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The quick answer
Lebanon is the Wilson County seat, sitting along I-40 east of Nashville with a historic downtown that has been picking up new restaurants and shops. The Cumberland River and Percy Priest Lake are close by. It tends to fit buyers who want space and a settled community within an easy interstate commute.
Lebanon is the seat of Wilson County. Located along I-40 east of Nashville, Lebanon offers a wide range of housing with access to the city and the natural beauty of the Cumberland River and Percy Priest Lake. Lebanon is served by the Wilson County School District; for specific ratings on any zoned school, the Tennessee Department of Education report cards are the authoritative sources. Lebanon's historic downtown is experiencing a modest revival with new restaurants and shops, and the city's economic base — anchored by healthcare, retail, and light manufacturing — is stable and growing.
455 homes for sale in Lebanon right now
Active listings as of 2026-10-18 · Source: Realtracs via MLS GRID
Source: Realtracs via MLS GRID · retrieved 2026-09-06
↓ $1,0001 / 6$598,900
635 Nickolas Dr
Lebanon, TN, 37087
The Villas At Five Oaks · Main-level primary · Golf-course lot
“Custom Designed & FULLY renovated VILLA backing to the FIVE OAKS Golf Course FAIRWAY– The…”
2 days on market
Listed by Vastland Realty Group, LLC · MLS# 3527036
Active · (615) 678-4480
$465,000
118 Gatwick Dr
Lebanon, TN, 37087
Stratford Station Ph1 · Single level · Main-level primary
“This beautiful, one-owner home offers all the appeal of new construction with the…”
2 days on market
Listed by Benchmark Realty, LLC · MLS# 3598579
Active · (615) 288-8292
$467,725
123 Rita Blanca Drive
Lebanon, TN, 37090
Walnut Ridge · Single level · New construction
“Rates as low as 5.5% with preferred lender and up to 15k toward closing costs. Welcome to…”
2 days on market
Listed by D.R. Horton · MLS# 3611081
Active · (629) 205-9240
↓ $19,9001 / 6$530,000
741 Trousdale Ferry Pike
Lebanon, TN, 37087
Fred Carson Est · Acreage · Single level
“Welcome home to this charming one-level, 3-bedroom, 2-bath home nestled on 5.02 beautiful…”
5 days on market
Listed by Blackwell Realty and Auction · MLS# 3320614
Active · (615) 444-0072
↓ $25,0001 / 6$499,900
306 Chestnut Ln
Lebanon, TN, 37087
Summer Crest 6 · Main-level primary
“Don't miss this all-brick 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home situated on a large, level lot in…”
5 days on market
Listed by Benchmark Realty, LLC · MLS# 3512584
Active · (615) 288-8292
↓ $36,0001 / 6$659,000
2069 Hedgelawn Dr
Lebanon, TN, 37090
River Oaks Ph3a · Main-level primary · Cul-de-sac
“*Exquisite Living at 2069 Hedgelawn Drive – The Drees Barrister Plan Discover refined…”
5 days on market
Listed by Onward Real Estate · MLS# 3511160
Active · (615) 656-8599
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Questions people ask about Lebanon
Lebanon is the Wilson County seat, and it has the courthouse square to prove it — the county government in the middle, the shops and restaurants around it, and a downtown that has been steadily restored. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is headquartered in the city, which is a larger corporate presence than a town this size usually carries.
It sits east of Nashville on I-40, past Mount Juliet, and it is the far end of the WeGo Star commuter rail line. Compared with Mount Juliet it trades a little proximity for more land and a real historic center. If you want a square and room to spread out within an hour of Nashville, Lebanon is on the short list.
Orientation: Wilson County is east of Nashville, Mount Juliet is its near end and Lebanon is its seat, farther out on I-40. Same county, same school district, different towns and different feel — Mount Juliet is newer and denser, Lebanon is older and more spread out.
Practically, Lebanon covers a lot of ground, and the difference between a house near the square, one in a newer subdivision like Hartmann or The Reserve, and one out toward Cainsville is substantial in both price and drive time. The Highway 109 industrial corridor is where much of the local employment growth sits.
About 35 to 45 minutes to downtown Nashville on I-40, and it is a clean run until you reach the Mount Juliet and Donelson stretch, which is where the morning queue forms.
Lebanon is also the eastern terminus of the WeGo Star commuter train into downtown Nashville, which is a genuine alternative on a weekday schedule and the reason some people choose this end of the county. A lot of Lebanon works in Wilson County itself, along the 109 corridor and at the I-40 employers.
