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Lebanon, Wilson County, Middle Tennessee

About Lebanon

Lebanon is Wilson County’s county seat — the square-and-courthouse town east of Mt. Juliet on US-70 / I-40, with primary ZIPs 37087 / 37090 (37088 shows up as PO framing on some portals). City framing and History Museum: https://www.lebanontn.org/ · County context: Wilson County area guide · Neighbor growth city: Mt. Juliet city guide.

Census place FIPS 4741520. Population estimate Jul 1, 2025: 53,412 (+38.8% vs 2020 estimates base 38,495; Census 2020 38,431; Census 2010 26,190). Land area 39.65 sq mi (2020); pop/sq mi 2020 969.2. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lebanoncitytennessee/PST045225

Research status: lebanon-city/ pack is TRULY complete (EVIDENCE-BRIEF + SCHOOLS, EMPLOYERS, RETAIL-MEDICAL, RECREATION, HISTORIC, BUILDERS_NEW_CONSTRUCTION, NOTABLE_PEOPLE, MAP_PINS + page-sections.json, 2026-09-11). SECTION_ORDER H2s render from the pack payload; this MD keeps Public Square / Hartmann / I-40 corridor framing.

I-40 (Hartmann / SR-109 / downtown exits), US-70 / S–N Cumberland, Hartmann Drive, W Baddour Parkway, Coles Ferry Pike, and SR-109 carry everyday traffic.

Commute & daily geography

I-40 west toward Nashville and Highway 70 / local arterials define most trips. Further east than Mt. Juliet, so Nashville commute time is a deliberate tradeoff for many buyers.

Housing notes

Mix of historic in-town homes, suburban subdivisions, and rural-edge parcels toward the county’s eastern side. Verify utilities on acreage (septic/well) when applicable.

Commute corridors

I-40 (Hartmann / SR-109 / downtown corridors) · US-70 / S–N Cumberland · Hartmann Drive · W Baddour Parkway · Coles Ferry Pike · SR-109. ACS mean commute 27.0 min — a local average, not a fixed downtown Nashville ETA. Drive peak I-40 at your actual work hours before you commit.

Buy / sell — short diligence

  • Dual school systems: LSSD PK–8 vs WCS ES/MS + Lebanon High vs Wilson Central — by address, never ZIP 37087/37090
  • HOA/CC&Rs on masterplans (Knoll Creek, Dillon Pointe, One Lebanon Place, Campbell Place, Barton Village) and PUD stock; rental caps if any
  • Flood / drainage notes on low-ground parcels — verify per address
  • New-construction vs resale: builder incentives and lot premiums change; confirm warranty; ignore wrong school auto-suggests on builder sites
  • City vs county services; Wilson County Trustee tax bill; utilities
  • Listing geography: 37087/37090 dominate inventory, but verify city limits vs county; neighboring ZIP bleed on portals is not Lebanon city stock
  • Retail everyday: Walmart/Starbucks in city; Sam’s verify open; Target coming; Costco / open Target = Mt. Juliet
  • Hospital: VWCH is in Lebanon on W Baddour — county seat advantage vs neighbor cities

Whether you’re comparing LSSD feeders to Wilson Central, shopping the Square vs Hartmann new construction, or weighing Knoll Creek against a Del Webb 55+ plan — let’s walk through the address-level details.

Housing / market

Lebanon, Tennessee

Owner-occupied rate 62.4%; ACS median owner-occupied value $378,400 (ACS 2020–2024) — stock value, not a current MLS or portal sale median. Median gross rent $1,306; median selected monthly owner costs with mortgage $1,837 (without $521); households 17,290; persons/HH 2.50; median HH income $72,848; mean commute 27.0 min; bachelor’s+ 30.8%; poverty 13.1% (same ACS / QuickFacts vintage). https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lebanoncitytennessee/PST045225

Stock mix (qualitative): historic Public Square / Castle Heights corridor + mid-century in-town + 2010s–2020s SFH/TH along I-40 / Hartmann / SR-109 (Knoll Creek, Dillon Pointe, One Lebanon Place, Campbell Place, Barton Village). ACS structure-type mix and Jul 2025 housing-units / permits: GAP.

Portal sale / listing stats — lebanon-city pack (2026-09-11). Aggregators = SECONDARY to Realtracs / GNR MLS; for this pack the Realtor.com Aug 2026 city page is the city portal spine. Dual constructs labeled; do not blend. Live Redfin city: GAP. Live Realtracs / GNAR city typed SFH/condo/land/new-vs-resale: GAP.

  • Median sold (Realtor city spine): $480,000 (+14.97% YoY) — Aug 2026 — https://www.realtor.com/local/market/tennessee/wilson-county/lebanon
  • Median listing: $504,433 (+2.13% YoY) · $/sq ft $225 · Active listings 1,131 (+14.06% YoY; ZIP 37087 ≈ 704 / list $514,925; 37090 ≈ 374 / $479,900) · Median rent $1,999/mo (+5.21% YoY) · DOM list 50 (−2.15% YoY) · Sale-to-list ~100%
  • Redfin city sold / DOM: GAP (live fetch blocked/timed out; stale snippets not used)

CONFLICT: ACS owner value $378,400 ≠ Realtor sold $480,000. ACS rent $1,306 ≠ Realtor rent $1,999. Never average. Neighboring ZIP bleed / Fairvue Plantation Sumner labels on portal: do not elevate as Lebanon city stock.

County backdrop only (never as Lebanon city): GNAR / Realtracs association public quarterly — Wilson Res $548,270 (Q2 2026) / $530,000 (Q1); Condo $314,900 / $309,990. https://www.greaternashvillerealtors.org/market-data-quarterly · `gnar-public/`.

