1 census tracts · pop 4,548 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Kings Forest maps to a single census tract in Riverdale, GA, population 4,548. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 53% against 33.5% citywide, putting Kings Forest 19.1% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 35%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
Court records for this tract carry 1,278 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 23.8% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 27.3% in 2016 against a 23.8% peak. At $1,467 a month, rents sit 8% over what the rest of Riverdale commands.
Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Riverdale, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third. Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Fox Run and Newton Plantation. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $63,057.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kings Forest vs RiverdaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kings Forest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,278Total filings (sum)
37.44%Avg annual filing rate
23.8%Peak year (2015)
27.33%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
514Total filings 2020-21
6.8Avg 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 Kings Forest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.9%Housing insecurity
12.6%Utility shutoff threat
21.3%Food insecurity
16.7%SNAP enrollment
11.5%No health insurance
28.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kings Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kings Forest?
Kings Forest scores 3/10 (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 Kings Forest compare to Riverdale overall?
Kings Forest scores 1.0 points lower than Riverdale overall (4/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,467 vs $1,360.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kings Forest?
Average gross rent in Kings Forest is $1,467/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kings Forest residents are renters?
24% of Kings Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Riverdale). The neighborhood has 4,548 residents.
Q5
Is Kings Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Kings Forest sits in the 53rd 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 Kings Forest for landlords?
Kings Forest carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Riverdale as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kings Forest?
Kings Forest has 4,528 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (76.6%), Hispanic / Latino (18.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
