1 census tracts · pop 4,081 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Forest Ridge is a one-tract neighborhood of Tarpon Springs, FL, population 4,081. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Tarpon Springs baseline of 32.5%, 47% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
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 clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.1/10. At $962 a month, rents sit 26% under what the rest of Tarpon Springs commands.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.2/10. The filing record is not thin: 682 evictions logged in this tract.
The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 15.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 7.5% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 4 neighborhoods in Tarpon Springs. Only 18% 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.
Against average income of $61,953, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.5/10 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
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Ridge vs Tarpon SpringsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Ridge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
682Total filings (sum)
12.46%Avg annual filing rate
15.7%Peak year (2015)
7.48%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
131Total filings 2020-21
1.8Avg monthly observed
3.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.47×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Forest Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Ridge?
Forest Ridge scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 Ridge compare to Tarpon Springs overall?
Forest Ridge scores 0.9 points higher than Tarpon Springs overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $962 vs $1,298.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Ridge?
Average gross rent in Forest Ridge is $962/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Ridge residents are renters?
18% of Forest Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 19% in Tarpon Springs). The neighborhood has 4,081 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Ridge sits in the 67th 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.
Q6
How safe is Forest Ridge for landlords?
Forest Ridge carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Tarpon Springs as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Ridge?
Forest Ridge has 4,263 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.5%), Hispanic / Latino (11.1%), Other / Multiracial (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