There is, though at a smaller scale than Mount Juliet or the Rutherford County towns — a handful of active communities rather than a long list, alongside the One Lebanon Place project downtown.
When the supply is thinner, the builder has less reason to negotiate, so the leverage comes from knowing the alternatives and from reading the contract carefully. Bring your own representation to the first appointment — it is little or no cost to you; how it is paid is settled per offer, in writing, and on-site agents work for the builder.
We don't rate schools and we don't characterize any area as safe or otherwise — those are your calls to make, from the official record, and an agent who makes them for you is doing you a disservice. What we will do is hand you the primary sources and get out of the way.
Zoning is set by address, not by subdivision name, so the district's own school-locator tool is the only answer that holds for the specific house you're looking at. Our sources page links the Tennessee Department of Education report card, the district lookups, and the official crime-data portals, with no commentary from us on any of them.
What's changing in Lebanon
Updated October 2026Lebanon's former outlet mall is being redeveloped into a mixed-use, walkable district, while large warehouses and new big-box retail rise near Highway 109 and I-40.
The largest redevelopment reshaping Lebanon is One Lebanon Place, a mixed-use community replacing the former Lebanon Premium Outlets at 1 Outlet Village Blvd. Land Solutions purchased the roughly 40-acre site for $9.2 million in 2022, and the project is being developed by Freehill Ventures with homebuilders Lennar and Regent Homes. Lennar is selling townhomes at the site in its Avenue and Row collections, with homes both under construction and move-in ready; ask us for the builder's current price sheet.
The Lebanon Planning Commission approved a first-phase site plan for 84 residential units on about 10 acres of the property, with the existing mall buildings allowed to remain in place initially. The developer's published plan calls for a larger, multi-phase build-out that mixes townhomes, courtyard townhomes, live/work and mixed-use buildings, garden-style apartments and commercial space; Freehill Ventures has described a full build-out spanning roughly five to seven years. (The developer's marketing materials and the city's approval documents cite different unit counts and phase structures, so totals beyond the approved first phase should be treated as planning estimates.)
Running parallel to this is a surge of industrial, distribution and retail development along State Route 109 and near I-40. In 2024 the Lebanon City Council approved the Lebanon Commerce Center, two warehouses totaling about 584,000 square feet (roughly 318,000 and 266,000 sq ft) on about 40 acres at 7195 and 6991 Franklin Road, developed by Al Neyer; the plan included road widening at the Highway 109/Franklin Road intersection. The Lebanon Planning Commission separately approved a Merus warehouse project of nearly 550,000 square feet (three buildings) on about 56 acres between Highway 109 and Franklin Road north of Central Pike; that project, known as Highway 109 Industrial (marketed as Highway 109 Business Park), has been built out as three multi-tenant buildings, completed, and sold to Granite REIT. On the retail side, construction is underway on a Walmart store and fuel station at the northeast corner of SR 109 and Wilson Farms Boulevard, just south of I-40; planners have since approved about 23,400 square feet of added under-roof space, Walmart has not announced an opening date, and the city has weighed paying about $1.2 million toward a roughly $2.1 million road project tied to the store. North of I-40, a 168,000-square-foot Sam's Club at 600 Willard Hagan Drive opened its fuel station in January 2026 and scheduled its grand opening and ribbon cutting for July 30, 2026, and Target has bought land along South Hartmann Drive for a planned store, with no dates announced.
This building activity tracks Lebanon's rapid growth. The U.S. Census Bureau ranked Lebanon the 12th fastest-growing city in the country, with the city growing 8.9% between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023. Wilson County added 4,693 residents between July 2024 and July 2025, ranking third statewide for numeric growth. For relocating buyers, One Lebanon Place is one of the few new walkable, mixed-use options taking shape in Wilson County, while the Highway 109 corridor concentrates logistics, manufacturing and distribution employment, along with new everyday retail, near I-40.
Lebanon's dining, drink and retail options have expanded since 2024, with new openings clustered around the historic downtown square and along the South Hartmann Drive and Highway 109 commercial corridors. Several larger retail and restaurant projects remain under development.
Membership warehouse club at 600 Willard Hagan Drive, off South Hartmann Drive near Interstate 40.
Grocery / Food hall · opened July 2026
Steakhouse at 450 Cherokee Dock Road on Old Hickory Lake, at Cherokee Marina & Campground. The restaurant first operated from 1958, and new owners Emily and Joe Akers with partners Levi Davidshofer and Kyle Margison reopened it with steak, seafood and chops, including prime rib, catfish bites and hand-breaded onion rings, alongside a dockside bar.
