Two houses on the same stretch of the Burkitt Road corridor can share a builder, a floor plan, and a mailbox stamped "Nolensville, TN 37135." They can still sit in different counties, feed different school districts, and sell for prices that differ by six figures. No fence marks the change. No sign tells you that you've crossed from one jurisdiction into another. The line runs through the area the way it always has, quietly, and most buyers never think to ask about it until an appraisal, a school zoning letter, or a tax bill forces the question.
That line, not the house sitting on either side of it, is what this post is actually about.
One Zip Code, Three Counties
The 37135 zip code, the one everyone means when they say "Nolensville," is not contained inside a single county. Most of the town and its established neighborhoods sit in Williamson County. But the Burkitt Road corridor, including communities like Carothers Farms, Carothers Crossing, and the cluster known as Burkitt Place, Commons, Ridge, Springs, and Village, sits in Davidson County instead. A small slice near Lake Road, home to The Ridge and McFarlin Point, falls in Rutherford County. Three counties, one mailing address.
That distinction carries weight because in Tennessee, school district assignment and property tax jurisdiction follow county lines, not zip codes or subdivision names. A home on the Williamson County side of 37135 is zoned for Williamson County Schools. A home a few blocks away, still carrying a Nolensville address, can be zoned into Metro Nashville Public Schools instead, simply because the parcel sits on the Davidson County side of a boundary nobody marked. The listing photos won't show it. The zip code won't tell you. Only the parcel record will.
What the Line Actually Costs
This isn't an abstract technicality. It shows up directly in closed sale prices. In the trailing 12 months tracked through early 2026, Carothers Farms, on the Davidson County side, closed 42 transactions averaging $462,041, ranging from $387,000 to $899,900. A short distance away, inside Williamson County, Fairington closed 14 sales averaging $961,772, and Scales Farmstead closed 20 sales averaging $1,029,834. Annecy, also on the Williamson County side, averaged $1,462,210 across 13 sales. Telluride Estates, the highest tier in the data, averaged $1,752,632 across 9 sales, with individual closings reaching $2,259,831.
| Community | County | School District | Recent Sales (12-mo., early 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carothers Farms | Davidson | Metro Nashville Public Schools | 42 sales, avg. $462,041 |
| Carothers Crossing | Davidson | Metro Nashville Public Schools | Townhomes $310K–$430K, median ~$390K |
| Burkitt Village | Davidson | Metro Nashville Public Schools | 32 sales, avg. $561,889 |
| Stonebrook | Williamson | Williamson County Schools | 9 sales, $475K–$650K |
| Fairington | Williamson | Williamson County Schools | 14 sales, avg. $961,772 |
| Scales Farmstead | Williamson | Williamson County Schools | 20 sales, avg. $1,029,834 |
| Annecy | Williamson | Williamson County Schools | 13 sales, avg. $1,462,210 |
| Telluride Estates | Williamson | Williamson County Schools | 9 sales, avg. $1,752,632 |
Some of that spread reflects lot size and finish level. Most of it doesn't. Carothers Crossing, right next to Carothers Farms and also in Davidson County, sold townhomes between $310,000 and $430,000 over the same period, with a median near $390,000, while comparable square footage zoned into Williamson County Schools, like Stonebrook, priced in the $475,000 to $650,000 range. The pattern holds across price tiers. Move from the Davidson County side of the line to the Williamson County side, and the same type of home costs measurably more. The house isn't changing. The county is.
The Community That Renamed Itself, Not Its Boundary
The clearest sign that developers plan directly around this line is Fairington. Southern Land Company broke ground on the 372-acre community in November 2023 under the name Storyvale, at the corner of McFarlin Road and Fly Road. The company renamed it Fairington in late 2025, with home sales beginning in early 2026 and closings by March 2026 already running from $849,900 to $1,149,650. The community sits entirely inside Williamson County, zoned for Nolensville Elementary, and its plans set aside 160 of its roughly 372 acres for parks and open space, a village center with about 15,000 square feet of commercial space, and a dedicated site for a future elementary school.
Compare that to Carothers Farms, a few miles away and just as much "Nolensville" by name, sitting in Davidson County and feeding Metro Nashville Public Schools instead. Same town identity. Same zip code. Different tax base, different school system, different price band. The developer building on the Williamson County side is planting long-term infrastructure, including a future school site, on that side of the line, because that's where its buyers land. The county line here isn't background noise. It's a variable the market prices around every day, whether buyers notice it or not.
Why the Gap Isn't Closing
If anything, the divide is becoming more visible as growth accelerates on both sides of it. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is actively widening Nolensville Pike through this exact corridor, a project spanning roughly 4.4 miles from south of Burkitt Road to near Old Hickory Boulevard, crossing both Davidson and Williamson Counties. Recent construction has required road closures for box culvert work, part of what the state describes as necessary to handle growth in a rapidly developing area. The road meant to ease congestion for buyers settling on the Davidson County side runs directly along the same corridor that separates them from Williamson County pricing and school zoning. Growth isn't erasing the line. It's building right up against it, on both sides at once.
Before You Write an Offer in 37135
A few habits protect against surprises here, and none of them require a real estate license to practice:
- Confirm the county at the parcel level, not from the subdivision name or the zip code. Marketing copy will say "Nolensville." The county assessor's parcel record will say which county actually has jurisdiction.
- Ask which specific elementary, middle, and high school a parcel feeds, by name, rather than assuming a single school zone covers an entire development. Large master-planned communities can straddle boundaries lot by lot.
- If a lower price point is the goal, decide in advance whether a Metro Nashville Public Schools assignment fits your plans, rather than discovering the answer during due diligence.
- Compare HOA structure alongside the county line. Fee levels and what they cover can differ meaningfully between adjacent communities even when the homes look nearly identical from the street.
A Few Questions Worth Asking
Does the county line ever split a single street? Yes. Along the Burkitt Road corridor, homes on opposite sides of the same street can sit in different counties, with no visible marker between them.
Is most of 37135 actually in Williamson County? Yes. The majority of the town and its established neighborhoods sit within Williamson County. The Davidson County exception runs along the Burkitt corridor, and a small Rutherford County slice sits near Lake Road.
How do I find out which county a specific home falls in before I tour it? The county property assessor's parcel record is the authoritative source, not the listing description or the zip code. Ask whoever is representing you to verify at the parcel level before you fall in love with a floor plan, especially if school zoning factors into your decision.
None of this makes one side of the line the better buy. It only means the zip code can't answer that question for you. The county can, and it's worth checking before the offer, not after.
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