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- Current area of corporate Brentwood is approximately 41 square miles, located in northern Williamson County. The area that is outside of the City limits but currently within Brentwood’s Urban Growth Boundary is approximately 7 square miles.
- Williamson County is located immediately south of Nashville-Davidson County and is part of the nine-county Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) with a population over 1.2 million persons.
- Brentwood residents are within five miles of CoolSprings Galleria, 16 miles of the Nashville International Airport and 13 miles from downtown Nashville.
- Brentwood’s 2005 population was estimated at 32,456.
- Average annual growth rate for Brentwood for the period from 1990-2005 was 4.7%.
- Brentwood is considered to be one of the most desirable suburban locations in Tennessee because of the high standard of living, the recreational amenities and the quality of public schools.
- Brentwood is one of the wealthiest suburbs in Tennessee and includes families with a significant amount of disposable income. It is a predominantly professional community with essentially no poverty.
- The public school system in Williamson County is one of the top systems in the State.
- Several major national and international corporations are located in the Brentwood/Cool Springs area which is home to more than 1,000 businesses.
- The City has a stable economy and unemployment is less than 2%.
- Brentwood has a 16-year history of no increases in the effective property tax rate (currently at $.49 per $100 of assessed property value, the same as it was in l990). It is important to not that the property taxes assessed on all City properties are very low, especially when compared to the value of the properties.
- Although the majority of the City’s land is zoned for residential properties, the majority of the City’s operating budget is funded by the sales taxes that are generated by commercial properties.
- Residential survey reveals that residents are overwhelming happy with their quality of life in Brentwood, with the vast majority of respondents (93%) ranking it as “Good” or “Excellent.”
- In a business survey, employers responded that they are satisfied with their quality of life in Brentwood, with a combined 90% finding their quality of life either good or excellent. 76% of employers find the physical attractiveness of Brentwood to be a strength for the City, while 74% find the Middle Tennessee Area location to be one of Brentwood’s strengths.
- The business community ranks Brentwood’s “Available Workforce” and “Convenient Housing” as notable factors for the city.
- 59% of employers find “Convenient Housing Opportunities” to be a strength for Brentwood, while 66% of employers find the “Availability of Workforce” to be a strength for the community.
- Office vacancy rates continue to be low in Brentwood (6.9% in 2005).
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