Restaurant · reopened May 2026
Longtime bakery at 1021 W. Main Street, reopened under new owners David and Ashley Hixson. It serves donuts, pies, cakes, breakfast items and lunch, and the owners plan to bring back the bakery's original donut recipe.
Coffee · reopened May 2026
Coffee and bakery chain at 1459 W. Main Street serving coffee, baked goods and breakfast sandwiches. The restaurant had a soft opening on Feb. 24, 2026, followed by a grand opening on Feb. 28.
Coffee · opened February 2026
Italian and Tex-Mex restaurant from Javier and Karen Garcia at 625 S. Cumberland Street, in the building that previously housed the Gondola restaurant. The menu includes pastas, lasagna, pizzas, seafood, steak and catfish.
Restaurant · opened January 2026
California-based burger chain that opened one of its first two Tennessee restaurants here, on S. Hartmann Drive. The location has a drive-thru, indoor seating and a covered patio.
Restaurant · opened December 2025
Comics, toys, games and vinyl records shop from Steve and Kim Davis at 117 E. Main Street on the downtown square. The store also has a gaming area used for Magic: The Gathering and other card and board games.
Retail · opened November 2025
Permanent food-truck park at Callis Road near State Route 109, just south of Interstate 40. It has 29 vendor spaces with power hookups, an indoor beer bar building, a covered music area and outdoor seating.
Grocery / Food hall · opened October 2025
Knoxville-based restaurant serving American comfort food at 1648 W. Main Street. The 7,636-square-foot building includes about 1,700 square feet of patio space.
Restaurant · opened April 2025
Craft cocktail and oyster bar from Nick and Audra Guidry at 112 E. Main Street, just off the downtown square. The menu includes oysters, shrimp and crawfish alongside a curated wine list.
Bar / Brewery · opened November 2024
Bar and small-plates spot at 107 W. Main Street near the downtown square, serving cocktails, wine and beer from several Middle Tennessee breweries.
Bar / Brewery · opened October 2024
Taproom from the East Nashville brewery at 1688 Callis Road off Highway 109. It has an outdoor beer garden with a playground and a dog park, plus a food menu centered on pizza, salads and appetizers.
Bar / Brewery · opened October 2024
Hot chicken and wings franchise at 1431 W. Main Street, with heat levels ranging from plain to extra hot.
Restaurant · opened August 2024
Bakery and coffee shop from pastry chef Audra Guidry at 111 S. Greenwood Street, set in a preserved older home just off the downtown square. It serves specialty coffee alongside baked goods.
Coffee · opened 2023
Planned Target store off Willard Hagan Drive and South Hartmann Drive, between the new Sam's Club and existing hotels. Target finalized its purchase of the land and has confirmed it is pursuing a Lebanon store, but has not announced construction or opening dates.
Retail · announced 2025; opening date not yet announced
Approved 16.5-acre mixed-use development at the corner of Five Oaks Boulevard and Lebanon Road. Plans call for more than 55,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space across nine buildings, plus a three-story hotel with 50 to 60 rooms.
Retail · site plan approved April 2025; opening planned for 2026
American restaurant and sports bar from brothers Mason and Curt Revelette planned for the northwest corner of Hartmann Drive and Barton Village Boulevard.
Restaurant · construction start pushed to 2026; opening projected around mid-2027
Planned open-fire restaurant from Nick and Audra Guidry in downtown Lebanon, with seafood, handmade pastas and wood- and coal-fired cooking. Announced in 2022, the opening has been pushed back several times and the restaurant had not opened as of mid-2026.
Restaurant · announced 2022; opening date not yet confirmed
We document 7 new-construction communities in Lebanon — builders, floor plans, amenities, and what each one is actually like on the ground. Buyer representation on new construction is often little or no cost to you; how it is paid is settled per offer, in writing.
Choosing an agent in Lebanon
A straight-talk guide to vetting real estate agents in Lebanon, TN for 2026 — the checklist to use, the sourced local market data to ask about, the questions to put to any agent, and why The Will Johnson Team's verifiable credentials fit Lebanon buyers and sellers.
Figures reviewed July 2026. We pull current, address-level comparables before any offer.
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The median home price in Lebanon is approximately $390,000 (as of May–June 2026, Redfin). Prices vary by street and home type, so verify current pricing against active comparable sales when you're ready to make an offer.
