§ I · The surface
Picture a 1948 stone tudor off Belle Meade Blvd.
a 1948 stone tudor a half-block off Belle Meade Boulevard. Mature white oaks, original slate, a record of three owners across seventy-eight years. By every plain reading, the cleanest profile in Davidson County.
§ II · The hidden layer
Belle Meade reads as the cleanest record profile in the county — but Belle Meade Country Club is at the geographic center, and the prevailing southwest wind matters. The 2025 JAMA Network Open study found 126% higher odds of Parkinson's for residents within one mile of a course, with elevated odds extending out to three miles. Most of the neighborhood is within a mile. Which side of that line your address sits on is a parcel-level question.
§ III · What the records show
Representative findings within range of typical Belle Meade addresses:
§ IV · The bottom line
The cleanest record profile we publish. The single dominant flag is upwind country-club proximity — a finding most residents have never been told about.