1 census tracts · pop 5,166 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.7–3.7
Sherwood Forest maps to a single census tract in Ferndale, MI and houses 5,166 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. 23% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.8/10. The severe-burden share is 12%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Food insecurity affects 9.3% of adults, 8.5 points below the national rate.
5.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. At $1,230 a month, rents sit 6% under what the rest of Ferndale commands.
At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Palmer Woods and State Fair score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 3.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sherwood Forest vs FerndaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport10%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sherwood Forest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.6%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility shutoff threat
9.3%Food insecurity
7.5%SNAP enrollment
5.0%No health insurance
19.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sherwood Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sherwood Forest?
Sherwood Forest scores 3.7/10 (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 Sherwood Forest compare to Ferndale overall?
Sherwood Forest scores 0.3 points lower than Ferndale overall (4/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,230 vs $1,311.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sherwood Forest?
Average gross rent in Sherwood Forest is $1,230/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sherwood Forest residents are renters?
21% of Sherwood Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Ferndale). The neighborhood has 5,166 residents.
Q5
Is Sherwood Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Sherwood Forest sits in the 1st 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
How safe is Sherwood Forest for landlords?
Sherwood Forest carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 Ferndale as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sherwood Forest?
Sherwood Forest has 5,153 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.6%), Other / Multiracial (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
