Davidson County · 37218
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a northwest Nashville area along the Clarksville Pike corridor near the Cumberland River, about seven miles from downtown. Its housing stock is largely single-family homes built between the 1940s and 1990s, with apartments and recent new construction and renovation added in recent years, at relative affordability for a location this close to the core. It sits in the 37218 ZIP and includes pockets such as Bordeaux Hills.
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Lifestyle
Bordeaux's texture is established residential streets along the Clarksville Pike corridor, close to the Cumberland River, with neighborhood parks, a branch library, and local services, and quick access to downtown.
Clarksville Pike corridor
Bordeaux's main commercial and commute corridor, lined with local services and connecting the area to downtown and northwest Nashville.
Bordeaux Branch Library
A Nashville Public Library branch serving the Bordeaux area, one of its civic anchors.
Cumberland River edge
The Cumberland River runs along Bordeaux's eastern and southern edges, shaping the area's geography and some of its parks and greenway potential.
Honest read
Bordeaux's strength is relative affordability very close to the core: about seven miles and roughly 14 minutes off-peak from downtown, with an established housing base of single-family homes built largely between the 1940s and 1990s, plus newer construction and renovation activity. For a close-in location, its price tier has been among the more accessible in Davidson County.
The tradeoffs are an older, varied housing stock and corridor-and-edge conditions. Building age and condition vary block to block, the Clarksville Pike corridor carries the area's traffic and services rather than a walkable core, and some margins meet industrial and river-edge land uses. River-adjacent parcels carry their own access and flood factors to verify.
The market picture is ZIP-level for 37218, so it is broad context rather than a block-level measurement. The honest read: Bordeaux offers an established housing base and relative affordability close to downtown, with new construction and renovation activity, alongside the tradeoffs of an older housing stock, corridor-driven daily logistics, and river-and-industrial edges.
Micro-geography
Bordeaux is a northwest Nashville area along Clarksville Pike near the Cumberland River, with established residential streets, neighborhood parks, and pockets such as Bordeaux Hills.
Clarksville Pike spine
Clarksville Pike is Bordeaux's main commercial and commute corridor, carrying its services and traffic.
Source: Bordeaux neighborhood guides; Census-geocoded anchors, run 2026-06-12.
Established housing stock
Housing is largely single-family homes built between the 1940s and 1990s, with apartments and recent new construction and renovation added across the area.
Source: Homes.com and NeighborhoodScout Bordeaux profiles; geocoded grid, run 2026-06-12.
Cumberland River and edge land uses
The Cumberland River runs along the eastern and southern edges, and some margins meet industrial and river-flat land uses rather than residential blocks.
Source: Metro/USGS maps; geocoded edges, run 2026-06-12.
37218 caveat
37218 covers the broader Bordeaux area, so ZIP-level data is context rather than a block-level measure.
Source: Census Reporter ACS 2024 5-year, ZCTA 37218.
Getting around
Bordeaux is close-in and corridor-oriented: Clarksville Pike is the spine, with quick downtown access and nearby interstate connections.
Downtown access
Off-peak baseline routing to downtown Nashville is about 6.8 miles and roughly 14 minutes via Clarksville Pike or the river crossings.
Source: OSRM driving route, run 2026-06-12 (off-peak engine, no live traffic).
Airport access
Off-peak baseline routing to Nashville International Airport (BNA) is about 15.5 miles and roughly 26 minutes.
Source: OSRM driving route, run 2026-06-12.
Corridor logistics
Daily logistics run along Clarksville Pike and the river crossings rather than a walkable core; the area is car-oriented.
Source: Metro corridor context; geocoded anchors, run 2026-06-12.
Schools
Bordeaux is served by Metro Nashville Public Schools with address-specific assignment; verify the exact parcel with MNPS.
Metro Nashville Public Schools zone finder
Use the official MNPS tools for any Bordeaux address; confirm by exact parcel.
Address-specific verification
Confirm elementary, middle, and high-school assignment by exact address rather than by neighborhood name.
Market read
Figures are ZIP-level for 37218, broad context rather than a block-level measurement. The ACS values are verified; a ZIP-level Redfin sale-price tracker figure (sibling-page method) is a pending addition.
- 37218 population
- 15,292
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year via Census Reporter, ZCTA 37218
- 37218 median household income
- 61,919
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year via Census Reporter, ZCTA 37218
- 37218 median home value (owner-occupied)
- 349,900
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year via Census Reporter, table B25077, ZCTA 37218
- 37218 owner-occupied housing share
- 65.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year via Census Reporter, table B25003, ZCTA 37218
Development
Bordeaux has seen new single-family construction and renovation added to its established housing base.
New construction and renovation
Recent activity includes new single-family builds and renovation of existing homes across the area, alongside its established 1940s-to-1990s housing stock.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Bordeaux?
In northwest Nashville along the Clarksville Pike corridor near the Cumberland River, about seven miles from downtown.
What is the housing like in Bordeaux?
Largely single-family homes built between the 1940s and 1990s, with apartments and recent new construction and renovation added, at relative affordability for a close-in location.
Are the market stats Bordeaux-only?
No. They are ZIP-level for 37218, a broad northwest Davidson area. Rely on property-specific comps.
How close is Bordeaux to downtown?
About seven miles, or roughly 14 minutes off-peak, via Clarksville Pike and the river crossings — one of the closer-in areas at its price tier.
What schools serve Bordeaux?
Metro Nashville Public Schools, with assignment by exact address. Verify with MNPS for any specific parcel.
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