2 census tracts · pop 5,563 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.5–5.2
Wedgewood-Houston spans 2 census tracts of Nashville, TN, population 5,563. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 31.8% citywide, putting Wedgewood-Houston 17.1% over its own city.
33% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $974, 39% below the Nashville average of $1,586.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 30%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.7/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10. That places it #7 of 40 neighborhoods in Nashville. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $55,689.
65% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 4.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Wedgewood-Houston vs NashvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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).
Frequently asked
About Wedgewood-Houston
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wedgewood-Houston?
Wedgewood-Houston scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Wedgewood-Houston compare to Nashville overall?
Wedgewood-Houston scores 1.1 points higher than Nashville overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $974 vs $1,586.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wedgewood-Houston?
Average 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.
Q4
What percentage of Wedgewood-Houston residents are renters?
65% of Wedgewood-Houston households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Nashville). The neighborhood has 5,563 residents.
Q5
Is Wedgewood-Houston a high social-vulnerability area?
Wedgewood-Houston sits in the 82nd 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Wedgewood-Houston have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wedgewood-Houston is census tract 47037016200 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 5.2, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Wedgewood-Houston for landlords?
Wedgewood-Houston carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Wedgewood-Houston?
Wedgewood-Houston has 5,840 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (39.6%), Hispanic / Latino (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