Lebanon is approximately 35-45 minutes from downtown Nashville, depending on traffic and your specific route.
Wilson County's largest city — a historic square, Wilson County School District, and easy I-40 access to Nashville. It's commonly a fit for Historic-square lovers, Buyers wanting space, First-time buyers, Investors.
Areas commonly searched in Lebanon include Hartmann, The Reserve, Cainsville area. We can pull recent comparable sales and tell you what's currently driving demand in each, so you can decide what fits.
The Will Johnson Team (eXp Realty) works Lebanon regularly — a 5.0-rated team on Google and Zillow, RealTrends Verified 2026, licensed in Tennessee since 2013, and quoted as an expert source by CBS MoneyWatch and Bottom Line Personal. Call 615-265-1000 to talk through buying or selling in Lebanon — the first conversation carries no commitment.
Lebanon is the Wilson County seat, and it has the courthouse square to prove it — the county government in the middle, the shops and restaurants around it, and a downtown that has been steadily restored. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is headquartered in the city, which is a larger corporate presence than a town this size usually carries. It sits east of Nashville on I-40, past Mount Juliet, and it is the far end of the WeGo Star commuter rail line. Compared with Mount Juliet it trades a little proximity for more land and a real historic center. If you want a square and room to spread out within an hour of Nashville, Lebanon is on the short list.
Orientation: Wilson County is east of Nashville, Mount Juliet is its near end and Lebanon is its seat, farther out on I-40. Same county, same school district, different towns and different feel — Mount Juliet is newer and denser, Lebanon is older and more spread out. Practically, Lebanon covers a lot of ground, and the difference between a house near the square, one in a newer subdivision like Hartmann or The Reserve, and one out toward Cainsville is substantial in both price and drive time. The Highway 109 industrial corridor is where much of the local employment growth sits.
About 35 to 45 minutes to downtown Nashville on I-40, and it is a clean run until you reach the Mount Juliet and Donelson stretch, which is where the morning queue forms. Lebanon is also the eastern terminus of the WeGo Star commuter train into downtown Nashville, which is a genuine alternative on a weekday schedule and the reason some people choose this end of the county. A lot of Lebanon works in Wilson County itself, along the 109 corridor and at the I-40 employers.
There is, though at a smaller scale than Mount Juliet or the Rutherford County towns — a handful of active communities rather than a long list, alongside the One Lebanon Place project downtown. When the supply is thinner, the builder has less reason to negotiate, so the leverage comes from knowing the alternatives and from reading the contract carefully. Bring your own representation to the first appointment — it is little or no cost to you; how it is paid is settled per offer, in writing, and on-site agents work for the builder.
We don't rate schools and we don't characterize any area as safe or otherwise — those are your calls to make, from the official record, and an agent who makes them for you is doing you a disservice. What we will do is hand you the primary sources and get out of the way. Zoning is set by address, not by subdivision name, so the district's own school-locator tool is the only answer that holds for the specific house you're looking at. Our sources page links the Tennessee Department of Education report card, the district lookups, and the official crime-data portals, with no commentary from us on any of them.
Living Guide
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Williamson County
$1,444,136–$1,600,000 median (May–June 2026, Redfin/Zillow/Orchard)
Williamson County
$925,000 median (June 2026, RealTracs)
Sumner County
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Side-by-side pages — price (a median only with its source and date; otherwise, current comparable sales on request), drive time, character, and the trade-offs a single town page can't show you. Each one is a dated snapshot, not a prediction.
One page per matchup: what each town is actually like, the current listing figures side by side with their sources, drive times, and the trade-offs. Lebanon appears in 24 of them.
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About the authors
Will Johnson leads The Will Johnson Team at eXp Realty, serving buyers and sellers across Middle Tennessee — Lebanon, Nashville, Hendersonville, Gallatin, Sumner County, Brentwood, Franklin, Mount Juliet, Murfreesboro and the surrounding communities. A U.S. Army veteran who served 14 years and rose to the rank of Major, and a former ICU nurse and nurse anesthetist (CRNA) who graduated with a 4.0 from MTSA, he has been licensed in Tennessee since 2013 (license #330494); in the last 12 months (as of 2026) the team has closed $27.7 million in volume across 64 transactions. The team holds a 5.0 rating on Google and Zillow, is RealTrends Verified 2026, has been featured as an expert source by CBS MoneyWatch and Bottom Line Personal, and can be reached at 615-265-1000.
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