2 census tracts · pop 9,576 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 1.4/10
· range 1.4–1.5
Friendly Hills is a black-hispanic neighborhood in Fort Washington with 2 census tracts and a population of 9,576 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 1.4/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 59% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 17% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,373/month sits 12% lower than the Fort Washington citywide average ($2,690).
Risk score
1.4
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Friendly Hills vs Fort WashingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Friendly Hills
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
348Total filings (sum)
18.09%Avg annual filing rate
57.6%Peak year (2016)
28.87%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Friendly Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.4%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility shutoff threat
18.9%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
10.5%No health insurance
26.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Friendly Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Friendly Hills?
Friendly Hills scores 1.4/10 (Lower 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 Friendly Hills compare to Fort Washington overall?
Friendly Hills scores 5.0 points lower than Fort Washington overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,373 vs $2,690.
Q3
What is the average rent in Friendly Hills?
Average gross rent in Friendly Hills is $2,373/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Friendly Hills residents are renters?
12% of Friendly Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 9% in Fort Washington). The neighborhood has 9,576 residents.
Q5
Is Friendly Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Friendly Hills sits in the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Friendly Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Friendly Hills is census tract 24033801313 (score 1.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 1.4 to 1.5, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Friendly Hills for landlords?
Friendly Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (1.4/10). 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 Fort Washington as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Friendly Hills?
Friendly Hills has 9,804 residents (Black-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (59.6%), Hispanic / Latino (20.3%), Other / Multiracial (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
