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Eviction Risk in Bell Crest , Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)

1 census tracts · pop 5,135 · pop-weighted composite 4.4/10 · range 4.4–4.4

Bell Crest is a black-white neighborhood in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) with 1 census tract and a population of 5,135 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 36% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 11% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,313/month sits 17% lower than the Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) citywide median ($1,586).

Eviction Risk
4.4
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
36%
11% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,313
Median household income
$58,911
17.8% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Bell Crest vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Bell Crest score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Bell Crest: 4.44.4Bell CrestNeighborhoodParent city: 3.63.6Parent cityhost cityState: 3.83.8Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · TN
Brighton Village
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 3.9K
Peer · TN
Merry Oaks
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 6.4K
Peer · TN
Monticello
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
3 tracts · pop. 13.8K
Peer · TN
Brentwood Oaks
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 8.0K
Comparison

Bell Crest vs Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.4 +22%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance): 3.6
Rent burden
35.9% +13%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance): 31.8%
Median gross rent
$1,313 -17%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance): $1,586
Median HH income
$58,911
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance): $0
Poverty rate
17.8%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance): 0.0%
Renter share
72.0% +51%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance): 47.6%
Where

Tract centroids in Bell Crest

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black-White Neighborhood — 5,022 residents across all tracts in Bell Crest. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 5.7% White (non-Hispanic): 29.2% Black (non-Hispanic): 44.9% Asian (non-Hispanic): 11.6% Other / Multiracial: 8.6%
  • Hispanic / Latino 5.7%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 29.2%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 44.9%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 11.6%
  • Other / Multiracial 8.6%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Bell Crest

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
47037019118 4.4 5,135 36% $1,313
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 61

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 69%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 67%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 24%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

What is the eviction-risk score for Bell Crest?

Bell Crest scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Bell Crest compare to Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) overall?

Bell Crest scores 0.8 points higher than Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) overall (3.6/10). Rent burden: 36% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,313 vs $1,586.

What is the median rent in Bell Crest?

Median 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.

What percentage of Bell Crest residents are renters?

72% of Bell Crest households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)). The neighborhood has 5,135 residents.

Is Bell Crest a high social-vulnerability area?

Bell Crest sits in the 61th 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.

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