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Merry Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Nashville

Tract 47037015200 · Davidson County, TN · pop 2,542 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

How risky is the Merry Oaks area of Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) for landlords? Census tract 47037015200 scores 4.6/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 25% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,627 a month while the average household earns $62,857 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.6
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 neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Merry Oaks
Very High
Within parent city
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#85 of 166 tracts In Nashville
Moderate
Within county
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#85 of 174 tracts In Davidson County
Moderate
Within state
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#1,039 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Low
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 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Merry Oaks risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 015200Nashville: 2.52.5Nashvilleparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2020-02-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2021-05-01: 3 filings (2.26× baseline)2021-06-01: 2 filings (1.20× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2021-12-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2022-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2022-03-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2022-09-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2022-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 2 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-07-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2023-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2023-12-01: 2 filings (1.50× baseline)2024-01-01: 4 filings (12.12× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2024-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2024-09-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2024-10-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2024-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2025-02-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2025-03-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 2 filings (1.20× baseline)2025-07-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2025-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2025-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 3.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Nashville eviction risk-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Davidson County average of 4.5 and in line with the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.61x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

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 3.6/10 (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 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Nashville at 2.5/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Nashville

Top eight tracts in Nashville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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