Eviction Risk in Wedgewood-Houston , Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
2 census tracts · pop 5,563 · pop-weighted composite 5.1/10 · range 4.8–5.3
Wedgewood-Houston is a white-black neighborhood in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) with 2 census tracts and a population of 5,563 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 49% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 33% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $974/month sits 39% lower than the Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) citywide median ($1,586).
Wedgewood-Houston vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Wedgewood-Houston vs Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Black Neighborhood — 5,840 residents across all tracts in Wedgewood-Houston. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 8.3%
- White (non-Hispanic) 45.1%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 39.6%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 3.5%
- Other / Multiracial 3.4%
2 tracts in Wedgewood-Houston
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47037016200 | 5.3 | 3,319 | 47% | $725 |
| 47037016100 | 4.8 | 2,244 | 52% | $1,342 |
CDC SVI percentile: 82
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Wedgewood-Houston
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,117Total filings 2020-21
- 7.7Avg monthly observed
- 11.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.70×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Nashville, TN).
About Wedgewood-Houston
What is the eviction-risk score for Wedgewood-Houston?
Wedgewood-Houston scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Wedgewood-Houston compare to Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) overall?
Wedgewood-Houston scores 1.5 points higher than Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) overall (3.6/10). Rent burden: 49% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $974 vs $1,586.
What is the median rent in Wedgewood-Houston?
Median gross rent in Wedgewood-Houston is $974/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Wedgewood-Houston residents are renters?
65% of Wedgewood-Houston households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)). The neighborhood has 5,563 residents.
Is Wedgewood-Houston a high social-vulnerability area?
Wedgewood-Houston sits in the 82th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.