1 census tracts · pop 4,342 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Forest Oaks is a one-tract neighborhood of Winston-Salem, NC and houses 4,342 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 30.4% citywide, putting Forest Oaks 15.6% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 23% 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.
The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The filing record is not thin: 2,022 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 25.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. 14.7% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 42.7% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 30.7% in 2012 against a 42.7% peak. That places it #9 of 26 neighborhoods in Winston-Salem.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Moravian Forest and Reynolds Manor. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Oaks vs Winston-SalemHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Oaks
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,022Total filings (sum)
32.61%Avg annual filing rate
42.7%Peak year (2010)
30.69%Latest filed (2012)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Oaks
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.0%Housing insecurity
14.7%Utility shutoff threat
27.9%Food insecurity
25.7%SNAP enrollment
15.8%No health insurance
39.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Oaks?
Forest Oaks scores 4.8/10 (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 Oaks compare to Winston-Salem overall?
Forest Oaks scores 1.2 points higher than Winston-Salem overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,050 vs $1,087.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Oaks?
Average gross rent in Forest Oaks is $1,050/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Oaks residents are renters?
64% of Forest Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Winston-Salem). The neighborhood has 4,342 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Oaks sits in the 93rd 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 Oaks for landlords?
Forest Oaks carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Winston-Salem as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Oaks?
Forest Oaks has 4,854 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (38.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (35.5%), Hispanic / Latino (21.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
