2 census tracts · pop 7,790 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.2–5.6
Oak Forest is a 2-tract neighborhood of Forest Park, GA, population 7,790. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. 61% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Forest Park rate of 34.4%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. Severe burden reaches 26%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.1/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.8/10. Food insecurity affects 31.9% of adults, 14.1 points above the national rate.
SNAP participation is 26.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 2,104 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 21.3% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,091, 8% below the Forest Park average of $1,189. That places it #1 of 5 neighborhoods in Forest Park.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Oak Forest 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 & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oak Forest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,104Total filings (sum)
22.20%Avg annual filing rate
21.3%Peak year (2016)
21.29%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
4,070Total filings 2020-21
25.2Avg 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 Oak Forest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.1%Housing insecurity
17.3%Utility shutoff threat
32.2%Food insecurity
27.1%SNAP enrollment
20.2%No health insurance
36.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oak Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Forest?
Oak Forest scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Oak Forest compare to Forest Park overall?
Oak Forest scores 0.9 points higher than Forest Park overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,091 vs $1,189.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oak Forest?
Average gross rent in Oak Forest is $1,091/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oak Forest residents are renters?
64% of Oak Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Forest Park). The neighborhood has 7,790 residents.
Q5
Is Oak Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Oak Forest sits in the 86th 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
Which tracts in Oak Forest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oak Forest is census tract 13063040630 (score 5.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.6, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Oak Forest for landlords?
Oak Forest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Forest Park as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Oak Forest?
Oak Forest has 8,556 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (66.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (13.9%), Hispanic / Latino (10.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
