1 census tracts · pop 3,263 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Park Forest is a one-tract neighborhood of Morrow, GA, population 3,263. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Morrow baseline of 29.5%, 17% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.
The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 17.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
SNAP participation is 28.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 957 evictions logged in this tract. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.4/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 10.8% of renter households. At $1,391 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Morrow commands.
Recent filings have not receded much: 20.3% in 2016 against a 10.8% peak. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Morrow, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $81,101.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.2/10 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
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Park Forest vs MorrowHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport20%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Park Forest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
957Total filings (sum)
15.32%Avg annual filing rate
10.8%Peak year (2008)
20.31%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
954Total filings 2020-21
12.6Avg 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 Park Forest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
28.0%Housing insecurity
17.4%Utility shutoff threat
35.3%Food insecurity
28.8%SNAP enrollment
26.9%No health insurance
37.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Park Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Park Forest?
Park Forest 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 Park Forest compare to Morrow overall?
Park Forest scores 0.8 points higher than Morrow overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 17% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,391 vs $1,515.
Q3
What is the average rent in Park Forest?
Average gross rent in Park Forest is $1,391/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Park Forest residents are renters?
53% of Park Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Morrow). The neighborhood has 3,263 residents.
Q5
Is Park Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Park Forest sits in the 80th 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 Park Forest for landlords?
Park Forest 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 Morrow as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Park Forest?
Park Forest has 3,495 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (54.8%), Hispanic / Latino (25.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
