Mahoney Knows Homes: Growing, Growing, Gone?
“Mahoney Knows Homes” is the Gazette’s newest real estate column. Author Jack Mahoney is a realtor in Kingston Springs who is driven by a mission to deliver top-tier service, trusted market insight and meaningful value to the community he calls home.
As the landscape of downtown Kingston Springs changes before our eyes, with developers proposing tourism attractions and the town establishing an Economic Task Force to manage growth, one can’t help but wonder: Has Kingston Springs lost its status as a “hidden” gem?
While Nashville continues to expand, more people are searching for a place to call home outside of Davidson County. This isn’t news, as many historically small towns in Williamson, Wilson, Rutherford and Montgomery counties have already borne the brunt of this trend, but it leads us to a looming question: How will this continued growth affect our beloved town of Kingston Springs?
According to the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Nashville currently welcomes about 100 new residents every day. Many of the previously mentioned counties now face excessive traffic due to rapid population growth and infrastructure that hasn’t kept up. Mount Juliet, Lebanon and Nolensville are some of those towns that come to mind. As this trend spreads outward, Kingston Springs may be next in line for a wave of changes.
While some see development as inevitable, even beneficial for local business and property values, others worry it could alter the town’s character beyond recognition. Growth can bring opportunity, but also the risk of losing what makes this place special. Fortunately, growth has been somewhat restricted by limited buildable land and our area’s hilly, wooded terrain, which makes large-scale development challenging.
Still, developers are setting their sights on large plots, proposing grandiose projects like Blackberry Farms. As a community, we’re now faced with the uncomfortable but inevitable question of change. The recent formation of an Economic Task Force is a promising step toward managing growth responsibly, with input from residents and an emphasis on a long-term plan for our town’s future.
Most of us can agree: change is coming. We’ve seen what’s happened in nearby towns, and we want to preserve the integrity of the community we love. My job often puts me at the crossroads of change, seeing firsthand what draws people to an area, and what longtime locals hope to protect.
With so many people wanting to call Kingston Springs “home,” we’ve seen a surge in property values and strong buyer demand. Most residents prefer to stay, but when life calls for change, homes here tend to sell quickly (pending a few caveats I’ll cover in a future article).
As a local realtor and a trusted real estate partner of the Kingston Springs Gazette, I’d love to hear from you. Your feedback is vital as we navigate these changes together. Feel free to email me at jmahoney.realestate@gmail.com – I may feature your question in my next article!
For now, I’ll leave you with this:
Should we allow growth if it’s done responsibly – or take steps to keep Kingston Springs small and serene?
