Neighborhood · Nashville, TN

Germantown Nashville, TN Eviction Risk: Moderate

6 census tracts · pop 15,255 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10 · range 2.6–5.6

Germantown Nashville, TN is a white-black neighborhood in Nashville with 6 census tracts and a population of 15,255 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 51% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 22% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,569/month sits 1% lower than the Nashville citywide average ($1,586).

Risk score

Moderate

6 tracts · population-weighted

Germantown Nashville, TN vs Nashville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

51.1% +61%

Nashville: 31.8%

Average gross rent

$1,569 -1%

Nashville: $1,586

Average HH income

$70,166 -12%

Nashville: $79,640

Poverty rate

21.6% +52%

Nashville: 14.3%

Renter share

68.7% +44%

Nashville: 47.6%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Germantown Nashville, TN and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 6 tracts span score 2.6–5.6

Why Germantown Nashville, TN scores 4

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

51% 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

69% 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

21.6% below poverty line · Range 1.7–10.0 across tracts

5.1

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–6.0 across tracts

3.8

Risk score comparison

Germantown Nashville, TN vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Germantown Nashville, TN?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 3 points from 2.6 to 5.6. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.6 5.1 4.3 4.0 3.9 2.6

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

6 tracts in Germantown Nashville, TN

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
47037014200	5.6	2,361	49%	$812
47037013800	5.1	1,852	54%	$1,119
47037013900	4.3	1,768	65%	$1,384
47037012600	4	1,939	57%	$1,450
47037019401	3.9	3,028	55%	$1,986
47037019402	2.6	4,307	40%	$2,014

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 58

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 66%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 24%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 64%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 77%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Germantown Nashville, TN

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

2,091Total filings 2020-21
4.9Avg monthly observed
6.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.95×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Germantown Nashville, TN

What is the eviction-risk score for Germantown Nashville, TN?

Germantown Nashville, TN scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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.

How does Germantown Nashville, TN compare to Nashville overall?

Germantown Nashville, TN scores 1.5 points higher than Nashville overall (2.5/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,569 vs $1,586.

What is the average rent in Germantown Nashville, TN?

Average gross rent in Germantown eviction risk Nashville eviction risk, TN is $1,569/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Germantown Nashville, TN residents are renters?

69% of Germantown Nashville, TN households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Nashville). The neighborhood has 15,255 residents.

Is Germantown Nashville, TN a high social-vulnerability area?

Germantown Nashville, TN sits in the 58th 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.

Which tracts in Germantown Nashville, TN have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Germantown Nashville, TN is census tract 47037014200 (score 5.6/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 2.6 to 5.6, a spread of 3 points.

How safe is Germantown Nashville, TN for landlords?

Germantown eviction risk Nashville eviction risk, TN carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 (2.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Germantown Nashville, TN?

Germantown Nashville, TN has 15,468 residents (White-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (41.7%), Hispanic / Latino (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Germantown Nashville, TN

4.3 The Gulch 6 tracts · pop 20,870 4.3 Downtown Nashville 2 tracts · pop 7,912 3.1 West Nashville 5 tracts · pop 20,925 3.7 East Nashville 4 tracts · pop 11,774 5.6 New Heights District 2 tracts · pop 4,274 4.7 Wedgewood-Houston 2 tracts · pop 5,563

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Nashville

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Germantown Nashville, TN.

4.1 Hermitage 1 tracts · pop 2,790 4.1 Little Kurdistan 5 tracts · pop 18,776 3.9 Cloverhill 2 tracts · pop 7,866 3.8 Leisure Heights 4 tracts · pop 19,053 3.8 The Overton 2 tracts · pop 5,846 4.3 Bell Crest 1 tracts · pop 5,135

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