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Neighborhood · Detroit, MI

Forest Park Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 1,085 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 6–6

Forest Park maps to a single census tract in Detroit, MI and houses 1,085 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. SNAP participation is 47.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

The dominant input is economic stress at 8.3/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.

Disability prevalence reaches 45.8% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.6/10.

Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 38% of renter households. Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third.

Social vulnerability runs high at 9.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,046, close to the Detroit average. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $41,667.

37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Park vs Detroit How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
38.3% +7%
Detroit: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$1,046 -3%
Detroit: $1,074
Average HH income
$41,667 +5%
Detroit: $39,575
Poverty rate
33.1% +5%
Detroit: 31.5%
Renter share
36.8% -26%
Detroit: 49.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Forest Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6–6

Why Forest Park scores 6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
38% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
37% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
33.1% below poverty line · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.6–2.6 across tracts
2.6
Risk score comparison

Forest Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Forest Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.0Forest ParkNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Forest Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26163519100 6 1,085 38% $1,046
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 95

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 96%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 77%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Forest Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Park?

Forest Park scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 Forest Park compare to Detroit overall?

Forest Park scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,046 vs $1,074.
Q3

What is the average rent in Forest Park?

Average gross rent in Forest Park is $1,046/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Forest Park residents are renters?

37% of Forest Park households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 1,085 residents.
Q5

Is Forest Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Forest Park sits in the 95th 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

How safe is Forest Park for landlords?

Forest Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Detroit as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Park?

Forest Park has 1,171 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (77.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (12.6%), Hispanic / Latino (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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