An established development with many neighborhoods, Fairfield Glade offers a wide selection of home styles (single family homes, condos and town homes) and a good selection of prices.  Lots are still for sale (they range in price from $3,000 to $75,000), so new homes are still being built, although at a slower pace than in pervious years.    In less expensive neighborhoods, prices for one bath, two bedroom condos start at around $80,000.   New construction, stand-alone homes with 1,600+ square feet, and from two to three bedrooms and two baths, begin in the low to mid-$100,000s. Very nice, older single-family homes are selling in the high-$100,000s.   The most expensive homes currently for sale are in the $650,000 range and a bit higher.   Most residences are on wooded lots, and the higher priced properties are close to either a lake or a golf course.    Visit www.fairfieldglade.net for more information.

Since Fairfield Glade is a resort, vacationers come to enjoy the golfing and boating which creates more of a buoyant atmosphere than sometimes found in communities restricted to residents only.  And it is the kind of community retirees can live in and never leave because just about every necessity can be found here.  There are eleven spring-fed lakes, twelve tennis courts, two marinas, riding stables, beaches, recreation centers, a library, a full-service grocery store, a wellness center with indoor pools and a walking track, two country clubs, restaurants and a new shopping mall with a post office, pharmacy, hardware store, etc.   Residents also have six churches from which to choose and have peace of mind knowing that Fairfield Glade provides 24-hour security as well as ambulance, fire and paramedic services.  Tennessee has no state income tax, and community fees are $35 per month (vacant lots and homes on septic systems) to roughly $75 per month (homes on the sewer system).     Fees include security, fire protection, country club memberships, weekly trash pickup, and sewer fees.  

And now to the golf.  This area of Tennessee is known as the "Golf Capital of Tennessee," and Fairfield Glade is part of the reason with its five PGA championship courses, including one consistently noted as Tennessee's #1 public course and one, Stonehenge, that was given four stars by Golf Digest.  There are a total of 90 holes of golf, and the courses are snuggled throughout spectacularly scenery.  Mild weather makes being on the course a year-round pleasure.

Crossville, Tennessee (population 11,000) is six miles down the road.   While most shopping and dining needs can be met in Fairfield Glade, Crossville offers further entertainment venues (and Nashville is two hours west).    

The fully accredited Cumberland Medical Center is the local medical facility.   It has 145 beds, accepts Medicare and Medicaid patients and meets national averages in most areas but not all.   Nashville has five hospitals, at least two of which, Vanderbilt University Hospital and Baptist Hospital, are award-winning.

The 2,000 foot elevation of the Cumberland Plateau helps mitigate temperatures and humidity at Fairfield Glade.  The area enjoys four seasons, with an occasional dusting of snow.  Summer temperatures average in the mid to low 80s, and winter brings temperatures in the 30s, 40s and 50s (night temperatures can dip into the 20s).  Each month sees 4 to 5 inches of precipitation.  

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