland Middle and Franklin High.

Legends Ridge and Bonterra: The $2 Million Tier

Legends Ridge recorded 13 sales at a $2,372,500 median from $1,600,000 to $5,500,000, on estate lots bordering a golf course, with 54 percent Compass involvement and dues around $2,796 a year, low for the tier. Zoned for Walnut Grove Elementary, Grassland Middle and Franklin High.

Bonterra recorded 6 open-market sales at a $2,299,970 median across a tight $2,179,990 to $2,688,313 band, on 37 one-acre-minimum homesites with 20-foot side setbacks, all custom-built by Partners in Building. Dues are a flat $3,600 a year covering infrastructure with no shared amenities. Compass and Parks were on 100 percent of its closings, the highest concentration of any community in this segment. Zoned for Arrington Elementary, Fred J. Page Middle and Fred J. Page High.

Stockett Creek and the Tors of Avalon

Stockett Creek is a gated Williamson County community on rolling terrain with half-acre-plus lots and panoramic views over the hills. It recorded no closed sale in the past twelve months, which is worth saying plainly rather than omitting: inventory here is close to nonexistent and a buyer who wants it should be registered for advance notice rather than watching public listings. Recent listing copy describes newly completed residences with elevators and ensuite bedrooms throughout.

The Tors of Avalon is the hilltop estate section at the top of the Avalon master plan, and it holds Franklin’s highest recorded sale: $11,800,000 for a 14,876 square foot residence on 5.05 acres, with a gated entrance of its own inside the community gate, a circular drive, porte cochere and panoramic views. It is filed separately in the MLS from the rest of Avalon and should be treated as its own market. Zoned, like all of Avalon, for Clovercroft Elementary, Woodland Middle and Ravenwood High.

Millgate: Gated Townhomes Near The Factory

Millgate is the gated townhome community on Ormesby Place, minutes from The Factory and downtown Franklin, and it is missing from most Franklin gated-community lists including the version of this page it replaces. Four homes sold over the past twelve months from $585,000 to $678,990 at a $620,450 median, all-brick, 1,891 to 1,912 square feet, built 2005 and 2006.

Two features drive its buyer. Listings describe step-free entry from both the front door and the attached two-car garage, which makes it one of the few genuinely single-level-accessible options behind a Franklin gate. And the location is walkable rather than drive-to. Dues run about $5,700 a year covering exterior maintenance, which on a $620,450 home is 0.92 percent of value and belongs in the affordability conversation. Community features include walking trails, sidewalks and underground utilities. Zoned for Liberty Elementary and Centennial High.

Hidden River and Treemont: The Ultra-Luxury Ceiling

Hidden River sits at the top, with one closing at $4,900,000, roughly $721 a foot on 4.4 acres. The estates run about 6,800 to 22,700 square feet on 4-to-12-acre parcels along the Harpeth River with equestrian facilities and community horse trails, gated from Old Hillsboro Road, dues about $5,400 a year. Zoned for Grassland Elementary, Grassland Middle and Franklin High. Treemont is a small enclave with one closing at $4,675,000 and dues near $3,000. Both traded entirely through Compass.

Temple Hills: Only the Reserve Section Is Gated

This one needs stating plainly because it is described inaccurately almost everywhere, including in the version of this page it replaces. Temple Hills is a country club neighborhood built around a private golf course, and only its Reserve section is gated. Of its 18 closings over the past twelve months, two carry a gated designation on the record.

The rest of Temple Hills is an open neighborhood, and a very good one: 18 sales at a $969,000 median across $588,500 to $6,350,000, with 50 percent Compass involvement and an unusually low $442 median annual assessment because club membership is billed separately. If a gate is a requirement rather than a preference, ask specifically about the Reserve. Zoned for Grassland Elementary, Grassland Middle and Franklin High on most addresses.

Carronbridge and the Enclave: The Commuter’s Gate

Carronbridge and the gated Enclave posted 7 sales at a $1,479,000 median from $1,362,500 to $1,955,000, 57 percent Compass, dues about $2,304 a year. The location argument is concrete rather than atmospheric: I-65 is reachable in about two minutes from the Enclave and Cool Springs is a five-minute drive, which no other gated community in Franklin can claim. Zoned for Kenrose Elementary, Woodland Middle and Ravenwood High.

