EDUCATION
LEBANON | MT. JULIET | WATERTOWN
A good educational system is a desirable trait in any community, and Wilson County has been making strides in building and upgrading the county’s schools. The county commission recently approved a $63-million school building plan that includes a new high school in Watertown and expansions at West Wilson Middle School and Providence Marketplace in Mt. Juliet offers a multitude of West and Rutland elementary schools. The brand- shopping, dining and entertainment opportunities. DAN MENLOVE / new Winfree Bryant Middle School opened last TENNESSEAN MEDIA GROUP fall, and the all-new 300,000-square-foot Lebanon to downtown Nashville via the rail service of the Music High School is set to open this year. Add to that the new Mt. Juliet High School that opened in 2008, and it’s City Star. Opportunities for mass transit are at a premium in clear county leaders are focused on supporting education. Middle Tennessee, so the convenience of rail transportation That solid educational system provides county businesses for commuters is a big plus. The line stretches from downwith a well-trained workforce, which in turn attracts more town Lebanon to Riverfront Park in Nashville, with stops business leaders and amenities to the community. Lebanon in between at Martha, Mt. Juliet, Hermitage and Donelson. is also home to Cumberland University, a private four-year In a bold move toward supporting mass transit, builders recently broke ground in Lebanon on Middle Tennesliberal arts university established in 1842. see’s first transit-oriented housing development, Hamilton HEALTH CARE Springs. The traditional neighborhood development will Wilson County is an up-and-coming leader in the health- have a commuter train station at its center. care arena. University Medical Center, a 245-bed hospital set on two campuses, completed a $26-million expansion AT A GLANCE in 2009 that included a four-story patient tower with 60 pri2012 county population:................................. 118,261 vate rooms. And UMC recently announced plans to expand Growth rate since 2000:....................................... 33% to Mt. Juliet; Providence West Medical Center is expected to open sometime this year. Located just off Interstate 40 2012 community populations: across from Providence MarketPlace, the multispecialty Lebanon.................................................................... 55,152 medical facility will eventually include cardiology, general Mt. Juliet....................................................................47,998 surgery and orthopedic services. Watertown.................................................................. 5,702 In addition to the services provided by UMC, Wilson Median housing value:................................... $191,150 County is also home to a pair of heart clinics (one operMedian household income (2012):.............. $59,338 ated by Vanderbilt Medical Center and the other by Saint Estimated commute times from downtown Thomas Hospital) and Summit Convenient Care & ImagNashville (37203): ing (operated by TriStar’s Summit Medical Center). Plans Lebanon ........................................................... 35 minutes are also underway to construct Bel Air West Medical, a Mt. Juliet .......................................................... 23 minutes 25,000-square-foot medical office building in Mt. Juliet.
WILSON COUNTY
Light rail, support for schools and a welltrained workforce are all factors that equal growth in a community. And that growth is good for the businesses and residents who call Wilson County home. Located just east of Nashville, the county also has numerous parks, job opportunities, recreational pursuits and a thriving healthcare infrastructure.
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Light rail system, new schools attract business leaders, residents, visitors
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Watertown ....................................................... 45 minutes
RIDING THE RAILS
Source: Claritas 2012 and Mapquest
Wilson County is also attractive because of its connection
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