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Look up the Spring Hill TN housing market and you will find more than one answer. One source gives a rating, another gives a score, and a third gives a months-of-supply figure. They do not always read the same way.
Here is what the latest numbers show, where they sit side by side, and how I would use them. I am reporting the figures and their dates. I am not predicting where they go next.

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The Redfin Data Center reports these figures for Spring Hill, on a rolling 3-month basis, with data as of 2026-09-30:
Months of supply is how long it would take to sell every active listing at the current pace of sales. A common guide says under 4 months favors sellers, 4 to 6 months is balanced, and over 6 months favors buyers. By that guide, 4.1 falls just inside the balanced range.
The sale-to-list ratio of 98.0% is an average across sales in that period. Any single home can sell above, at, or below its list price.
Two other sources give a different kind of reading.
Zillow Research publishes a Market Temperature Index. For Spring Hill the index is 17 in the data as of 2026-09-30, and it is down 11 over 3 months. That change is where the “cooling” trend in my data comes from.
Realtor.com Research publishes a hotness score out of 100. The figure I have is for Maury County, not Spring Hill alone, and it is 32.6 of 100. Spring Hill includes parts of both Williamson and Maury counties, so a county-level score covers an area that is bigger than the city and different from it.
I am giving you the numbers as published. I do not want to read more into a single index value than the source itself says.

The overall market rating in my data for Spring Hill is “Buyer’s market.” The Redfin months of supply, 4.1, sits in the balanced range under the guide above.
Those two readings are different, and I am not going to pretend otherwise. Rather than pick the one I like, I would treat both as inputs. Look at the price change, days on market, sale-to-list ratio and months of supply together, then look at the specific homes you care about.
This is also why I lean on local data over national headlines. Conditions can differ a lot between cities, price ranges and neighborhoods.
For context, Redfin’s numbers for the Nashville metro area, for the 4 weeks ending 2026-10-11, are:
The two sets cover different time windows. Spring Hill is a rolling 3 months, and the metro is 4 weeks. So I would compare them loosely and not line them up number for number. Both months-of-supply figures, 4.1 and 5.2, fall in the 4 to 6 month balanced range.
If you are also looking at nearby areas, the Market data for the I-65 corridor page and the Franklin housing market data page are the places on this site to compare.
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 7.40% for the week of 2026-10-08, according to Freddie Mac via Freddie Mac 30-year mortgage rate (FRED).
Many buyers wait for rates to fall. Nobody can reliably predict where rates will go, so waiting is a bet in either direction. The cost of waiting, such as rent paid, price changes or a lost home you wanted, is real even though it is easy to overlook.
A more useful question is often whether the payment fits your budget. That means stable income, an emergency fund after closing, and a monthly cost that feels comfortable once taxes, insurance and maintenance are included. You can test your own numbers with the Mortgage calculator.
Some buyers buy and plan to refinance later if rates fall. Refinancing is not guaranteed. It depends on rates, credit, home value and income at that time, and it has its own closing costs. Treat it as a possibility, not a plan.
A city-wide number is a starting point. It does not describe any one home. A few practical points:
None of this is legal, tax or lending advice. A lender can speak to your financing, and official sources can speak to taxes and schools.
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The overall rating in my data, as of 2026-09-30, is Buyer's market. Redfin's months of supply for Spring Hill is 4.1 (rolling 3 months, as of 2026-09-30), which falls in the 4 to 6 month balanced range, so the two readings differ.
Redfin reports a median sale price of $499,752 for Spring Hill, down 5.7% from a year earlier (rolling 3 months, data as of 2026-09-30).
Redfin's median days on market for Spring Hill is 66 (rolling 3 months, data as of 2026-09-30). The Nashville metro figure for the 4 weeks ending 2026-10-11 is also 66.
Months of supply is how long it would take to sell every active listing at the current pace of sales. Under 4 months favors sellers, 4 to 6 months is balanced, and over 6 months favors buyers.
Spring Hill includes parts of both Williamson and Maury counties. County services, schools and taxes can differ by address, so verify them for any home you are serious about.
Tell me your budget, area and timeline, and we'll be talking within the next 48 hours.

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