Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Merry Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Nashville
Tract 47037015200 · Davidson County, TN · pop 2,542 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 3.8/10, tract 47037015200 in the Merry Oaks area of Nashville, TN reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,542 residents. 52% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,226
Renter share34.1%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$62,857
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Nashville and the region
Centroid at 36.1729, -86.6905 · click any tract to drill in
Why Merry Oaks scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Nashville
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,627 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Nashville
1.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Nashville
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Nashville
3.1
How Merry Oaks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 49Total filings 2020-21
- 0.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.61×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Nashville, TN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Merry Oaks. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Merry Oaks
Against Davidson County at 46.0%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1.7/10.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.9/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.3/10. Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. It tracks the Davidson County average of 3.9 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,627, close to the Nashville average. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $62,857.
34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 47037015200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47037015200?
Census tract 47037015200 in the Merry Oaks neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 47037015200?
Median gross rent is $1,627/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47037015200?
9.3% of residents in tract 47037015200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,542.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47037015200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 51th, minority 44th, housing 37th.
Q5
Is tract 47037015200 considered part of Merry Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47037015200 fall within Merry Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 47037015200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.61× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Nashville eviction risk, TN), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 47037015200 compare to Nashville overall?
Tract 47037015200 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Nashville at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Nashville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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