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.

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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

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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).

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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.

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