1 census tracts · pop 3,965 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 4–4
Forest Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Durham, NC, population 3,965. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, Moderate tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
19% 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 economic stress, at 2.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,412 evictions logged in this tract.
34% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Durham rate of 29.4%. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.7/10.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 31.3% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.5% of adults, 8.3 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 10.6% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 58 mapped neighborhoods of Durham, it ranks #26 by risk, the middle third. Average gross rent runs $1,442, close to the Durham average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $80,000.
62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Hills vs DurhamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,412Total filings (sum)
17.85%Avg annual filing rate
31.3%Peak year (2009)
10.62%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.3%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
6.6%No health insurance
24.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Hills?
Forest Hills scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 Hills compare to Durham overall?
Forest Hills scores 0.0 points higher than Durham overall (4/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,442 vs $1,508.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Hills?
Average gross rent in Forest Hills is $1,442/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Hills residents are renters?
62% of Forest Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Durham). The neighborhood has 3,965 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Hills sits in the 40th 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
How safe is Forest Hills for landlords?
Forest Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). 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 Durham as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Hills?
Forest Hills has 3,986 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.7%), Other / Multiracial (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