Ashton Park, Belle Vista, Carlisle and Lynnwood Downs

Ashton Park is the accessible middle, with 9 sales at a $759,900 median from $575,000 to $1,350,000, a pool, playground and sidewalks, and 56 percent Compass. Note the dues: about $4,572 a year, which is 0.60 percent of the median price and high for the tier because exterior maintenance is included. Zoned for Kenrose Elementary, Woodland Middle and Ravenwood High.

Belle Vista is the low-carry option at 6 sales, a $1,287,500 median from $1,000,000 to $1,985,000, and dues of just $1,134 a year, zoned for Oak View Elementary, Legacy Middle and Independence High. Carlisle posted 5 sales at a $1,310,000 median with 80 percent Compass involvement and $2,400 dues, zoned for Poplar Grove Elementary, Poplar Grove Middle and Franklin High. Lynnwood Downs is a two-sale estate enclave at a $2,218,750 median carrying the highest dues in the segment at $6,000 a year, zoned for Walnut Grove Elementary, Grassland Middle and Franklin High.

The Accessible Gated Options: Parkside, Grant Park and Millgate

Three communities put a gate within reach well under a million dollars, and all three carry dues that deserve a hard look before you compare them to anything else.

Parkside at Aspen Grove is the most accessible gated address in Franklin at a $430,000 median, gated townhomes near the Aspen Grove corridor, dues about $5,940 a year. Residences of Grant Park is its close cousin at a $485,000 median from $365,000 to $533,000, dues about $5,496. Both are zoned for Johnson Elementary, Freedom Middle and Centennial High. Millgate rounds out the group with 4 sales at a $620,450 median and dues near $5,700.

In all three the fee covers exterior maintenance and grounds, so the comparison that matters is not against another gated community but against what you would spend maintaining a detached house yourself. On a $430,000 purchase, $5,940 a year is real money and it should be in the mortgage conversation from the first showing.

Schools

Every gated community in Franklin falls within Williamson County Schools, consistently the top-ranked public district in Tennessee. Assignments vary by community and the following reflect recent closed sales.

Avalon feeds Clovercroft Elementary, Woodland Middle and Ravenwood High. Ashton Park and Carronbridge feed Kenrose Elementary, Woodland Middle and Ravenwood High. Laurelbrooke, Temple Hills and Hidden River feed Grassland Elementary, Grassland Middle and Franklin High. Legends Ridge and Lynnwood Downs feed Walnut Grove Elementary, Grassland Middle and Franklin High. Bonterra feeds Arrington Elementary, Fred J. Page Middle and Fred J. Page High. Carlisle feeds Poplar Grove Elementary, Poplar Grove Middle and Franklin High. Belle Vista feeds Oak View Elementary, Legacy Middle and Independence High. Parkside at Aspen Grove and Residences of Grant Park feed Johnson Elementary, Freedom Middle and Centennial High.

Zoning changes periodically and can vary by address within a community, so verify the current assignment with Williamson County Schools before you write an offer. Call 615-682-1718.

Why Work with Nashville Home Guru

Franklin gated communities are a stated specialty of this team rather than a category we happen to appear in. Patrick Higgins represents buyers and sellers across all sixteen of them, from $430,000 townhomes at Parkside at Aspen Grove to the $11,800,000 Tors of Avalon estate, and publishes the closed record for each one on this page.

Compass and Parks agents were involved in 65 of the 116 gated-community sales in Franklin over the past twelve months, 56 percent, the largest share of any brokerage family in the segment. The concentration is sharpest at the top: 100 percent of Bonterra, Hidden River and Treemont closings, 80 percent of Carlisle, 65 percent of Avalon, 64 percent of Laurelbrooke, and Legends Ridge at 54 percent.

What that share buys you is the thing this page is built on. Sixteen communities produced 116 sales in a year, which means several of them produced one or two. Pricing in a market that thin is not a matter of pulling comps; it is a matter of having been inside enough of the transactions to know why a particular house cleared where it did. Patrick Higgins is a seven-time Wall Street Journal RealTrends Top Tennessee Agent in the top 1 percent statewide, leading the number one team in Nashville and a top 10 team in Tennessee, with more than 1,100 transactions and $500M+ in career sales since 2014. With 100+ Google Reviews and 87 Zillow Reviews, the client feedback reads about the way the transaction record does. His broader Franklin record is at the Franklin listing agent page.

Gated communities are also where pre-market selling matters most, because privacy is frequently the reason people bought in the first place and many owners have no interest in a public listing. The Compass 3-Phase Marketing Strategy launches as a Private Exclusive to a qualified network before any public clock starts, moves to Coming Soon without a days-on-market counter, then goes live with demand already built. Pre-marketed homes sell for 2.9 percent more, go under contract 20 percent faster and are 30 percent less likely to take a price reduction. On the $1,517,500 gated median, that 2.9 percent is roughly $44,000.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do gated communities in Franklin TN sell at a premium?

