1 census tracts · pop 2,916 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
Forest Lake maps to a single census tract in Macon-Bibb County, GA and houses 2,916 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, in the Lower tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
Cost burden runs 24% against 34.7% citywide, putting Forest Lake 10.4% under its own city. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.4/10.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10. Severe burden reaches 14%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records for this tract carry 426 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 14.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 29.2% in 2011 against a 14.3% peak.
That places it #22 of 31 neighborhoods in Macon-Bibb County. Rent takes 13% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $1,059, close to the Macon-Bibb County average.
One tract means one number: 3.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Lake vs Macon-Bibb CountyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Lake
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
426Total filings (sum)
14.35%Avg annual filing rate
14.3%Peak year (2005)
29.19%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Lake
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.2%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility shutoff threat
16.4%Food insecurity
12.6%SNAP enrollment
12.4%No health insurance
30.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Lake?
Forest Lake scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 Lake compare to Macon-Bibb County overall?
Forest Lake scores 1.1 points lower than Macon-Bibb County overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,059 vs $1,066.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Lake?
Average gross rent in Forest Lake is $1,059/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Lake residents are renters?
30% of Forest Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Macon-Bibb County). The neighborhood has 2,916 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Lake sits in the 63rd 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 Lake for landlords?
Forest Lake carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 Macon-Bibb County as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Lake?
Forest Lake has 2,700 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.1%), Hispanic / Latino (13.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
