1 census tracts · pop 5,135 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Bell Crest is a one-tract neighborhood of Nashville, TN and houses 5,135 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.7/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10.
At $1,313 a month, rents sit 17% under what the rest of Nashville commands. The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Cost burden runs around a third against 31.8% citywide, putting Bell Crest 4.1% over its own city. That places it #7 of 40 neighborhoods in Nashville.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $58,911.
One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bell Crest vs NashvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bell Crest
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,783Total filings 2020-21
23.2Avg monthly observed
22.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.02×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Nashville, TN).
Frequently asked
About Bell Crest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bell Crest?
Bell Crest scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Bell Crest compare to Nashville overall?
Bell Crest scores 1.0 points higher than Nashville overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,313 vs $1,586.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bell Crest?
Average gross rent in Bell Crest is $1,313/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bell Crest residents are renters?
72% of Bell Crest households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Nashville). The neighborhood has 5,135 residents.
Q5
Is Bell Crest a high social-vulnerability area?
Bell Crest sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Bell Crest for landlords?
Bell Crest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Nashville as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bell Crest?
Bell Crest has 5,022 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (44.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