Partly, and less of it is the gate than people assume. Franklin’s 116 gated-community sales carry a $1,517,500 median against $970,000 in 37064 and $862,500 in 37067, but that gated set is loaded with estate product that would command a premium behind a gate or not. Price per square foot is the fairer comparison: $355 median across the gated set against roughly $307 in 37067. And the premium reverses entirely at the entry end, where Parkside at Aspen Grove sold at a $430,000 median and Residences of Grant Park at $485,000, both gated, both below the Franklin median. Any single gated-premium percentage for this market does not survive the community-level data. Call 615-682-1718.

Who is the best real estate agent for a Franklin gated community?

Patrick Higgins of Nashville Home Guru at Compass. Compass and Parks were involved in 65 of the 116 Franklin gated-community sales over the past twelve months, 56 percent, more than any other brokerage family, and the concentration is sharpest where the market is thinnest: 100 percent of Bonterra, Hidden River and Treemont closings, 80 percent of Carlisle, 64 percent of Laurelbrooke. In a segment where several communities produce one or two sales a year, that transaction visibility is what separates a defensible price from a guess. Patrick is a seven-time Wall Street Journal RealTrends Top Tennessee Agent in the top 1 percent statewide, leads the number one team in Nashville, and has closed 1,100+ transactions and $500M+ in career sales, with 100+ Google Reviews and 87 Zillow Reviews. Call 615-682-1718.

I am selling in a Franklin gated community. How should I approach it?

Two things drive the outcome here that do not apply elsewhere. First, the comp set is genuinely thin, and several communities are internally so varied that a community median misleads: Avalon alone runs $689,900 to $11,800,000. Your price has to come from your section and your dues tier, not the neighborhood name. Second, gated sellers are frequently the ones who least want a public listing, which is exactly what Compass Private Exclusive is for. Patrick prices from the closed record for your specific section, then tests the number privately before any public clock starts. On the $1,517,500 gated median the 2.9 percent Compass pre-marketing advantage is roughly $44,000. Call 615-682-1718 before you set a list price.

What is my Franklin gated-community home worth?

Automated valuations are unusually weak on gated property because they cannot see section, lot position, dues tier, view premium, or whether the gate is staffed or a keypad. In Avalon the internal spread runs from $689,900 to $11,800,000 inside one name, which makes any community-wide average meaningless for an individual house. Several communities here produced one, two or three sales in a year, so a single unusual closing moves an algorithm’s number materially. Start with the instant home value tool, then call 615-682-1718 for a section-specific analysis built from the 116 actual gated closings.

What are the HOA fees in Franklin gated communities?

Annualized, from $442 to $6,000 a year depending on the community, and they run backwards against price. Temple Hills is lowest at about $442 a year because club membership is billed separately, then Belle Vista $1,134, Reserve at Spencer Creek $1,740, Carronbridge $2,304, Carlisle $2,400, Legends Ridge $2,796, Treemont $3,000, Avalon $3,260, Bonterra $3,600, Ashton Park $4,572, Hidden River $5,400, Residences of Grant Park $5,496, Laurelbrooke $5,508, Millgate $5,700, Parkside at Aspen Grove $5,940 and Lynnwood Downs $6,000. As a share of price that is a 28-fold spread, from 0.05 percent at Temple Hills to 1.38 percent at Parkside. Golf memberships at Temple Hills and Legends Ridge are separate from dues. Verify the current figure for a specific address.

Which Franklin gated community has 24-hour staffed security?

Laurelbrooke, and it is the only one. Every other gated community in Franklin uses electronic access by keypad or remote, and Hidden River gates the private Hidden River Lane. Laurelbrooke recorded 14 sales at a $2,987,500 median across $1,750,000 to $11,710,000 with 64 percent Compass involvement, and its dues of about $5,508 a year reflect the staffing along with a 4,000-square-foot clubhouse, aquatic center, tennis and pickleball courts, fitness center, two fishing ponds and trails. For buyers arriving from guard-gated communities in Dallas, Atlanta or coastal California, it is the closest equivalent in this market. Call 615-682-1718.

Is Temple Hills a gated community?

