Cayce

Most of this neighborhood, as mapped by StreetAdvisor, is occupied by Cayce Place. Also known as the James A. Cayce Homes, Cayce Place is the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency’s largest family housing complex for impoverished families. At 710 units, Cayce Place is nearly twice the size of most other MDHA complexes.

There is a strip of private homes along Shelby Avenue, on the northern border of this region. Shelby is a major street, so even with the trees and yards, these houses don’t have much privacy.

In the center of this neighborhood you’ll find the Martha O’Bryan Center, a religious non-profit with a variety of programs targeted at increasing graduation rates and meeting other educational and work needs to help alleviate the crushing poverty of this area.

Cayce is also served by Kirkpatrick Park, with its attached Community Center. Kirkpatrick Elementary, on the edge of this region, is an Enhanced Options school—it offers extended hours and other options to help the children in this area learn at the rate of their more fortunate peers.

Roughly the southern quarter of the Cayce area took damage during the May 2010 flood that devastated Nashville. Most of the damage was south of Glenview, with a strip following I-24 up 5th and 6th Streets as far north as Summer Place. Please be aware of flood-related issues if you’re looking at property in these spots.

MTA’s bus #4, the Shelby Avenue route, runs along the northern border of this area. On the MTA system map the #18 also appears to serve this area, but it doesn’t really—the #18 is an express bus to the airport. It doesn’t stop in Cayce; it merely takes the interstate past here at certain times of the day.

Cayce is east of downtown Nashville and an impoverished area. The centerpiece is the James A. Cayce Homes. The families live in poverty, and it a high crime area.

It is very close to LP football field and other East Nashville neighborhoods, where there are lots of fun things to do. It is also close to downtown, where there are a ton of great restaurants and events. Other fun things to do nearby are Shelby Park and the many restaurants and clubs in 5 Points in East Nashville.

There are some interesting homes that have been rehabbed and restored on Shelby Ave.

Located in the Ninth Street district, Cayce is well known for being a quieter area of Nashville. Homes in this area are not very pricey as most homes are said to be under 300 thousand. There are a number of places for the kids to go to when you live in this area.

Shelby Park is not to far away from this area and offers the children a place to play as well as nice scenery with the Cumberland River being right there. The golf course is a good place to practice your swing if you are an avid golfer. There are a number of schools in the area that your children can attend as well.

Located not to far away from here, you will have access to the LP Field which is home to the Tennessee Titans and draws a large number of crowds each year not for just football but also for the Country Music Associations Festival which is held each June. During this time of the year, there are plenty of things to do with the kids. Not to far from LP Field, you will cross a bridge that takes you into Downtown Nashville where most of the other exciting things take place. You will not want to miss out on visiting the Wildhorse Saloon as well as Coyote Ugly for a chance to dance on the bar with your girlfriends, sorry fella’s, only women are allowed on the bar!