Neighborhood · Nashville, TN

Shadow Creek Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 3,495 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 1.9/10 · range 1.9–1.9

Shadow Creek is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Nashville with 1 census tract and a population of 3,495 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 1.9/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 23% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 8% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income).

Risk score

1.9

Lower

1 tracts · population-weighted

Shadow Creek vs Nashville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

22.6% -29%

Nashville: 31.8%

Average gross rent

$0 -100%

Nashville: $1,586

Average HH income

$128,438 +61%

Nashville: $79,640

Poverty rate

3.2% -78%

Nashville: 14.3%

Renter share

10.3% -78%

Nashville: 47.6%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Shadow Creek and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 1.9–1.9

Why Shadow Creek scores 1.9

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

23% 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

10% 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

3.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Risk score comparison

Shadow Creek vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Census tracts

1 tracts in Shadow Creek

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
47037019115	1.9	3,495	23%	—

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 2

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

Socioeconomic status 4%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 8%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 41%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 5%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Shadow Creek

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

39Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly observed
0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.03×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Shadow Creek

What is the eviction-risk score for Shadow Creek?

Shadow Creek scores 1.9/10 (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.

How does Shadow Creek compare to Nashville overall?

Shadow Creek scores 0.6 points lower than Nashville overall (2.5/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 32% citywide.

What percentage of Shadow Creek residents are renters?

10% of Shadow Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Nashville). The neighborhood has 3,495 residents.

Is Shadow Creek a high social-vulnerability area?

Shadow Creek sits in the 2nd 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.

How safe is Shadow Creek for landlords?

Shadow Creek carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (1.9/10). 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 (2.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Shadow Creek?

Shadow Creek has 3,377 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Shadow Creek

4.3 The Vistas 2 tracts · pop 8,914 3.9 Leisure Heights 4 tracts · pop 19,053 3.8 The Overton 2 tracts · pop 5,846 5.1 McMurray Circle 2 tracts · pop 8,491 2.8 The Grove at Cane Ridge 2 tracts · pop 10,888 4 Little Kurdistan 5 tracts · pop 18,776

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Nashville

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Shadow Creek.

1.9 Lockhaven 1 tracts · pop 5,365 2.1 Barnes Bend 1 tracts · pop 3,541 2.2 Old Hickory Hills 1 tracts · pop 7,928 2.4 Brentwood Station 1 tracts · pop 5,400 2.5 Foxhall Close 4 tracts · pop 21,507 2.5 Melrose/Waverly Nashville TN 5 tracts · pop 20,216

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