Overview for Maury County, TN
Maury County, TN sits about 45 miles south of Nashville and was established in 1807 from land carved out of Williamson County, named for state senator Abram Maury Sr. Its rich soil built one of Middle Tennessee's most productive antebellum agricultural economies, and the county's most famous native son, President James K. Polk, grew up here before his ancestral home in Columbia became a state historic site. With more than 100,000 residents across 616 square miles, Maury County has become Tennessee's fastest-growing county in recent years, driven largely by General Motors, which has poured more than $4 billion into its Spring Hill operations, including a $2.3 billion Ultium Cells battery plant and Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV production. That growth has reshaped the local housing market: buyers searching for homes for sale in Maury County, TN now find everything from historic in-town properties in Columbia to fast-growing new construction near Spring Hill, still priced well below the national average despite recent gains.
Around Maury County, TN
Maury County's identity has always run a little differently than its neighbors. Columbia, the county seat, is known as the Mule Capital of the World thanks to the region's dominant role in the 19th-century mule trade, and every April the city hosts Mule Day, a four-day festival that traces back to an 1840 livestock market and now draws more than 200,000 people for parades, mule-driving contests, square dancing, and the annual Liar's Contest. History runs deep beyond the mules too: Columbia's antebellum homes and the James K. Polk Ancestral Home preserve the county's 19th-century character, and the county has long led Tennessee in beef cattle production. Alongside all that history, Maury County has become a genuine center of modern manufacturing, with General Motors' Spring Hill campus now producing electric vehicles and batteries and drawing new residents and businesses from across the region. It's a county balancing serious growth with genuine small-town roots, and Edana Cannon can help buyers figure out exactly where they want to land in it.
104,855 people live in Maury County, where the median age is 39.2 and the average individual income is $37,158. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Maury County, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Columbia Market, Dollar General, and Pasta & Pita.
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| Dining | 0.34 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.37 miles | 3 reviews | 2.3/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.37 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining · $ | 0.38 miles | 32 reviews | 3.7/5 stars | |
| Dining · $ | 0.55 miles | 11 reviews | 2.9/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.58 miles | 48 reviews | 3.5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.7 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.72 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining · $ | 0.75 miles | 20 reviews | 1.7/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.99 miles | 2 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.99 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining · $ | 1 miles | 22 reviews | 1.1/5 stars | |
| Dining | 1 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining · $$ | 1.01 miles | 13 reviews | 2.4/5 stars | |
| Dining · $ | 1.02 miles | 12 reviews | 1.8/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 0.4 miles | 2 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 0.99 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.4 miles | 6 reviews | 4.7/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.46 miles | 1 review | 1/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.55 miles | 3 reviews | 3.7/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.64 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.45 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.96 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
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Maury County has 41,260 households, with an average household size of 2.51. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Maury County do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 104,855 people call Maury County home. The population density is 171 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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