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Neighborhood · Nashville, TN

Mill Run Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,049 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10 · range 3.5–3.5

Mill Run is a one-tract neighborhood of Nashville, TN and houses 4,049 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 40%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Against a Nashville baseline of 31.8%, 60% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.7/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10.

Average gross rent is $1,828, 15% above the Nashville average of $1,586. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.8/10.

Among the 40 mapped neighborhoods of Nashville, it ranks #23 by risk, the middle third. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $82,672. 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mill Run vs Nashville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
60.3% +90%
Nashville: 31.8%
Average gross rent
$1,828 +15%
Nashville: $1,586
Average HH income
$82,672 +4%
Nashville: $79,640
Poverty rate
11.2% -21%
Nashville: 14.3%
Renter share
51.5% +8%
Nashville: 47.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mill Run and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.5–3.5

Why Mill Run scores 3.5

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
60% 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
52% 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
11.2% below poverty line · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Risk score comparison

Mill Run vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Mill Run score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.5Mill RunNeighborhood3.8Parent cityhost city3.7Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Mill Run

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
47037019120 3.5 4,049 60% $1,828
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 12

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 39%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 7%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Mill Run

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 147Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.9Avg monthly observed
  • 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.71×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Mill Run

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Mill Run?

Mill Run scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Mill Run compare to Nashville overall?

Mill Run scores 0.3 points lower than Nashville overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,828 vs $1,586.
Q3

What is the average rent in Mill Run?

Average gross rent in Mill Run is $1,828/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Mill Run residents are renters?

52% of Mill Run households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Nashville). The neighborhood has 4,049 residents.
Q5

Is Mill Run a high social-vulnerability area?

Mill Run sits in the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Mill Run for landlords?

Mill Run carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Mill Run?

Mill Run has 3,823 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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