What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Bells Bend?
Bells Bend is ranked #179 of 442 eligible neighborhoods in Nashville; #227 of 571 eligible neighborhoods in TN; and #7,364 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Bells Bend
Nashville, TN | Davidson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
50.7
Stability and Strength
65.6
Value Opportunity
55.4
Momentum
20.3
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Nashville, TN |
| County | Davidson County |
| National rank | #7,364 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #227 of 571 |
| City rank | #179 of 442 |
| County rank | #179 of 442 |
| National percentile | 50.8 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $681,994 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -3.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.09% |
| Home value to income ratio | 6.01 |
| Median household income | $113,546 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 49.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 2.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 81.0% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 12.1% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 58.6% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Bells Bend
Is Bells Bend one of the best neighborhoods in Nashville?
Bells Bend has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 50.7 and a city ranking of #179 of 442 eligible neighborhoods in Nashville.
How much are homes worth in Bells Bend?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Bells Bend is approximately $681,994.
Are home values rising or falling in Bells Bend?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -3.3% year over year and -0.09% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Bells Bend?
Bells Bend has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 20.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Bells Bend?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $113,546.
How affordable is Bells Bend relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.01. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Bells Bend primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 81.0%.
What is the unemployment rate in Bells Bend?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.1%.
How educated are residents of Bells Bend?
Approximately 49.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Bells Bend face high rent burden?
Approximately 58.6% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Bells Bend?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications29
Estimated originations13
Home-purchase applications9
Origination rate45.1%
Home-purchase share31.4%
Average application loan$316,219
Total application loan amount$9,171,501
National application rank#9,370 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 17.3% YoY; originations -1.3% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.