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The Nashville Housing Price dataset provides information on residential parcel transactions in Nashville, Tennessee, spanning the years 1970 to 2023. It contains parcel-level transaction records including sale prices, property characteristics, census tract, and assessed values.

Overview

The Nashville Housing Price dataset provides information on residential parcel transactions in Nashville, Tennessee, spanning the years 1970 to 2023.

It contains parcel-level transaction records including sale prices, property characteristics, census tract, and assessed values.


File Information

  • Data file name: nashville_housing_data.csv
  • Rmd file name: nashville_housing_data.rmd
  • Coverage: Nashville (Davidson County), Tennessee
  • Time span: January 1970 – March 2023
  • Unit of observation: Individual residential property transaction

Variables

Variable Description
SalePrice Sale price of the property (USD).
SaleDate Date of the recorded sale (MM-DD-YYYY).
Acres Lot size in acres.
LUDesc Land use description (e.g., single-family, condo, duplex).
FinishArea Finished area of the property (square feet).
PropDate Date when the property record was created or updated (MM-DD-YYYY).
PropZip ZIP code of the property.
CensusTract Census tract identifier (for demographic linkage).
CouncilDistrict Nashville Metro Council district number.
PropAddr Street address of the property.
PropCity City where the property is located (typically Nashville).
PropState State abbreviation of property location (TN).
OwnCity Owner’s mailing city.
OwnState Owner’s mailing state.
OwnCountry Owner’s mailing country.
OwnZip Owner’s mailing ZIP code.
LandAppr Appraised land value (USD).
ImprAppr Appraised improvement (building) value (USD).
TotlAppr Total appraised value (land + improvements) (USD).
LandAssd Assessed land value for taxation (USD).
ImprAssd Assessed improvement value for taxation (USD).
TotlAssd Total assessed value (land + improvements) for taxation (USD).

Notes

  • Currency: All monetary values are in nominal USD (not inflation-adjusted).
  • SaleDate vs. PropDate: SaleDate refers to the transaction date; PropDate may reflect administrative record entry or update.
  • Coverage limitations: The dataset includes residential parcels only; commercial and industrial properties are excluded.
  • Missing values: Some variables (e.g., FinishArea, Acres) may be missing if not reported.

Contributors

Created September 18, 2025
Updated October 2, 2025
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