Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Germantown Nashville, TN Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 47037013800 ·
Davidson County, TN · pop 1,852 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 47037013800 sits in the Germantown Nashville, TN neighborhood of Nashville eviction risk-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #46,531 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,119 monthly, set against $51,335 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%Stable renters 26%Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units711
Renter share56.4%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate35.0%
Median income$51,335
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
80th percentile
#2 of 6 tracts In Germantown Nashville, TN
High
Within parent city
91th percentile
#16 of 166 tracts In Nashville
Very High
Within county
92th percentile
#15 of 174 tracts In Davidson County
Very High
Within state
79th percentile
#367 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Nashville and the region
Centroid at 36.1757, -86.8148 · click any tract to drill in
Why Germantown Nashville, TN scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Nashville
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
35.0% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$1,119 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Nashville
1.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Nashville
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Nashville
3.1
How Germantown Nashville, TN compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
83%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
68%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
88%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
181Total filings 2020-21
2.4Avg monthly (observed)
3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.72×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Nashville, TN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Germantown Nashville, TN. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
What drives eviction risk in Germantown Nashville, TN
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Nashville eviction risk-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Davidson County average of 4.5 and above the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 88% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 47037013800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47037013800?
Census tract 47037013800 in the Germantown Nashville, TN neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 47037013800?
Median gross rent is $1,119/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47037013800?
35.0% of residents in tract 47037013800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,852.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47037013800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 78th, minority 88th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 47037013800 considered part of Germantown Nashville, TN?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47037013800 fall within Germantown Nashville, TN (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 47037013800 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.72× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Nashville eviction risk, TN), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 47037013800 compare to Nashville overall?
Tract 47037013800 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Nashville at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Nashville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 47037013800 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 88% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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