Nashville, TN

Horton Group

Reach 39.2PageRanker 661 signed

Horton Group is a web design company based in Nashville, TN, in business since 1996. Its own home page scored 33 for mobile speed and 75 for access in our lab test on October 25, 2026, faster than 35 of the 450 firm sites we tested. We found its footer credit on 1 live business website. Its websbz Score is 71.6 out of 100. Its Reach, a separate score, is 39.2.

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Home page of Horton Group at hortongroup.com

Our Read

Horton Group is a Nashville web design and digital marketing company founded in 1996. It builds websites for local businesses, schools and institutions, and also sells SEO, ads and site support from a full time in-house team. It lists service pages for Franklin, Brentwood, Murfreesboro and Louisville.

What sets them apart. Its own site says it started in 1996 and calls itself Nashville's first digital marketing agency, with the airport and Nissan Stadium among its named sites.

Best for. Middle Tennessee organizations wanting a long-running local agency.

Services

Web designCustom developmentE-commerce developmentSEO and AI searchGoogle AdsBranding and graphic designWebsite hosting and supportADA compliance

Industries

HospitalityLegalHealthcareNon-profitEducation and governmentManufacturingAviation

Our Lab Test of hortongroup.com

Mobile emulation, tested October 25, 2026. One run from our desk. Field data from real visitors can differ.

33Performance

75Accessibility

77Best Practices

77SEO Basics

Largest paint: 7.8 seconds
First paint: 5.6 seconds
Blocking time: 1,135 ms
Layout shift: 0.043
Page weight: 12.8 MB
Requests: 133

Proof of Work

Nashville International AirportAirport website listed as an award winning design
Nissan StadiumStadium website design
Loveless CafeCustom e-commerce website redesign
Syracuse Hancock International AirportWebsite redesign and UX strategy
Urban JuicerWebsite listed as an award winning design
Aviator SupplyLogistics website listed as an award winning design
Quantum LawLaw firm website listed as an award winning design
Metro Nashville Public SchoolsSchool district web design and development case study

Clients They Name

Loveless CafeNissan StadiumTC Restaurant GroupNashville International AirportVanderbilt OphthalmicJason Aldean's Kitchen + Rooftop BarMetro Nashville Public SchoolsThe Covenant SchoolThree Dog BakeryDyersburg State CollegeUnited Methodist CommunicationsKenny Pipe and SupplyRochford LawColts Chocolates

Work

1 live client site carry a Horton Group credit when we load them ourselves. Checked October 24, 2026.

thelsco.comFooter link with the text “Nashville Web Design”

Signed Work

live business websites carry a Horton Group footer credit

#88of 456 firms

Found in our 2026 read of more than 40,000 local business footers. By trade, locksmith 1. A signed site is the strongest proof a studio can give, because the client kept the name on it.

thelsco.com

Search Authority

PageRanker Score, link authority from 0 to 100

Search services they sell

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websbz Score

71.6websbz Score

Own Site QualityOur lab test of the firm’s own home page. Speed counts most, then access, then build and search basics.20.6/35
Proof of WorkNamed projects, named clients and awards the firm lists, plus live client sites we found carrying its credit.24/30
OpennessDoes the firm publish a street address, a phone, its founding year, its team size and a starting price.12/20
TenureYears in business, from a founding year the firm states. Twenty years earns the full share.15/15

How the score works

Reach

39.2

out of 100. How far the work reaches, kept apart from the websbz Score

Verified client sites5.2/401 verified client site
Named clients10/1014 named clients
Client scale6/103 named clients with a Wikipedia page
Offices10/105 offices
Countries0/101 country
Team size0/12not published
Years8/8founded 1996

How Reach works. A fact the firm does not publish counts as zero.

Facts

Website: hortongroup.com
Headquarters: Nashville, TN
Country: United States
City ranking: Best Web Design Companies in Nashville
Other offices: Franklin, United States, Murfreesboro, United States, Brentwood, United States and Louisville, United States
Address: 1605 17th Ave S., Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615.292.8642
Founded: 1996

Where They Rank

Best Web Design Companies in Nashville#2 of 7
Best Web Designers in the United States#52 of 282
Best Web Design Companies in the World#92 of 450
Best SEO Firms#51 of 244
Best GEO Firms#12 of 69
Longest Running#9 of 10
Widest Reach#12 of 25

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The Horton Group Award, in Hand

How the Cited award looks off the screen. Made to order for winners, ask about one from the contact form.

Framed certificate
A signed certificate in a black frame for the studio wall.
Acrylic award
A clear block with the seal etched in, for a desk or a shelf.
Wall plaque
Brushed champagne metal on walnut, engraved with the award.
Window decal
A round seal for the front door or the office glass.