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Neighborhood · Nashville, TN

Leisure Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 19,053 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10 · range 3.6–5.2

Leisure Heights takes in 4 census tracts of Nashville, TN, population 19,053. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Nashville rate of 31.8%.

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.7/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.6 to 5.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.

16% 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. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10.

That places it #16 of 40 neighborhoods in Nashville. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,596, close to the Nashville average.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $71,472. 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Leisure Heights vs Nashville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
43.0% +35%
Nashville: 31.8%
Average gross rent
$1,596 +1%
Nashville: $1,586
Average HH income
$71,472 -10%
Nashville: $79,640
Poverty rate
14.9% +5%
Nashville: 14.3%
Renter share
48.5% +2%
Nashville: 47.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Leisure Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3.6–5.2

Why Leisure Heights scores 4.2

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
43% 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
49% 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
14.9% below poverty line · Range 2.2–5.9 across tracts
3.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–5.4 across tracts
3.7
Risk score comparison

Leisure Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Leisure Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.2Leisure HeightsNeighborhood3.8Parent cityhost city3.7Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Leisure Heights?

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 1.6 points from 3.6 to 5.2. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Leisure Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
47037015628 5.2 4,172 48% $1,484
47037019109 4.1 5,685 38% $1,498
47037015627 4 3,785 41% $1,908
47037019111 3.6 5,411 45% $1,568
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 75

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 86%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 57%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Leisure Heights

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 3,303Total filings 2020-21
  • 10.7Avg monthly observed
  • 6.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.69×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Leisure Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Leisure Heights?

Leisure Heights scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Leisure Heights compare to Nashville overall?

Leisure Heights scores 0.4 points higher than Nashville overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,596 vs $1,586.
Q3

What is the average rent in Leisure Heights?

Average gross rent in Leisure Heights is $1,596/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Leisure Heights residents are renters?

49% of Leisure Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Nashville). The neighborhood has 19,053 residents.
Q5

Is Leisure Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Leisure Heights sits in the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Leisure Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Leisure Heights is census tract 47037015628 (score 5.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 5.2, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7

How safe is Leisure Heights for landlords?

Leisure Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Leisure Heights?

Leisure Heights has 19,901 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (38.3%), Hispanic / Latino (31.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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