Lebanon is home to Cumberland University as well as headquarters for businesses such as Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Hartman Luggage. The Wilson County Fair is an event loaded with hometown fun in Lebanon that adds to the sense of community. Many residents commute to Nashville for work and play since it is just a brief ride down interstate 40. Lower taxes, home prices, and a lower crime rate attract people out of the city into this area. Mt. Juliet Tennessee, also in Wilson County, is less than 15 minutes from Nashville International Airport.
Many residents also commute into downtown Nashville daily.
Once again taxes and home prices are lower than in Nashville, and the drive is not a problem. This is a very fast growing area. Murfreesboro Tennessee is 30 minutes southeast of Nashville, and is also a very rapidly growing area. It is home to Middle Tennessee State University. Murfreesboro is blessed with great restaurants, shopping and is convenient to Nashville and a large Nissan automobile plant in nearby Smyrna.