1 census tracts · pop 1,501 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Hickory Hills maps to a single census tract in Forest Park, GA, population 1,501. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, Moderate tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 30.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. 67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. SNAP participation is 31.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 32% of renter households.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. Court records for this tract carry 2,886 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 114.2% of renter households. At $1,294 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of Forest Park commands. Recent filings have not receded much: 82.5% in 2016 against a 114.2% peak.
One tract means one number: 5.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hickory Hills vs Forest ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hickory Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,886Total filings (sum)
64.85%Avg annual filing rate
114.2%Peak year (2010)
82.51%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
568Total filings 2020-21
7.5Avg monthly observed
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Atlanta, GA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hickory Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.2%Housing insecurity
18.7%Utility shutoff threat
37.8%Food insecurity
31.0%SNAP enrollment
29.9%No health insurance
38.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hickory Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hickory Hills?
Hickory Hills scores 5.2/10 (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 Hickory Hills compare to Forest Park overall?
Hickory Hills scores 0.7 points higher than Forest Park overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,294 vs $1,189.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hickory Hills?
Average gross rent in Hickory Hills is $1,294/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hickory Hills residents are renters?
67% of Hickory Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Forest Park). The neighborhood has 1,501 residents.
Q5
Is Hickory Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Hickory Hills sits in the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Hickory Hills for landlords?
Hickory Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Forest Park as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hickory Hills?
Hickory Hills has 1,641 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (56.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
