4 census tracts · pop 13,962 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.1–5.2
Madison spans 4 census tracts of Nashville, TN and houses 13,962 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, Moderate tier. 39% 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.
62% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Nashville rate of 31.8%. Set annual rent against average household income of $53,518 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.7/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10.
Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 4.1 to 5.2. A 1.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. Average gross rent is $1,447, 9% below the Nashville average of $1,586.
That places it #10 of 40 neighborhoods in Nashville. For a like-for-like read, The Gulch and The Vistas score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.6 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
4.6
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Madison vs NashvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Madison
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,284Total filings 2020-21
7.7Avg monthly observed
5.9Pre-pandemic baseline
1.97×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Nashville, TN).
Frequently asked
About Madison
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Madison?
Madison scores 4.6/10 (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 Madison compare to Nashville overall?
Madison scores 0.8 points higher than Nashville overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,447 vs $1,586.
Q3
What is the average rent in Madison?
Average gross rent in Madison is $1,447/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Madison residents are renters?
57% of Madison households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Nashville). The neighborhood has 13,962 residents.
Q5
Is Madison a high social-vulnerability area?
Madison sits in the 83rd 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 Madison have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Madison is census tract 47037010702 (score 5.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 5.2, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Madison for landlords?
Madison carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). 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 Madison?
Madison has 14,034 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (41.3%), Hispanic / Latino (31.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
