2 census tracts · pop 7,912 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3–5.2
Downtown Nashville takes in 2 census tracts of Nashville, TN, population 7,912. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 47% against 31.8% citywide, putting Downtown Nashville 14.7% over its own city.
This is a renter market: 88% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The poverty rate is 33%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.2, a 2.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.7/10.
18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10. At $1,430 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Nashville commands.
That places it #16 of 40 neighborhoods in Nashville. The closest comparables inside the same city are Leisure Heights and Germantown Nashville, TN.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $62,819.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown Nashville vs NashvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport97%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown Nashville
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,534Total filings 2020-21
9.8Avg monthly observed
19.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.30×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Nashville, TN).
Frequently asked
About Downtown Nashville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown Nashville?
Downtown Nashville scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Downtown Nashville compare to Nashville overall?
Downtown Nashville scores 0.4 points higher than Nashville overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,430 vs $1,586.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown Nashville?
Average gross rent in Downtown Nashville eviction risk is $1,430/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown Nashville residents are renters?
88% of Downtown Nashville households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Nashville). The neighborhood has 7,912 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown Nashville a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown Nashville sits in the 65th 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
Which tracts in Downtown Nashville have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown Nashville is census tract 47037019300 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.2, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Downtown Nashville for landlords?
Downtown Nashville eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown Nashville?
Downtown Nashville has 8,481 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (39.3%), Other / Multiracial (5.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