What homes cost: overall portal median above only. Typed SFH/condo-TH/land/new-vs-resale: GAP until Realtracs PRIMARY. Builder from-$ (Knoll Creek ~$493,990+; Dillon Pointe ~$434,990+; One Lebanon Place ~$279,990; Campbell Place $254,990; Del Webb Barton Village $459,990+) = asking starts, not sold bands.

Who’s moving in

City (Census QuickFacts / PEP V2025, as-of 2026-09-11): Population estimate Jul 1, 2025 53,412 — +38.8% vs 2020 estimates base 38,495 (Census 2020 38,431; Census 2010 26,190). Under 18 23.1%; 65+ 16.2%; same house 1 year ago 83.8%; foreign-born 7.5%; mean commute 27.0 min; bachelor’s+ 30.8%; median household income $72,848; poverty 13.1% (ACS 2020–2024 / QuickFacts). https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lebanoncitytennessee/PST045225

No ACS city-only migration origin flows this Research pass — do not invent mover origins.

County vs neighbor (labeled — not Lebanon city substitutes):

Timed I-40 / downtown Nashville peak ETA: GAP (ACS mean ≠ peak drive time; builder “~30 min” marketing ≠ TDOT ETA).

Schools

Dual systems for Lebanon addresses:

Never assign by ZIP (37087/37090 span both). Zone maps: https://www.lssd.org/ · https://www.wcschools.com/departments/operations/school-zones · Feeders: https://www.wcschools.com/departments/operations/feeder-school-listings · Directory: https://www.wcschools.com/about/school-info

GreatSchools HS live 2026-09-11; many ES/MS GS = Realtor embed SECONDARY (Aug 2026) unless noted live.

LSSD ES live GS: Coles Ferry 7/10 · Jones Brummett 7/10. SECONDARY Realtor embed: Castle Heights 6/10 · Byars Dowdy 6/10 · Sam Houston 5/10 · Walter J. Baird MS 6/10 · Winfree Bryant MS 6/10.

WCS sample: Southside ES — live GS 7/10 vs Realtor embed 6/10 — CONFLICT (prefer live). Gladeville ES/MS 8/10 = county feeder context.

Private (no tuition invented): Friendship Christian PreK–12 · Anchor Academy (Primary/LE 314 W Baddour; Upper 300 N Maple) · Cumberland University (not K–12).

Industries / employers

Named presence (as-of 2026-09-11). City Top Employer List https://lebanontn.org/DocumentCenter/View/3551/Top-Employer-List is Firm (Countywide) — confirm campus city before a Lebanon-only claim. Street-address FTE for each logistics campus: GAP.

Countywide backdrop (not automatic city campuses): Under Armour; Amazon (Amazon–Mt. Juliet named elsewhere); PFG; CEVA; TRW; Genco; Manheim; Lochinvar; FedEx; Genesco; Jones Bros. MTIDA sheet FTE may CONFLICT with City list (e.g. Cracker Barrel HQ 784 vs 820) — cite both with as-of; do not blend.

Retail & everyday

S Cumberland / Willard Hagan everyday spine. Costco and open Target = nearest in Mount Juliet — not Lebanon city amenities.

New Walmart @ SR-109 & Wilson Farms Blvd + Wawa @ Murfreesboro Rd: coming / under construction (Tennessean 2026) — verify open before elevating. Publix/Belk/Kroger exact pins: GAP.

Hospitals & medical

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — 1411 West Baddour Parkway, Lebanon, TN 37087 — sole full-service inpatient framing for Wilson County per Vanderbilt Health · https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/hospital/vanderbilt-wilson-county-hospital · ~600 on county employer tables · in Lebanon (not Mt. Juliet).

Named urgent-care roster citywide: GAP this Research pass.

Parks & trails

Named parks & trails (map-ready). Commercial gym brand + street pins: GAP — gyms section omitted (no invented locator lists).

Additional named city greenways with street #s: GAP. Percy Priest / Seven Points = regional edge — not Lebanon city parks.

Historic & famous places

Charlie Daniels Park / Charlie’s Place = Mt. Juliet — not Lebanon city landmarks. Capitol Theatre street #: GAP. Additional NRHP: GAP.

Builders & new construction

Named selling communities only (builder primary pages, as-of 2026-09-11). Marketing floors ≠ MLS sold bands. Do not invent subdivisions. Mt. Juliet communities = other packs.

Temporarily sold out: Vineyard Grove (Lennar) — 46 Torrey Pines Court — do not mark selling.

GAP: Woodbridge Glen / Addison Park / Walnut Ridge / Averitt Landing / Celebration Homes until live builder headers confirmed.

Notable people

Corroborated ties only (Research NOTABLE_PEOPLE.md, 2026-09-11):

  • Dan W. Evins (1935–2019) — Founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in Lebanon, TN (September 19, 1969, first store on Highway 109); lived/worked Lebanon; corporate HQ remains Lebanon (305 Hartmann Drive). https://www.crackerbarrel.com/about/dan-evins · WJLE Radio archives · City Top Employer List / BBB HQ

Not elevated: Wiki-only listicles; Charlie Daniels residency/honors = Mt. Juliet (county association only); Castle Heights alumni without dual source.

Map of local places

Places from Research MAP_PINS (FACT). Verify hours and visitation rules. Pins also appear on the map when coordinates are filed.

Next steps

Map

Lebanon on the map

Interactive OpenStreetMap. Amenity pins appear when Research files MAP_PINS. Verify schools and flood zones per address.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Places on this map

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General informational purposes only — not an appraisal, and not legal, tax, insurance, or lending advice. Flood zones, HOA rules, school assignments, and property conditions must be verified per address. Detailed amenity/market sections appear only when a rich Research area pack is complete. City boundaries follow Tennessee’s official city list.

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