1 census tracts · pop 4,040 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.8–6.8
Forest Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Jamestown, NY and houses 4,040 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.8/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.6/10. 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.
Cost burden runs 35% against 30.7% citywide, putting Forest Heights 4.1% over its own city. Average gross rent is $828, 9% above the Jamestown average of $759.
Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Jamestown, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Downtown Jamestown and Crestline score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Heights vs JamestownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority28%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.3%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility shutoff threat
21.1%Food insecurity
22.2%SNAP enrollment
8.3%No health insurance
33.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Heights?
Forest Heights scores 6.8/10 (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 Heights compare to Jamestown overall?
Forest Heights scores 0.2 points lower than Jamestown overall (7/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $828 vs $759.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Heights?
Average gross rent in Forest Heights is $828/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Heights residents are renters?
49% of Forest Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Jamestown). The neighborhood has 4,040 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Heights sits in the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Heights for landlords?
Forest Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). 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 Jamestown as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Heights?
Forest Heights has 4,407 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.7%), Other / Multiracial (13.7%), Hispanic / Latino (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
