2 census tracts · pop 6,351 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.3–3.8
Merry Oaks takes in 2 census tracts of Nashville, TN and houses 6,351 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.5/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 31.8% citywide, putting Merry Oaks 18.0% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 33%. 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 economic stress, at 1.8/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10.
Average gross rent is $1,463, 8% below the Nashville average of $1,586. Among the 40 mapped neighborhoods of Nashville, it ranks #23 by risk, the middle third.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $67,053. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3.5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Merry Oaks vs NashvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Merry Oaks
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
427Total filings 2020-21
3.2Avg monthly observed
1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.49×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Nashville, TN).
Frequently asked
About Merry Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Merry Oaks?
Merry Oaks scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 Merry Oaks compare to Nashville overall?
Merry Oaks scores 0.3 points lower than Nashville overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,463 vs $1,586.
Q3
What is the average rent in Merry Oaks?
Average gross rent in Merry Oaks is $1,463/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Merry Oaks residents are renters?
34% of Merry Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Nashville). The neighborhood has 6,351 residents.
Q5
Is Merry Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Merry Oaks sits in the 56th 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 Merry Oaks have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Merry Oaks is census tract 47037015200 (score 3.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 3.8, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Merry Oaks for landlords?
Merry Oaks carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Merry Oaks?
Merry Oaks has 6,247 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.3%), Hispanic / Latino (12.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
