2 census tracts · pop 7,431 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Forest Ridge is a 2-tract neighborhood of Linden, MI, population 7,431. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $379, 53% below the Linden average of $809.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.4/10. 15% 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.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.6/10. Cost burden runs 27% against 23.3% citywide, putting Forest Ridge 3.6% over its own city. 4.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Food insecurity affects 9.8% of adults, 8.0 points below the national rate. At 8% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $91,227, annual rent is only 5%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Ridge vs LindenHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority10%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.9%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
8.3%SNAP enrollment
4.8%No health insurance
29.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Ridge?
Forest Ridge scores 3/10 (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 Forest Ridge compare to Linden overall?
Forest Ridge scores 0.2 points lower than Linden overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $379 vs $809.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Ridge?
Average gross rent in Forest Ridge is $379/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Ridge residents are renters?
8% of Forest Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 9% in Linden). The neighborhood has 7,431 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Ridge sits in the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). 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 Ridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Forest Ridge is census tract 26049013113 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Forest Ridge for landlords?
Forest Ridge carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Linden as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Ridge?
Forest Ridge has 7,467 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (92.6%), Other / Multiracial (3.6%), Hispanic / Latino (1.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.