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Neighborhood · Nashville, TN

Brentwood Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 7,981 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10 · range 3.2–3.2

Brentwood Oaks is a one-tract neighborhood of Nashville, TN and houses 7,981 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. 44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Nashville rate of 31.8%.

The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.7/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10.

On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. Average gross rent is $1,429, 10% below the Nashville average of $1,586. That places it #27 of 40 neighborhoods in Nashville.

Against average income of $98,028, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Brentwood Oaks vs Nashville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
44.1% +39%
Nashville: 31.8%
Average gross rent
$1,429 -10%
Nashville: $1,586
Average HH income
$98,028 +23%
Nashville: $79,640
Poverty rate
12.3% -14%
Nashville: 14.3%
Renter share
43.9% -8%
Nashville: 47.6%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Brentwood Oaks and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.2–3.2

Why Brentwood Oaks scores 3.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Rent control risk
44% of income on rent · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts
1.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
44% renter households · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Economic stress
12.3% below poverty line · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Risk score comparison

Brentwood Oaks vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Brentwood Oaks score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.2Brentwood OaksNeighborhood3.8Parent cityhost city3.7Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Brentwood Oaks

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
47037019116 3.2 7,981 44% $1,429
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 44

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

Socioeconomic status 67%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 18%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Brentwood Oaks

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 744Total filings 2020-21
  • 9.7Avg monthly observed
  • 3.9Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 2.50×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Nashville, TN).

Frequently asked

About Brentwood Oaks

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Brentwood Oaks?

Brentwood Oaks scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 Brentwood Oaks compare to Nashville overall?

Brentwood Oaks scores 0.6 points lower than Nashville overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,429 vs $1,586.
Q3

What is the average rent in Brentwood Oaks?

Average gross rent in Brentwood eviction risk Oaks is $1,429/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Brentwood Oaks residents are renters?

44% of Brentwood Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Nashville). The neighborhood has 7,981 residents.
Q5

Is Brentwood Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?

Brentwood Oaks sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Brentwood Oaks for landlords?

Brentwood eviction risk Oaks carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Brentwood Oaks?

Brentwood Oaks has 8,051 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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