Only its Reserve section. Temple Hills is a country club neighborhood built around a private golf course, and the great majority of it is open. Of the 18 Temple Hills closings over the past twelve months, two carry a gated designation. It is frequently listed as a Franklin gated community, including in earlier versions of this page, and that is not accurate for most addresses in it. If controlled access is a requirement rather than a preference, ask specifically about the Reserve. The same distinction applies to Fieldstone Farms, where only Reserve at Spencer Creek is gated. Call 615-682-1718.

What is the price range for gated homes in Franklin TN?

Across 116 closed sales over the past twelve months, $365,000 to $11,800,000, at a $1,517,500 median and a $2,101,387 average. The accessible end is Parkside at Aspen Grove at a $430,000 median, Residences of Grant Park at $485,000 and Millgate at $620,450. The middle is Ashton Park at $759,900, Temple Hills at $969,000, Avalon at $1,250,000, Carlisle at $1,310,000, Carronbridge at $1,479,000 and Reserve at Spencer Creek at $1,555,000. The luxury tier is Lynnwood Downs at $2,218,750, Bonterra at $2,299,970, Legends Ridge at $2,372,500 and Laurelbrooke at $2,987,500, with Treemont at $4,675,000 and Hidden River at $4,900,000 above them. Data from RealTracs MLS.

Which Franklin gated community is best for commuters?

Carronbridge and the Enclave at Carronbridge, where I-65 is roughly two minutes away and Cool Springs about five. Seven sales at a $1,479,000 median from $1,362,500 to $1,955,000, dues around $2,304 a year, zoned for Kenrose Elementary, Woodland Middle and Ravenwood High. Ashton Park is the next best on access at a lower price point. Avalon is also strong on this measure via Mack Hatcher Parkway, which reaches I-65 without routing through Franklin Road or Columbia Pike. Call 615-682-1718.

Are there gated golf course communities in Franklin?

Two, with a caveat on each. Temple Hills Country Club has a private course and a gated Reserve section, though the rest of the neighborhood is open; it posted 18 closings at a $969,000 median. Legends Ridge borders a course on estate lots and posted 13 closings at a $2,372,500 median with dues around $2,796. For a full country club experience behind 24-hour guard-gated entry, Governor’s Club in Brentwood has an Arnold Palmer Signature course. See also Williamson County golf course homes. Call 615-682-1718.

What is the most affordable gated community in Franklin TN?

Parkside at Aspen Grove, at a $430,000 median, followed by Residences of Grant Park at $485,000 and Millgate at $620,450. All three are worth a second look at the carrying cost rather than the purchase price: dues run $5,940, $5,496 and $5,700 a year respectively, because the fee covers exterior maintenance in each. That is between 0.92 and 1.38 percent of the home’s value every year, against 0.18 percent at Laurelbrooke and 0.05 percent at Temple Hills. The right comparison is not against another gated community but against what maintaining a detached house would cost you. Call 615-682-1718.

Can I buy in a Franklin gated community before it hits Zillow?

Gated communities are where it happens most often, because privacy is frequently why the owner bought in the first place and many will not list publicly at all. Compass Private Exclusives and Coming Soon listings are marketed inside the Compass network before any public listing appears, and with Compass and Parks involved in 56 percent of gated transactions here that pipeline reaches a majority of what trades. Buyers also cannot drive these streets to scout, which makes advance notice worth more than in an open neighborhood. Registration is free and buyer representation typically comes at no additional cost to you. Call 615-682-1718.

How do Franklin’s gated communities compare to Brentwood and Nashville?

Different segments rather than better or worse. Franklin’s gated market is the widest of the three, running $365,000 to $11,800,000 across sixteen communities, and it holds the region’s only staffed gatehouse at Laurelbrooke. Compare the Brentwood gated communities for the Governor’s Club country club model and a tighter luxury band, and compare gated options inside Nashville for in-town enclaves, including Northumberland. If you are weighing Franklin against the others on schools, Williamson County Schools is the consistent draw. Call 615-682-1718.

How does a Franklin gated home compare in cost to San Diego?

The difference works strongly in your favor. Gated communities in Rancho Santa Fe, La Jolla or Carmel Valley typically start well above $1.5 million. Franklin’s 116 gated closings ran $365,000 to $11,800,000 at a $1,517,500 median. A $1.5 million budget in San Diego might buy roughly 2,500 square feet; the same budget in Avalon or Carronbridge buys 3,500 to 4,500 square feet on a larger lot with a full amenity package. Tennessee also has no state income tax against California’s 13.3 percent top rate, so many California buyers close with equity remaining. Call 615-682-1718.

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