1 census tracts · pop 4,726 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.7/10
· range 9.7–9.7
Forest Knolls is a one-tract neighborhood of San Francisco, CA and houses 4,726 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.7/10, in the High tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 10/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 10/10.
Cost burden runs around a third against 25.1% citywide, putting Forest Knolls 10.9% over its own city. At $3,291 a month, rents sit 33% over what the rest of San Francisco commands. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
SNAP participation is 6.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 4.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
That places it #14 of 53 neighborhoods in San Francisco. For a like-for-like read, Fisherman's Wharf and Westwood Park score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $206,515, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 9.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.7
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Knolls vs San FranciscoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Knolls
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.4%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
4.0%No health insurance
20.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Knolls
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Knolls?
Forest Knolls scores 9.7/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Knolls compare to San Francisco overall?
Forest Knolls scores 0.2 points lower than San Francisco overall (9.9/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $3,291 vs $2,476.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Knolls?
Average gross rent in Forest Knolls is $3,291/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Knolls residents are renters?
54% of Forest Knolls households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in San Francisco). The neighborhood has 4,726 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Knolls a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Knolls sits in the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Forest Knolls for landlords?
Forest Knolls carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Knolls?
Forest Knolls has 4,808 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (25.3%), Hispanic / Latino (12.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
