8 census tracts · pop 41,299 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 5.8–8.1
Forest Hill takes in 8 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 41,299 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 53% 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.
Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 69% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Scores across the 8 constituent tracts range from 5.8 to 8.1. A 2.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Food insecurity affects 37.0% of adults, 19.2 points above the national rate.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. 18.9% 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.
The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Court records carry 4,158 eviction filings across its 8 observed tracts. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.6/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 19.8% of renter households. At $1,331 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Chicago commands. That places it #66 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
Judgments average 1.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
8 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Hill vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Hill
Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,158Total filings (sum)
6.50%Avg annual filing rate
19.8%Peak year (2015)
6.80%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
29.5%Housing insecurity
19.0%Utility shutoff threat
37.3%Food insecurity
36.8%SNAP enrollment
16.2%No health insurance
35.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Hill?
Forest Hill scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 8 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 Forest Hill compare to Chicago overall?
Forest Hill scores 0.9 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,331 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Hill?
Average gross rent in Forest Hill is $1,331/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Hill residents are renters?
28% of Forest Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 41,299 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Hill sits in the 78th 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 Forest Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Forest Hill is census tract 17031700501 (score 8.1/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 8.1, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Forest Hill for landlords?
Forest Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 8 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Chicago as a whole (6.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Hill?
Forest Hill has 39,768 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (65.1%), Hispanic / Latino (29.6%), Other / Multiracial (2.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
