2 census tracts · pop 7,610 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.8/10
· range 8.8–8.8
Forest Hill is a 2-tract neighborhood of San Francisco, CA and houses 7,610 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.8/10, placing it in the High tier. 39% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the San Francisco rate of 25.1%.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 10/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 10/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 6.5% of adults, 11.3 points below the national rate.
Average gross rent is $2,851, 15% above the San Francisco average of $2,476. That places it #51 of 53 neighborhoods in San Francisco.
Only 16% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $170,831.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.8
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Hill vs San FranciscoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.7%Housing insecurity
2.9%Utility shutoff threat
6.8%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
3.7%No health insurance
20.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Hill?
Forest Hill scores 8.8/10 (High 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.
Q2
How does Forest Hill compare to San Francisco overall?
Forest Hill scores 1.1 points lower than San Francisco overall (9.9/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,851 vs $2,476.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Hill?
Average gross rent in Forest Hill is $2,851/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Hill residents are renters?
16% of Forest Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in San Francisco). The neighborhood has 7,610 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Hill sits in the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Forest Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Forest Hill is census tract 06075030400 (score 8.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.8 to 8.8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Forest Hill for landlords?
Forest Hill carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.8/10). 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 San Francisco as a whole (9.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Hill?
Forest Hill has 7,476 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (43.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (40.2%), Other / Multiracial (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.