Neighborhood · Oxford, AL

Forest Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 7,375 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10 · range 3.8–4.5

Forest Hills is a 2-tract neighborhood of Oxford, AL and houses 7,375 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Oxford rate of 23.4%.

The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10. The poverty rate is 25%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Court records carry 384 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 7.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.9% in 2016, is well off that peak.

At 28% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.7 points apart at the extremes.

Average gross rent runs $952, close to the Oxford average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $55,978.

With little internal variation, 4.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

2 tracts · population-weighted

Forest Hills vs Oxford How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

47.7% +104%

Oxford: 23.4%

Average gross rent

$952 +3%

Oxford: $925

Average HH income

$55,978 -20%

Oxford: $70,065

Poverty rate

24.6% +65%

Oxford: 14.9%

Renter share

27.5% +11%

Oxford: 24.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Forest Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.8–4.5

Why Forest Hills scores 4.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts

1.8

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts

3.1

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 3.7–3.7 across tracts

3.7

Rent control risk

48% of income on rent · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts

3.9

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

28% renter households · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts

5.8

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts

5.3

Economic stress

24.6% below poverty line · Range 4.3–7.5 across tracts

6.2

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.2–6.5 across tracts

5.1

Risk score comparison

Forest Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Census tracts

2 tracts in Forest Hills

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
01015001202	4.5	4,311	55%	$1,078
01015001201	3.8	3,064	37%	$774

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 70

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 75%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 69%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 54%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 52%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Forest Hills

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

384Total filings (sum)
3.01%Avg annual filing rate
7.1%Peak year (2014)
3.75%Latest filed (2016)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Hills

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

16.2%Housing insecurity
11.2%Utility shutoff threat
24.0%Food insecurity
18.4%SNAP enrollment
13.1%No health insurance
42.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Forest Hills

What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Hills?

Forest Hills scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Forest Hills compare to Oxford overall?

Forest Hills scores 0.8 points higher than Oxford overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $952 vs $925.

What is the average rent in Forest Hills?

Average gross rent in Forest Hills is $952/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Forest Hills residents are renters?

28% of Forest Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 25% in Oxford). The neighborhood has 7,375 residents.

Is Forest Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Forest Hills sits in the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Forest Hills have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Forest Hills is census tract 01015001202 (score 4.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 4.5, a spread of 0.7 points.

How safe is Forest Hills for landlords?

Forest Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Oxford as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Hills?

Forest Hills has 7,683 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.7%), Hispanic / Latino (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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