What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for River Drive?
River Drive is ranked #342 of 442 eligible neighborhoods in Nashville; #422 of 571 eligible neighborhoods in TN; and #11,509 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
River Drive
Nashville, TN | Davidson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
38.3
Stability and Strength
32.7
Value Opportunity
30.7
Momentum
58.0
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 | #11,509 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #422 of 571 |
| City rank | #342 of 442 |
| County rank | #342 of 442 |
| National percentile | 23.1 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $379,127 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 2.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.06% |
| Home value to income ratio | 6.06 |
| Median household income | $62,555 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.6% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 11.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 58.8% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 37.3% |
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 River Drive
Is River Drive one of the best neighborhoods in Nashville?
River Drive has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 38.3 and a city ranking of #342 of 442 eligible neighborhoods in Nashville.
How much are homes worth in River Drive?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for River Drive is approximately $379,127.
Are home values rising or falling in River Drive?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.2% year over year and -0.06% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for River Drive?
River Drive has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 58.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in River Drive?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $62,555.
How affordable is River Drive relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.06. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is River Drive primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 58.8%.
What is the unemployment rate in River Drive?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 11.6%.
How educated are residents of River Drive?
Approximately 12.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in River Drive face high rent burden?
Approximately 37.3% 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 River Drive?
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 applications7
Estimated originations4
Home-purchase applications3
Origination rate56.0%
Home-purchase share41.7%
Average application loan$281,952
Total application loan amount$2,091,600
National application rank#13,111 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -5.4% YoY; originations 2.2% 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.