What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Donelson Hills?
Donelson Hills is ranked #310 of 442 eligible neighborhoods in Nashville; #383 of 571 eligible neighborhoods in TN; and #10,702 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Donelson Hills
Nashville, TN | Davidson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
41.1
Stability and Strength
44.8
Value Opportunity
45.5
Momentum
28.9
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 | #10,702 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #383 of 571 |
| City rank | #310 of 442 |
| County rank | #310 of 442 |
| National percentile | 28.5 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $434,653 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -2.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.01% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.66 |
| Median household income | $76,769 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.6% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 6.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 64.1% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 69.2% |
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 Donelson Hills
Is Donelson Hills one of the best neighborhoods in Nashville?
Donelson Hills has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 41.1 and a city ranking of #310 of 442 eligible neighborhoods in Nashville.
How much are homes worth in Donelson Hills?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Donelson Hills is approximately $434,653.
Are home values rising or falling in Donelson Hills?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.2% year over year and 0.01% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Donelson Hills?
Donelson Hills has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 28.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Donelson Hills?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $76,769.
How affordable is Donelson Hills relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.66. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Donelson Hills primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 64.1%.
What is the unemployment rate in Donelson Hills?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.0%.
How educated are residents of Donelson Hills?
Approximately 39.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Donelson Hills face high rent burden?
Approximately 69.2% 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 Donelson Hills?
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 applications82
Estimated originations46
Home-purchase applications36
Origination rate56.3%
Home-purchase share43.7%
Average application loan$281,947
Total application loan amount$23,227,108
National application rank#5,109 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 39.7% YoY; originations 25.8% 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.