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2026 loan limits · Nashville metro

Williamson County, Tennessee loan limits (2026)

Last updated June 2026 · Source: FHFA & HUD (CY2026)

Williamson County is a designated high-cost area within the Nashville metro. For 2026, its one-unit conforming loan limit is $1,029,250 — set above the $832,750 national baseline based on local median home values. The FHA one-unit limit is set equal to the conforming high-cost limit.

2026 conforming limits in Williamson County (1–4 unit)

Units1-unit2-unit3-unit4-unit
Conforming (conventional)$1,029,250$1,317,650$1,592,700$1,979,350

These are Williamson County's exact 2026 conforming limits. FHA’s high-cost limit is set equal to the conforming limit; confirm the precise FHA figure via HUD’s lookup below. Figures from the FHFA CY2026 county file (retrieved 2026-06-18).

Above $1,029,250? A larger loan here is a jumbo loan. Size a purchase with the affordability calculator, or for a rental that qualifies on its rent, see DSCR vs. conventional.

What Williamson County’s 2026 limit means for buyers

At $1,029,250, Williamson County’s one-unit conforming limit runs $196,500 — about 24% — above the $832,750 baseline that applies in standard-cost counties, reflecting Williamson County’s elevated local home values.

In practice, that means a buyer here can finance a home up to $1,029,250 with a conforming conventional loan — at conforming rates and guidelines — where a buyer in a $832,750 county would already need a pricier jumbo loan. Cross above $1,029,250 and Williamson County buyers enter jumbo territory too: expect higher credit and reserve requirements and lender-specific underwriting.

FHA buyers in Williamson County get the same $1,029,250 one-unit ceiling — well above the $541,287 FHA floor used in low-cost areas. And because the multi-unit limits reach $1,317,650 for a duplex and $1,979,350 for a fourplex, a small multi-family in Williamson County can often still be financed conventionally — an edge for house-hackers and owner-occupant investors who can count projected rent toward qualifying.

Bottom line: in Williamson County the conforming/jumbo dividing line is $1,029,250, not the $832,750 you’d see nationally — so a higher-priced home here may still qualify for a conventional loan. Confirm your exact figure below before you shop, since limits reset every January.

The local housing market in Williamson County

The typical home in Williamson County is valued around $673,700about 2.6× Tennessee's $256,800 median (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates (B25077, B25064)). At that level, a typical local purchase sits comfortably under the $1,029,250 conforming ceiling — so a typical local purchase is financed with a conforming loan, not a pricier jumbo. Renters here pay a median $1,895 a month.

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Educational information only — not financial advice or an offer of credit. Loan limits change annually and vary by county; always verify the current figure for your specific county with the official lookups above before making decisions.