1 census tracts · pop 3,539 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.4–4.4
Ridgewood is a one-tract neighborhood of Forest Park, GA, population 3,539. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.4/10, in the Moderate tier. 50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Forest Park rate of 34.4%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. 33% 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. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.3/10.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 21.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Forest Park, it ranks #5 by risk, the lower third. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,144, close to the Forest Park average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $59,554. 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ridgewood vs Forest ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ridgewood
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,264Total filings 2020-21
16.6Avg 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 Ridgewood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.8%Housing insecurity
15.5%Utility shutoff threat
29.4%Food insecurity
22.7%SNAP enrollment
21.0%No health insurance
33.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ridgewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ridgewood?
Ridgewood scores 4.4/10 (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 Ridgewood compare to Forest Park overall?
Ridgewood scores 0.1 points lower than Forest Park overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,144 vs $1,189.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ridgewood?
Average gross rent in Ridgewood is $1,144/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ridgewood residents are renters?
54% of Ridgewood households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Forest Park). The neighborhood has 3,539 residents.
Q5
Is Ridgewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Ridgewood sits in the 74th 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 Ridgewood for landlords?
Ridgewood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ridgewood?
Ridgewood has 3,297 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (47.8%), Hispanic / Latino (37.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
