Hollywood Hills closed homes from $125,000 to $325,000 in the past 12 months. That is not a neighborhood in flux. That is a neighborhood where condition determines price, and buyers who understand that spread can find real value that newer subdivisions simply cannot match at this price point.

The number that stands out immediately in Hollywood Hills is not the median. It is the price-per-square-foot range. Over the past 12 months, closed sales ran from $96 to $264 per square foot in the same neighborhood, on streets that are a short walk from each other. A nearly 3-to-1 gap in that metric tells you one thing clearly: this is a condition-driven market, not a location-driven one. Buyers who know how to read that spread can buy a well-located home with good bones at a significant discount to what a comparable home in a newer subdivision would cost in Gallatin.

Seven homes closed in Hollywood Hills over the past 12 months with a median sale price of $290,000. No HOA. Lots running 0.33 to 0.44 acres. If you want to understand how that positions Hollywood Hills against other Gallatin neighborhoods at a similar budget, this price-tier comparison lays out what each budget actually gets you across the market. And if you want someone to pull the specific comps for a home you are considering and explain exactly where it falls on the condition curve, Ryan Beals can do that with the actual closed data before you write an offer.

The Neighborhood: Hollywood Hills in Context

Hollywood Hills sits in the eastern part of Gallatin, off streets like Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard, names that give the neighborhood a slightly different character than the subdivision-style names that dominate newer construction corridors. These are older streets with mature trees, wide lots, and the kind of quiet that comes from a neighborhood that is fully built out with no active construction traffic running through it.

The location puts you close to US-31E and easy access to the commercial corridor along Long Hollow Pike. Kroger, Dollar General, and a cluster of local restaurants are a few minutes away. Gallatin's downtown square is less than five miles from most of Hollywood Hills, which is a shorter drive than many newer subdivisions on the city's northern or western edge. For buyers prioritizing proximity to the city's core amenities over a brand-new floor plan, that geography works in Hollywood Hills' favor.

The neighborhood does not have a pool, a clubhouse, or a community fitness center. What it has is space. A 0.40-acre lot in Hollywood Hills gives you room for a garden, a storage building, or just a backyard that does not feel like your neighbor is standing in it. In a market where newer Gallatin townhomes and patio homes are pricing in the same range with a fraction of the land, that trade-off is worth naming directly.

The Homes: What to Expect by Price Tier

Hollywood Hills homes were built between 1965 and 1999. That range matters because a 1999 home and a 1965 home are fundamentally different buying decisions. The 1999 end of the spectrum may still have its original roof and HVAC but is approaching the typical replacement window for both. A 1965 home that has not been touched could be looking at original electrical panels, galvanized plumbing, and single-pane windows. None of that is disqualifying, but each item has a cost, and that cost should show up in the purchase price.

Construction styles run from vinyl siding ranches to partial brick-and-vinyl combinations to fully all-brick homes. All-brick construction in this price range is genuinely rare in Gallatin's newer inventory, where most homes over $300,000 are fiber cement or vinyl. Finding an all-brick 1,800 square foot ranch in Hollywood Hills below $300,000 is the kind of value that does not exist in communities built after 2010. The catch is that those homes require a buyer willing to evaluate condition honestly and price the work that remains.

The resale data worth noting: a year ago Hollywood Hills was closing at a median of $291,000. Today that number is $290,000. A $1,000 shift over 12 months in either direction rounds to flat, and flat in the current Gallatin market signals a neighborhood that is not losing ground. For context on how resale neighborhoods like this are performing against new construction timelines, this breakdown of resale velocity is worth reading before you start touring.

Hollywood Hills sits at the entry-level end of the Gallatin market. Every home that closed here over the past 12 months came in under $325,000, which puts it well inside the range covered in the Gallatin TN neighborhoods under $425,000 breakdown. If you are comparing Hollywood Hills against other options in this price tier, that post lays out exactly what different neighborhoods deliver at the same budget.

Hollywood Hills Market Data (Rolling 12 Months)

Data from RealTracs MLS. Rolling 12-month period. Closed sales only.

Getting Around Hollywood Hills

Hollywood Hills connects to US-31E (Nashville Pike), which feeds directly into the Vietnam Veterans Boulevard (Highway 386) corridor. From the neighborhood, most mornings run 45 to 55 minutes to downtown Nashville depending on where you are headed and what time you leave. The 31E approach avoids the worst of the Long Hollow Pike and Highway 386 interchange at 109. That intersection is where eastern Gallatin neighborhoods pile up during evening rush hour, and Hollywood Hills is positioned west enough to largely sidestep it.

Major employers within reasonable commuting range include Vanderbilt Medical Center and HCA Healthcare in Nashville, Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin proper, and the distribution and logistics operations that have expanded along the 386 and 109 corridor over the last several years. For buyers who work anywhere in the Gallatin or Hendersonville employment base, Hollywood Hills cuts the commute to a short drive.

Everyday errands are close. Gallatin's main commercial stretch on Long Hollow Pike is a few minutes away, and the downtown square, with local restaurants, coffee, and weekend events, is under five miles. For a neighborhood that has been here since the 1960s, the surrounding retail and services have caught up considerably.

Amenities and Daily Life

Hollywood Hills is a quiet, established residential neighborhood without shared amenities. No pool, no clubhouse, no community events calendar. What it delivers instead is privacy, lot space, and a slower pace of daily life than subdivisions with 200 homes and a community Facebook page.

Bledsoe Creek State Park is a few miles east, with trails, lake access, and camping on Old Hickory Lake. Drakes Creek Recreation Area offers soccer fields, walking trails, and a splash pad that families with kids use heavily through the summer. For buyers who want outdoor recreation that does not require a neighborhood amenity package, the public options in this part of Gallatin are solid.

Schools

Hollywood Hills feeds into Benny C. Bills Elementary, Joe Shafer Middle School, and Gallatin Senior High School, all part of Sumner County Schools. These are the Gallatin city zone schools, not the Station Camp or Liberty Creek zone that buyers often specifically seek in this part of Sumner County. For buyers where school zone is a primary driver, verify current assignments directly with Sumner County Schools before committing to a specific address, as zone lines are not always where you expect them, and they can shift.

If zone comparisons are part of your decision, this breakdown of Gallatin neighborhoods by school zone and price tier gives you a side-by-side view of what each zone difference actually costs in home price.

Why Work with Ryan Beals

I grew up in Gallatin and have watched neighborhoods like Hollywood Hills hold their value through multiple market cycles while newer subdivisions have come and gone through name changes and builder transitions. What I know about Hollywood Hills specifically is how to read the condition spread in the closed data: which sales were distressed, which were estate sales with deferred maintenance, and which were updated homes that set the real price ceiling for the neighborhood.

That distinction matters when you are making an offer. If you are a buyer, I can show you exactly which comps are dragging the average down and why your target home is priced where it is relative to its actual condition. If you are a seller with an updated home, I can make sure you are not losing money because an as-is sale three streets over is being used as a comparable. That is the kind of hyperlocal analysis that requires knowing the neighborhood from the inside, not from an algorithm. Call me at 629-263-0248 and I will walk you through the numbers before you make a move.

For a broader picture of how established resale neighborhoods like Hollywood Hills fit into Gallatin's overall market, this look at where new construction stands in 2026 gives useful context on why buyers are increasingly coming back to resale inventory.

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