Here is the straight answer. Stonetrace is an established, fully built out community on the west side of Murfreesboro, in the 37128 zip, sitting west of Interstate 24 and Medical Center Parkway near the Cason Lane corridor. It went up from about 1997 to 2004, so these are settled homes on mature streets, not new construction (nashvillehome.guru, June 2026; neighborhoods.com, 2026). You will find mostly one and two story single family homes running roughly 1,150 to 2,900 square feet, with 2 to 4 bedrooms, on small, easy care lots generally 0.10 to 0.22 of an acre (nashvillehome.guru, June 2026; neighborhoods.com, 2026). If you are still mapping out the city, my Murfreesboro homes for sale hub covers every area. This page is Stonetrace specifically: what it is, what it costs, the HOA, and the schools, so you know the neighborhood before you tour it.
What Stonetrace Actually Is
Stonetrace is a compact neighborhood built around Stonetrace Drive, with Stonehedge Drive and Stonetrace Crossing in the same pocket (nashvillehome.guru, June 2026). Because it filled in over roughly seven years starting in the late 1990s, the homes read as a consistent set rather than a mix of eras: brick and vinyl exteriors, practical floor plans, and yards you can mow in an afternoon. One naming note that trips people up. Some listing sites label the neighborhood "Stonetrace" and others "Stonetrace Crossing," and each pulls a slightly different price and size band as a result. Same streets, same 37128 pocket. I read both when I run your numbers so you are not comparing a partial set to the whole.
There is one more thing worth clearing up before you search. Carrington Park at Stonetrace is an apartment community off the same road, and it is not the for sale subdivision. So when someone tells me they are looking "at Stonetrace," my first question is whether they mean the homes for sale or the apartments, because that changes the search entirely.
The HOA, and Why the Numbers Vary
Stonetrace has an HOA, and the dues are modest for what they do. Recent figures put annual dues in the roughly $720 to $840 range, billed quarterly at about $180 to $210, with a one time fee of around $450 at closing (Redfin listing at 721 Stonetrace Dr, 2026; nashvillehome.guru, June 2026). A third aggregator shows the same spread a different way, listing association fees from about $70 a month up to $450 billed quarterly or annually (neighborhoods.com, 2026). Those dues go toward common area upkeep and, on the homes that carry it, exterior and grounds maintenance (Redfin, 2026; nashvillehome.guru, June 2026). That grounds maintenance piece is a real draw if you want a house without a big weekend yard list. I pull the recorded HOA documents on any Stonetrace offer I write, so you know exactly what the dues cover on your specific home before you sign.
Prices and What Homes Are Selling For
Stonetrace is one of the more attainable established neighborhoods on the west side, and the numbers back that up. Over the trailing twelve months, one source counted 5 closed sales running from about $255,000 to $415,000, with a median around $310,000, an average of $332,400, and price per square foot from roughly $179 to $266 (nashvillehome.guru, June 2026). A second source pulling a current list and closed set shows listings from about $309,900 to $479,000, closed sales from $310,000 to $437,000, a median closer to $405,000, and price per square foot around $230 (neighborhoods.com, 2026), with recent list activity showing about 21 homes and a median list near $349,000 at roughly 59 days on market (mattwardhomes.com, August 2026).
The two data sets differ because they are counting different mixes and windows, but they agree on the shape: entry homes in the mid $200,000s to low $300,000s, a middle in the mid $300,000s to low $400,000s, and the larger plans reaching the mid $400,000s. The short version: budget the mid $300,000s for a typical Stonetrace home, then let me confirm against the real numbers for the exact size and street you want.
Schools for Stonetrace
Stonetrace is served by Rutherford County Schools, in the Rockvale feeder for the upper grades. Live listings on Stonetrace Drive show Cason Lane Academy for elementary, with Rockvale Middle and Rockvale High above it (Redfin listing at 721 Stonetrace Dr, 2026), while at least one subdivision page names Scales Elementary as the primary elementary with Cason Lane as an alternate (nashvillehome.guru, June 2026). That split is exactly why I never let a school zone ride on a portal label. The county redraws attendance lines as growth shifts, so the elementary in particular can change block to block and year to year. I give you the facts and the district's own zone finder, never a guess. My Murfreesboro school zones guide walks through how to check any exact address, and I verify the assignment on every file.
Getting Around from Stonetrace
Location is a real strength here. Stonetrace sits west of Interstate 24 and Medical Center Parkway, which ties you quickly into the Cason Lane retail corridor with Publix, Kroger, and Target close by, and puts the Medical Center Parkway hospital and shopping stretch a short drive away (nashvillehome.guru, June 2026). Barfield Crescent Park, with its trails, disc golf, and dog park, is one of the bigger green spaces on this side of town and sits nearby (nashvillehome.guru, June 2026). From here you have workable access to Interstate 24 and Interstate 840, with downtown Nashville roughly 35 miles northwest via Interstate 24 (nashvillehome.guru, June 2026). MTSU and the downtown Murfreesboro square are both an easy drive from this pocket.
Nearby West Side Neighborhoods
If Stonetrace does not have the right home the week you are looking, you have strong options right around it. Cason Grove and Evergreen Farms are two west side neighborhoods in the same corridor worth putting side by side with this one, and I keep a page on each so you can compare the lot sizes, the HOA setups, and the price bands instead of guessing from a portal map. My best neighborhoods in Murfreesboro guide lays out how the whole west side fits together.
Thinking About Buying in Stonetrace?
If Stonetrace is on your short list, call or text me. Tell me the size you need and your budget and timeline, and I will set up a saved search that pings you the minute a matching home hits, then build a showing plan around it. Because these homes are established and the price point is popular, the right one can move fast, so being ready matters. When you are ready to move on a house, my Murfreesboro home buying and inspection guide covers the process from contract to keys. After 25 years in the Army, I do the homework before the mission, and that is exactly how I will run your search.