Taxes, schools, home values, incomes, commutes and city services in Spring Hill and its three nearest towns, from official rates and Census data.
Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury’s 2025 Tax Aggregate Report (PDF); the Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 letter grades; the federal NCES school directory; Zillow Research (September 2026); the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey on QuickFacts; and each city’s own website, linked below.
Spring Hill’s three nearest neighbors that are cities or towns are Thompson’s Station, about five miles north, Columbia, about 11 miles south, and Franklin, about 12 miles north, measured between the Census Bureau’s center points. Spring Hill itself sits in two counties: Thompson’s Station and Franklin share its Williamson County side, and Columbia, the Maury County seat, shares its Maury County side. That split runs through every table below. This page sets the official figures side by side, one topic at a time, with the same year for all four. It does not rank them.
What this means for you
- Combined tax rate, 2025: from $1.403 per $100 of assessed value in Thompson’s Station to $2.7351 in Columbia; Spring Hill is $2.009 on its Williamson County side and $2.649 on its Maury County side, according to the Tennessee Comptroller.
- Schools: the county decides the district. Williamson County Schools for Thompson’s Station, Franklin and north Spring Hill; Maury County Public Schools for Columbia and south Spring Hill.
- Home values: from $369,414 in Columbia to $913,277 in Franklin in September 2026, with Spring Hill at $518,832, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
Property taxes
Tennessee taxes a home on 25% of its appraised value, and rates are set per $100 of that assessed value. These are the actual 2025 rates in the Comptroller’s 2025 Tax Aggregate Report, the latest year published for all four:
| City | County | County rate | City rate | Combined | Tax on a $500,000 home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill, Maury County side | Maury | $1.91 | $0.739 | $2.649 | $3,311 |
| Spring Hill, Williamson County side | Williamson | $1.27 | $0.739 | $2.009 | $2,511 |
| Thompson’s Station | Williamson | $1.30 | $0.103 | $1.403 | $1,754 |
| Columbia | Maury | $1.91 | $0.8251 | $2.7351 | $3,419 |
| Franklin (outside the special school district) | Williamson | $1.27 | $0.296 | $1.566 | $1,958 |
The last column applies the combined rate to a home appraised at $500,000, which is assessed at $125,000. The report lists a different combined rate, $2.0633, for Franklin homes inside the Franklin Special School District. For 2026, Spring Hill’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen kept the city rate at $0.739, and Maury County reappraised every property, which can change the county rate; see our property taxes guide.
Tennessee has no general homestead exemption. The state’s tax relief and tax freeze programs for older, disabled and veteran homeowners are handled by each county trustee, and Spring Hill runs its own tax relief and tax freeze programs for city taxes.
City tax rates, 2025
Schools
High schools with an address in each city in the federal NCES directory, with their overall letter grade from the state’s 2024-25 letter grade file:
| City | District | High school | 2024-25 grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | Williamson County Schools | Summit High | A |
| Spring Hill | Maury County Public Schools | Battle Creek High | A |
| Spring Hill | Maury County Public Schools | Spring Hill High (Columbia mailing address) | C |
| Thompson’s Station | Williamson County Schools | Independence High | A |
| Columbia | Maury County Public Schools | Columbia Central High | D |
| Franklin | Williamson County Schools | Centennial High | A |
| Franklin | Williamson County Schools | Franklin High | A |
| Franklin | Williamson County Schools | Renaissance High | A |
| Franklin | Williamson County Schools | Page High | B |
Battle Creek High opened after the latest NCES directory year; its address is on Battle Creek Way in Spring Hill. Zones do not follow city lines: parts of north Spring Hill are zoned for Independence High in Thompson’s Station; see our neighborhoods guide. Full results are on the Tennessee State Report Card, and more on Spring Hill’s schools in our schools guide.
Home values
The Zillow Home Value Index by city for September 2026, a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price:
| City | Typical home value, September 2026 | Change from September 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | $913,277 | +3.0% |
| Thompson’s Station | $728,431 | +1.4% |
| Spring Hill | $518,832 | +0.4% |
| Columbia | $369,414 | +0.9% |
Typical home value, September 2026
More in our home prices guide.
People, incomes and commutes
From the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates, the same vintage for all four. These are survey estimates with margins of error.
| Measure | Spring Hill | Thompson’s Station | Columbia | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 55,765 | 8,294 | 45,441 | 87,133 |
| Median household income | $112,013 | $132,647 | $63,719 | $119,528 |
| Median value of owner-occupied homes | $493,800 | $700,500 | $308,700 | $705,400 |
| Homes that are owner-occupied | 73.4% | 81.3% | 63.3% | 63.8% |
| Mean travel time to work | 30.0 minutes | 30.5 minutes | 28.0 minutes | 23.9 minutes |
The Census median home value is based on owners’ own estimates over five years, so it runs below Zillow’s current figures.
City services
Who answers the call and picks up the trash, according to each government’s own website:
| City | Police | Fire | Trash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | Spring Hill Police Department | Spring Hill Fire Department | Weekly pickup by WM under a city contract, billed with city water and sewer, per the city’s trash page |
| Thompson’s Station | Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, per the town | Williamson County Fire/Rescue | No town service; the town points residents to their HOAs or the Williamson County convenience center, per its utilities page |
| Columbia | Columbia Police Department | Columbia Fire & Rescue | City Sanitation Division, weekly, $17 a month on the utility bill, per the city’s sanitation page |
| Franklin | Franklin Police Department | Franklin Fire Department | City trash and recycling collection, per Sanitation and Environmental Services |
See our trash and recycling guide for Spring Hill pickup days.
How to check an address
- Which county and city: look up the parcel in the Williamson County property data search or the Tennessee Comptroller’s real property assessment search for Maury County; the record lists the city and any special district.
- Which schools: the WCS zoned school finder for Thompson’s Station, Franklin and north Spring Hill; the MCPS zoned school finder for Columbia and south Spring Hill; and the Franklin Special School District’s district map for kindergarten through eighth grade in central Franklin.
- What the tax would be: the Williamson County Trustee’s rates and calculator, or the Maury County Trustee at 931-375-2201. Spring Hill city taxes are billed separately by City Hall, 629-241-8301.
Frequently asked questions
Which has lower property taxes, Spring Hill or Thompson’s Station?
Thompson’s Station. For 2025 the combined rate was $1.403 per $100 of assessed value in Thompson’s Station, against $2.009 for the Williamson County part of Spring Hill and $2.649 for the Maury County part, according to the Tennessee Comptroller.
Is Spring Hill cheaper than Franklin?
By Zillow’s index, yes. The typical home value in September 2026 was $518,832 in Spring Hill and $913,277 in Franklin. Thompson’s Station was $728,431 and Columbia $369,414.
Do Spring Hill and Columbia share a school district?
Partly. Columbia and the Maury County side of Spring Hill are both in Maury County Public Schools. The Williamson County side of Spring Hill shares Williamson County Schools with Thompson’s Station and Franklin.
Which city has the shortest commute: Spring Hill, Columbia or Franklin?
Franklin, with a mean travel time to work of 23.9 minutes in the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey, against 28.0 in Columbia, 30.0 in Spring Hill and 30.5 in Thompson’s Station.
Does Thompson’s Station pick up trash?
No. The town says it does not provide trash service and points residents to their homeowners associations or the Williamson County convenience center. Spring Hill contracts weekly pickup with WM, and Columbia runs its own sanitation division.
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